Jerami Grant and Shaedon Sharpe scored 35 points apiece and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 136-131 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night.

If the new tradition correlates with increased defensive output, the Blazers may need to continue conjuring motivational awards. Through 26 contests, the Blazers boast the league’s eighth-worst defensive rating, per NBA.com, although injuries haven’t helped their cause.

Curry, who torched the Blazers all night, had a crucial flub in the closing seconds, missing an open driving layup with 29 seconds left. He also committed a backbreaking turnover, fumbling away the ball under relentless pressure from Toumani Camara and Shaedon Sharpe with 15 seconds left.

The Portland Trail Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans meet Thursday at 8 p.m. ET from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Portland Trail Blazers (8-12) and Toronto Raptors (14-7) meet Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Trail Blazers vs. Raptors odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

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The Utah Jazz and Portal Trail Blazers have had shaky starts to begin the 2025-26 NBA season. Portland look solid early on, but has since fizzled out, while Utah is still in the midst of its rebuild. The Trail Blazers are 9-16 and sit No. 11 in the Western Conference, while the Jazz are 8-15 and hold the No. 12 spot.