Losing to the Trail Blazers and suffering three consecutive defeats, they fell to eighth place in the Western Conference. Are the Warriors in danger?

In the NBA Cup group stage, the Warriors faced the Trail Blazers at home, who had lost four consecutive games.

First quarter: Trail Blazers started 7-0, leading by 7 points in a single quarter

Avdija's three-pointer + Klingen's alley-oop + Kamara's two free throws, the Trail Blazers led 7-0

Warriors Green and Moody chased back to 8-8 with three consecutive three-pointers

The Trail Blazers launched a 9-0 offensive (Kamara's consecutive shots and free throws + Avdija three-pointer), leading 19-10

Curry scored consecutively + Podemski's three-pointer stopped the bleeding, but Trail Blazers Kamara and Love responded with three-pointers

End of the first quarter: Trail Blazers led 35-28, Trail Blazers made 19 free throws in a single quarter, Warriors only made 4

Second quarter: Curry went on a rampage with 18 points in a single quarter, and Warriors went ahead by 7 Points

Warriors Butler led the team to counterattack, Post hit a three-pointer, leading 43-40

Curry broke out: scored 3 consecutive three-pointers + a breakthrough layup, and scored 18 points on 6 of 6 shots in a single quarter

Trail Blazers Avdija's three-pointer + Kamara stormed to bite the score, but Curry hit another three-pointer before halftime

Halftime score: Warriors 72-65 Trail Blazers, Warriors won by 14 points in a single quarter

Curry scored 23 points at halftime, Podemski 15 points; Trail Blazers Avdija 15 points, 7 assists

Third quarter: Both sides saw a back-and-forth, the Warriors still led by 3 points in the final quarter

Warriors Butler scored 4 points in a row, leading 80-70 by 10 Points

Trail Blazers Sissoko scored two consecutive three-pointers + Klingen's inside attack, 10-2 counterattack wave to catch up to 89-90

Warriors Moody's three-pointer + Podemski's score led again by 11 points

Trail Blazers Love, Klingen's three-pointers + Sissoko scored 5 points in a row, end of three quarters: Warriors 97-94 Trail Blazers

Fourth quarter: Love's key three-pointer, Trail Blazers narrowly beat

Kamara's three-pointer + Williams dunk, Trail Blazers 101-100 for the first time.

Love's explosion: hit two consecutive three-pointers, Avdija made 5 free throws, Trail Blazers led 115-107 by 8 points

Curry stepped up and scored 5 points + Bodemski made a three-pointer, and the Warriors chased to 118-119

The decisive moment:

Love hit a key three-pointer from the left wing, 122-118

Curry hit a difficult three-pointer, 123-125 (22 seconds left)

Avdija made two free throws, 127-123 (9.8 left) Seconds)

Curry missed consecutive three-pointers in the last attack, and the Warriors were unable to recover

Key player performance

Trail Blazers (4 people 20+)

Avdija: 26 points, 6 rebounds, 14 assists, commander of the team, key free throws in the final quarter sealed the victory

Love (substitute): 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 Assists, 3 key three-pointers in the final quarter, team scoring leader

Klingen: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, inside pillar, scored consecutively in the third quarter to narrow the gap

Kamara: 20 points, 7 rebounds, explosive first quarter + three-point lead in the final quarter, both offensive and defensive

Warriors

Curry: 38 points, 4 assists (12 of 19 shots, three-pointers 6 out of 10), 18 points in a single quarter + three-pointers in the final quarter, 38 points

Butler: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, combination of inside and outside, key points in the second quarter and final quarter

Podemski: 20 Points, substitute firepower, consecutive three-pointers in the second and third quarters

Tactical highlights and key turning points

Trail Blazers tactical success:

Avdija revitalized the team with 14 assists, 5 people in the team scored in double figures, and the offensive points were scattered

Love broke out as a substitute, setting a season high with 26 points, and consecutive hits in the final quarter "killed the game" Three-point advantage: Klingen + Williams combined for 18 rebounds, limiting the Warriors' second attack. Reasons for the Warriors' defeat:

Over-reliance on Curry. The Warriors won by 19 points when Curry was on the court and lost by 13 points when he was not on the court.

Defensive collapse: Especially in the first and last quarters, the Trail Blazers had many easy scoring opportunities.

Rebound disadvantage: 32-52, 20 were robbed by the Trail Blazers. offensive rebounds

Turning point of the game:

Curry scored 18 points in the second quarter, and the Warriors went from 7 points behind to 7 points ahead

Love hit two consecutive three-pointers in the fourth quarter, rewriting the score from 118-119 to 122-118, establishing the victory

Game significance

Trail Blazers: ended 4-game losing streak, NBA Cup record 2 wins and 1 Loss, rekindling hope of promotion

Warriors: suffered 3 consecutive losses, 1 win and 2 losses in the NBA Cup, and the promotion situation is grim

This is the Trail Blazers' second victory against the Warriors this season (previously winning 118-111 on October 29)

After this battle, the Trail Blazers' record improved to 7 wins and 9 losses, and the Warriors fell to 9 wins and 9 losses.

This is a typical case of team basketball defeating individual heroism: Although Curry scored 38 points, the Trail Blazers relied on Avdija's organization + Love's key three-pointers + the balanced firepower of the team's 4 people with 20 +, and finally narrowly defeated by 1 point.. For the Trail Blazers, this victory not only ended their 4-game losing streak, but also restored the team's confidence; for the Warriors, it exposed fatal problems such as over-reliance on Curry, lax defense, and poor rebounding.