PORTLAND, Ore. — Klay Thompson scored 28 points on a night Stephen Curry’s NBA-record 3-pointer streak ended at 268 games and the Golden State Warriors held off the Portland Trail Blazers 118-114 on Sunday for their second straight victory.
Curry was 0 for 8 from 3-point range, 2 for 12 overall and scored seven points. He began the streak Dec. 1, 2018, at Detroit.
“We can’t rely on Steph to bail us out on every single night,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “It was a tough night for him, but that’s what a team is supposed to be about. Everybody filling in for each other, different guys stepping up each night. That’s a great sign, because he’s carried us for long enough this year. We need to give him more help.”
Curry, the NBA career leader who recently made his 3,500th 3-pointer, last went without one in a regular-season game Nov. 8, 2018, when he went 0 for 4 against Milwaukee. He also owns the second-longest NBA streak at 157 games.
Andrew Wiggins, who was recently taken out of the Golden State’s starting lineup, had 25 points and seven rebounds.
“He did a little bit of everything. Rebounded, hit 3s, played above the rim,” Thompson said. “That’s the Wigs we love.”
Said Kerr: “That looked like vintage Andrew.. That’s the guy I know.”
Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe, left, shoots over Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023. Credit: AP/Steve Dykes
Rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis had 14 points and eight rebounds to help the Warriors win consecutive games for the first time since the end of a five-game winning streak in early November.
Jerami Grant led Portland with 30 points. Anfernee Simons scored all 21 of his points in the second half.
Portland cut it to 113-111 with 39 seconds left. Chris Paul’s jumper with 20.9 seconds left pushed the Warriors’ lead to 115-11, and Simon’s 3-point play made it a 115-114 with 14.7…
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