OAKLAND, Calif. _ The Golden State Warriors lived through so many exhilarating highs, frustrating lows and plenty of head-scratching moments.
Eventually, though, the Warriors finished with a 110-109 overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday at Oracle Arena because of something that has surprisingly plagued this All-Star laden team.
They could not make a shot when they needed it most. Warriors forward Kevin Durant missed a potential game-winning jumper along the right elbow mere seconds after Portland guard Damian Lillard drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer. The loss does not fall on Durant, who finished with 26 points while going 11-of-23 from the field along with 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Instead, it traces back to a few questionable developments.
Although Stephen Curry (29 points), Klay Thompson (15) and Draymond Green (15) all added double figures, the Warriors shot only 42.5 percent from the field and 29.5 percent from the perimeter. They shot 6-of-15 from the free-throw line. They committed 15 turnovers.
The Blazers did not shoot much better with a 36.2 percent clip. But Portland featured Jusuf Nurkic (27 points), CJ McCollum (24), Lillard (21) and Al-Farouq Aminu (11) in double figures.
