Despite the loss, Stephen Curry had an elite-level night when shooting the ball. The veteran superstar went 14-of-23 from the field, including 9-of-17 from deep, to end the night with a game-high 38 points. Curry also tacked on two rebounds and four assists.

Steph Curry will return to lead the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Cup game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.

Caleb Love, Donovan Clingan and Sidy Cissoko finished with career highs in scoring, Deni Avdija had another double-digit assist night and the Blazers (7-9) overcame a hot-shooting performance by Stephen Curry to hand the Warriors (9-9) their first home loss of the season.

The Golden State Warriors found another way to let a winnable game slip away, blowing a 12-point lead and losing 123-127 to the Portland Trail Blazers in NBA Cup play on Friday night.

The Thunder (16-1) have won eight in a row in their historic start. After trailing by 18 points, they destroyed the Utah Jazz in a 144-112 win on Friday that also counted towards the 2025 NBA Cup. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points and eight assists in three quarters.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and the OKC Thunder improved to 17-1 on the season with a 122-95 win against the Portland Trail Blazers.