After an explosive first quarter, the Golden State Warriors looked on their way to their fourth straight at Chase Center on Friday night against the Portland Trail Blazers.
However, after the Warriors’ 41-point first quarter, the Blazers responded with a haymaker of their own. While Golden State’s offense went cold, Portland cut their deficit to only five points by halftime.
In the third quarter, the Blazers tallied 40 points of their own to take an eight-point lead into the fourth quarter. Despite blowing their early lead, the Warriors didn’t go away in the final frame.
Jordan Poole tallied 11 of his game-high 41 points in the fourth quarter to fuel Golden State’s late comeback. As Poole heated up the offense, Draymond Green led the Warriors on defense. The Warriors surged with a 12-0 run late to steal the comeback, 118-112.
Klay Thompson tallied 31 points on 11-of-22 shooting from the field with seven made triples in 36 minutes. The backcourt duo of Poole and Thompson combined for 72 points to give the Warriors their fourth consecutive win in their final game of the 2022 calendar year.
Following Golden State’s comeback win over Portland, the NBA community exploded with different reactions on Twitter. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Friday night.
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Poole bumps his average over 20 points despite shooting 31.5 percent from 3. He’s compensating by taking a more midrange and getting to the line more. His free throw rate is the highest of all Warrior guards.
If his threes start falling more efficiently …
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) December 31, 2022
Draymond has some kind of mojo over Portland lol
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) December 31, 2022
This was the biggest sequence of Donte DiVincenzo’s first season with the Warriors. Up two, DiVincenzo strips Damian Lillard in isolation with 42 seconds left. Then he hits a pick-and-pop dagger 3 with 23 seconds left. pic.twitter.com/JFf8X0Fik7
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) December 31, 2022
They led by 18 in the first half
Fell behind by 11 in the third quarter
Won by 6
Warriors’ 118-112 victory over Portland gives them their first four-game win streak this season and puts them above .500 for the first time in three weeks.
Poole with 41, Thompson with…
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