Warriors rip Trail Blazers 128-108

The Warriors (35-2) have beaten the Kings four times this season.

In the fourth quarter, the Warriors took a 12-point lead and extended it to 16 on a contested three by Curry midway through. And 6-7, 230-pound forward Draymond Green notched his NBA-high eighth triple-double of the season, quietly putting up 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in 33 minutes.

That third-quarter shot, in which Curry dribbled, lost the ball, dribbled again, lost it again, then regained control and flipped up the ball, was one of 12 field goals for Curry on 21 attempts. We’ve done a good amount and just had a couple unlucky plays, and we’ll keep addressing it.

Further reports claim that Curry plans on playing through the pain although his team is unlikely to risk him.

The Warriors got off to a 22-6 start, which all but secured the game for them.

Up two points at halftime, the Warriors opened up a cushion in the third quarter, starting right away as Thompson opened things up with a three.

“I didn’t even think about that at all until just now”, he said of possibly playing his final game at Sleep Train.

The Warriors recipe for success starts with their unselfishness and the work ethic of Curry. I approve of all quotes that spice up the 82-game season, but Klay, please don’t go Cavs fan on us with that injury stuff. “That’s the key when you come into this arena, especially against a talented offensive team like they are”.

Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade struggled to get anything going Saturday, finishing with just eight points on 3-of-17 shooting.

At one point in the second quarter, the Warriors had as many made 3-pointers as the Blazers had made free-throws.

Klay Thompson set the tone with 19 points in the opening frame, knocking down all five of his three-point tries.

Because Curry has become so good at balancing his own opportunities with his teammates’ shots, the number of Warriors capable of changing the course of the game has multiplied. I was actually a Kings fan growing up when they had Peja (Stojakovic), Vlade (Divac) and Mike Bibby. Thanks to back-to-back-to-back three-pointers contributed by Gay, Cousins, and Marco Belinelli with the mix of forcing defensive stops the Kings were able to get back into the game. He averaged 24.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and shot 41.8 percent during 2015 portion of the season. With this year’s Warriors on an historic win pace, interim coach Luke Walton is in a bit of a bind. Like many Warriors opponents, they were outplayed at both ends. Golden State cruised to a 128-108 victory over Portland. That’s four in the last five games.

Warriors: Head coach Steve Kerr was at the game, but watched it on TV in the locker room…. “At the time, it seemed like a big deal”, Walton said with a grin. “He wanted to stay in the game for a bit and the trainers said he could, so we let him run it out”. Allegedly, Doc declined the opportunity to allow CJ McCollum to play despite a clerical error that left him off the roster in the previous game.