Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, foreground, dribbles against Golden State Warriors guard Ky Bowman during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019.
But Golden State made five of its first eight shots to take an early 14-9 lead and kept bringing the energy and enthusiasm on both ends.
Playing without just Curry, Golden State is 44-68 since 2009-10, including 5-8 last season.
... Lillard averaged 28.3 points and 6.5 assists in four regular-season games vs. Golden State last season, when the teams split four meetings.
... Golden State used the same starting lineup in consecutive games for the first time after six different starting 5s over the initial six contests.