On April 12, the NBA regular season continued with the Golden State Warriors meeting the Portland Trail Blazers on the road. In this game, the Warriors' Thompson and Green were absent, and the Warriors made a strong effort in the final quarter, and finally they defeated the Trail Blazers 100-92, surpassing the Lakers after three consecutive wins and rising to the ninth place in the West.
Warriors (45-35): Curry 22 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Wiggins 15 points and 5 rebounds, Kuminga 19 points and 6 rebounds, Davis 10 points and 8 rebounds.
Trail Blazers (21-59): Ayton 25 points and 11 rebounds, Henderson 18 points and 12 assists, Walker 17 points and 16 rebounds, Murray 14 points.
The Trail Blazers started the game 7-2 in the first quarter, and three points from Curry and Wiggins helped the Warriors take an 8-7 lead. After that, the Trail Blazers went on a 10-2 run to give a seven-point lead over the Warriors at 17-10. Kuminga and Curry hit three-pointers one after another, and the Warriors scored 12 points in a row before successfully overtaking the Warriors. At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led the Trail Blazers 24-22.
In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers Pelicans player Reece scored 8 points and led the team to a 30-27 lead over the Warriors. Kuminga and Paul scored six straight points to give the Warriors a 33-30 lead. After that, the two teams went back and forth on the field, and the score alternated to lead. At halftime, the Warriors led by three points at 49-46.
The Trail Blazers blossomed in the third quarter, with a 10-3 run that gave them a three-point lead over the Warriors at 7:23, 60-57. Looney and Paul scored five straight points as the Warriors took another lead over the Trail Blazers at 3:42, 67-64. At the end of the third quarter, the gap between the two teams still could not be widened, and the Warriors led by one point at 75-74.
The Trail Blazers scored six straight points in the opening stage of the final quarter, and at one point led the Warriors by six points on the court. Curry's three-point shot sounded the clarion call for the Warriors' counterattack, and the Trail Blazers missed consecutive offenses, and the Warriors took the opportunity to launch a wave of 16-1 attacks, and at 3:03 Pojemski scored 2+1, and the Warriors led 95-86 to 9 points. After that, the Trail Blazers were unable to recover, and the Warriors eventually won 100-92.