Coaching Portland was Tiago Splitter, who is the acting head coach as Chauncey Billups is currently embroiled in a gambling scandal. It was the Warriors’ third Emirates In-Season Tournament game, with Golden State having lost the first game in Denver 129-104 and beaten San Antonio 109-108.

While third-year guard Scoot Henderson has made progress in his recovery from a torn left hamstring, he will be sidelined for at least two-to-four more weeks, which is when he’ll be reevaluated, the Portland Trail Blazers announced in a press release.

Devin Booker scored 19 points and the Phoenix Suns pulled away in the second half for a 127-110 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Deni Avdija had 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 22-point deficit in a 121-119 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

After fixing their turnover issues, another issue reared its ugly head in the Golden State Warriors' 127-123 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Blazers have enjoyed a 118% year-over-year spike in local viewership on KUNP, and a 134% increase in impressions on BlazerVision.

Deni Avdija — now averaging 25.3 points so far this season — scored 33 points for Portland, which was playing the first game of a five-game trip. The Trail Blazers got 21 points from Shaedon Sharpe, plus 18 apiece from Jrue Holiday and Jerami Grant.

The Portland Trail Blazers have aspirations of making the playoffs sooner rather than later, and their offense could use a boost to get them there.

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The Portland Trail Blazers have dealt with a whirlwind start to the 2025-26 NBA campaign. Despite head coach Chauncey Billups’ involvement in a betting scandal, the Blazers have done well in a lot of games.