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Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors reacts during their comeback win against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Chase Center on February 28, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/AFP
Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson combined for 24 points in the third quarter flurry Tuesday night that rallied the Golden State Warriors from a huge deficit and went to a 123-105 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in San Francisco.
Poole finished with a game-high 29 points and Thompson 23 for the Warriors, who welcomed back Draymond Green from a knee injury and won their third straight thanks to 12 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and two blocks.
Oakland native Damian Lillard, coming off a 71-point explosion in a home win over the Houston Rockets, had a team-high 25 points and Jerami Grant 24 for Portland, which led by 23 points at one point.
BRUH 🤯@Verizon || A believable moment pic.twitter.com/UIOEScNDI9
– Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 1, 2023
Grant’s jumper put the Trail Blazers ahead 74-58 four minutes into the third quarter before the Warriors took over.
First, Poole contributed eight points in a 14-0 run that put Golden State back in the thick of things, down just 74-72 with 4:59 left in the period.
Lillard temporarily stopped the bleeding with a hoop, and Portland led 78-74 before Thompson scored eight points, including a pair of 3-pointers, in the 13-4 period, closing the run that gave Golden State an 87-82 advantage.
Portland never regained the lead, with Donte DiVincenzo finishing the night with 21 without Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins.
DiVincenzo shot 8-for-11 and Kevon Looney 7-for-8 en route to 14 points for the Warriors, who outshot the Trail Blazers 53.8 percent to 43.0 percent.
Jonathan Kuminga went 8-for-10 to become the sixth Warrior in double figures with 16 points off the bench, helping Golden State take a 2-1 lead over the Trail Blazers in the season series, with April’s meeting in Portland still to come.
Lillard shot 9-for-21 and found time for seven assists and three steals for Portland, which lost for the third time in its last four games.
Matisse Thybulle added 15 points, Shaedon Sharpe 13 and Cam Reddish 10 for the Trail Blazers, whose big early lead is usually the product of a 41-point, burst first quarter from the gate. Drew Eubanks had a team-high eight rebounds.
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