NBA: Klay Thompson, Steph Curry lead Warriors previous Path Blazers

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, left, celebrates with guard Klay Thompson throughout the second half of the crew’s NBA basketball recreation towards the Portland Path Blazers in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. (AP Photograph/Jeff Chiu)

SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson scored 28 factors, Stephen Curry had 27 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Path Blazers 126-106 on Saturday for his or her fifth straight victory within the NBA.

The Splash Brothers mixed for 22 factors within the third quarter to tempo the Warriors to a 12-point benefit to begin the fourth. Thompson, who has scored a minimum of 20 factors in his final 5 video games after a sluggish begin, had 11 straight factors within the quarter – hitting back-to-back 3s.

“I believe during the last 5 video games, he’s simply taking higher photographs,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr mentioned. “And consequently, our crew is extra settled. We simply really feel like we’re working extra effectively.”

Thompson mentioned that each time he shoots the ball, “it’s shot.”

“It simply appears to be moving into at a better frequency these final 5, six video games,” Thompson mentioned.

Splash bros obtained buckets within the Warriors W 🎯

Steph: 27 PTS
Klay: 28 PTS, 6 3PM pic.twitter.com/GaRKaEETKe

— NBA (@NBA) December 24, 2023

Curry mentioned that Thompson has been letting the sport come to him on this latest stretch.

“Constantly, the ball is shifting, he’s discovering attractiveness — and that’s the Klay Thompson we all know,” Curry mentioned.

The five-game successful streak matches Golden State’s longest of the season. The Warriors improved to 15-14, their first time over .500 since Nov. 12 as they head right into a Christmas showdown on the defending champion Denver Nuggets.

“Marquee recreation on Christmas, it’s going to be an incredible environment,” Curry mentioned. “We’ve been in that atmosphere earlier than, so understanding what it’s going be like on the highway.”

Golden State improved to 3-0 towards Portland this month, beating the Path Blazers at house Dec. 6 and on the highway Dec. 17.

Two dunks by Trayce Jackson-Davis and a 3-pointer by Brandin Podziemski to begin the fourth put the Warriors comfortably forward at 96-79 with 10:39 left in regulation.

Podziemski had 15 factors, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, extending his streak of recording a minimum of 10 factors, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to 6 straight video games.

Kerr mentioned the steadiness between the children and veterans “is nice this 12 months.”

“The steadiness feels proper,” Kerr mentioned. “We’ve obtained numerous choices each evening at our disposal as a employees and numerous good gamers, so we’re capable of survive accidents like we’ve accomplished. However the group simply feels proper. We’ve obtained a extremely deep roster and guys who complement one another effectively.”

Anfernee Simons, after scoring a season-high 41 factors towards Washington on Thursday evening, led Portland with 25 factors. The Path Blazers have misplaced 9 of 10. They had been with out guard Shaedon Sharpe (proper adductor soreness) for the second straight recreation.

Portland Chauncey Billups mentioned his crew didn’t maintain what was a “actually good begin.” The Warriors outrebounded the Path Blazers 49-30, and had 13 offensive rebounds.

“That crew, they only saved sporting on you, saved getting rebounds, saved getting put-backs,” Billups mentioned. “It was robust.”

UP NEXT

Path Blazers: Host Sacramento on Tuesday evening.

Warriors: At Denver on Monday.