By: Eric He

The Golden State Warriors played a textbook game by their standards on Friday night, routing the Portland Trail Blazers 128-108 on the road on Friday night.

Klay Thompson paced the Warriors with 36 points, making 7-of-10 three-pointers. Stephen Curry added 26 points while Brandon Rush dropped 20. Draymond Green recorded his eighth triple-double of the season with 11 points, 10 assists, and 13 rebounds.

The Blazers cut into a 22-point Warriors’ halftime lead, starting the third quarter on a 10-4 run. But the Warriors responded with a 14-2 spurt to extend the lead back up to 25 at 92-67. Rush finished off the spurt with a couple of baskets.

Curry knocked down a three to end the third quarter, and the Warriors took a 106-87 lead into the fourth, a comfortable advantage they held throughout the fourth for another big win.

In a highly efficient first half, the Warriors shot 11-of-17 from beyond-the-arc, helping contribute to a 74-point half. The Blazers played relatively well, but the Warriors’ offensive was relentless. Thompson drilled a three in the final minute of the second quarter to give the Warriors a 24-point lead. They led 74-52 at halftime.

The Warriors jumped out on top early, holding the Blazers without a field goal for nearly the first five minutes of action. Two three-pointers by Rush put them up 15-4 midway through, and then Thompson took over.

Thompson poured in 19 points in the first stanza alone, scoring the Warriors’ final 14 points of the quarter. He made all five of his three-point attempts, and a jumper at the buzzer gave the Warriors a 38-21 advantage after one.