US EditionWithout Avdija, Blazers Can’t Keep up with Warriors in 119-97 Defeat
De'Anthony Melton scored 23 points off the bench as Golden State made 40% of their 3-pointers to overcome Portland's rally and win by 22 points, coach said.
- A 119-97 final score shows the Warriors' decisive win at Chase Center on Jan. 13, 2026, ending the first half of the regular season.
- Portland, shorthanded by injuries to key wings, missed Deni Avdija and Jerami Grant, lacked a halfcourt playmaker, and started two-way players against Golden State's defense.
- The Warriors connected on 23 of 58 3-point shots, hitting 40 percent as De'Anthony Melton scored 23 off the bench for his fourth straight double-figure game.
- The Warriors, now 22-19, will host the Knicks on Thursday, with Jimmy Butler scoring 16 and Stephen Curry's 11 assists helping secure the win.
- Rookie Hansen Yang exited with a fourth-quarter leg injury, Damian Lillard, Oakland native, did not play this season, and Portland Trail Blazers lost again after Sunday’s defeat to New York.
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The Cumberland Times-News
pinalcentral.comGolden State 119, Portland 97
PORTLAND (97)
Warriors overcome Stephen Curry’s poor shooting, blast Blazers
De'Anthony Melton led a balanced attack with a season-high 23 points, Stephen Curry had more assists than points for the first time since last April and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers for the first time in four tries this season, 119-97 on Tuesday in San Francisco.Jimmy Butler III (16 points), Brandin Podziemski (15), Moses Moody (14) and Draymond Green (10) also scored in double figures for the Warriors, who used 23 3…
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Independent EspañolSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 16 points, taking advantage of a night of precise passes from Stephen Curry, who recorded 11 assists, and the Golden State Warriors moved away from a decimated Trail Blazers of Portland to bend them on Tuesday by 119-97. Curry scored seven points by hitting two of nine shots and recorded his second game of the season with ten or more assists, the 148th of his career. Butler also added six rebounds and fiv…
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Butler scores 16, Curry dishes 11 assists as Warriors run away from Trail Blazers for 119-97 win
Jimmy Butler scored 16 points, capitalizing on Stephen Curry’s sharp passing night that featured 11 assists, and the Golden State Warriors ran away from the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers early for a 119-97 win.
Times-Standard
Warriors instant analysis: De’Anthony Melton continues scoring tear in rout of Blazers
SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors were all too familiar with the events unfolding in the third quarter of Tuesday evening’s matchup against a Trail Blazers team missing both starting wings. Carry a big lead into the intermission. Watch as a sluggish start gives the other team the opportunity to come back. A rock fight in the fourth. But after a scare in the third quarter, the Warriors flipped the script, asserted control and cruised to a 119-97 vict…
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