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PORTLAND, Ore. Nike Shox Uomo Prezzi . - Warriors guard Klay Thompson was getting pestered by Portlands Wesley Matthews, so in a split second he scrapped his plans to drive to the hoop and instead just shot on the run.The shot fell with 8.9 seconds left on the clock, and Thompson finished with 29 points in Golden States 95-90 victory over the Trail Blazers on Sunday night.If I had a jumper I was going to shoot it and if he was on my hip I was going to try to get to the rim, Thompson said. Since he was right there I decided to try a tough floater and it went in.It was the Warriors third straight win to open the season — their best start since 1994-95 when they opened 5-0.LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Blazers, who dropped to 1-2 to start the season.Our goal was to force them to make tough shots, and they did, Aldridge said.After wrestling for the lead throughout the fourth quarter, Aldridges layup and a fadeaway jumper with 2:01 left gave Portland a narrow 90-88 lead.Andre Iguodala missed the second of a pair of free throws for Golden State with 26.3 seconds to go to keep the Blazers in front. But Thompson nailed the floater to give the Warriors a 91-90 lead with under 10 seconds on the clock.We bring him (Thompson) off a little counter-screen on the baseline and Matthews chased him, but this is what Klay has become now. Hes not just a jump shooter. Hes a guy who can get into the paint and use his size and strength to get shots up like that, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.Steph Curry made free throws the rest of the way for the final margin. Curry finished with 21 points for the Warriors.Thompson scored a career-high 41 points the night before in a 127-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Thompson combined with Curry to score 72 of Golden States points.Coach Steve Kerr said before Sundays game that he was impressed — but not only with the scoring outburst from the duo known as the Splash Brothers.Its a tandem thats playing both ends of the floor. Thats exciting, he said.Thompson and Curry scored Golden States first 16 points against the Blazers, and the Warriors built a 24-14 first-quarter lead after Thompsons 3-pointer.Golden State led by as many as 12 points, but Portland closed the gap to 38-27 following Matthews 3-pointer and Thomas Robinsons basket. The Blazers couldnt pull in front but kept it close and trailed by just 51-48 at the half.Portland briefly pulled ahead 68-66 late in the third quarter on Will Bartons 22-foot pull-up jumper and the game was tied at 68 going into the back-and-fourth fourth.Robin Lopez, who had collected five fouls, hit a short jumper to give Portland an 80-79 lead with 5:49 left. Andrew Boguts tip-in and Thompsons dunk gave the Warriors back an 85-84 lead.Lopez finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Blazers.There was talk about Damian Lillards slow starts after the first two games of the season. He had totalled just six first-half points and was 2-for-10 from the field.The All-Star guards first-half woes continued against the Warriors, and he was 1-for-8 for five points. Lillard finished with 11 points.Lillard said hes struggled for a game or two in his young career, but never for a series.I think its just one of those stretches you have to go through, and that you can grow from, Lillard said.Blazers Coach Terry Stotts was unconcerned.Dame just plays the game, he said. Hell get his shots.TIP-INSWarriors: Thompson is the son of Mychal Thompson, who was selected first overall in the 1978 draft by the Blazers. The elder Thompson spent seven years in Portland. ... Thompson and Curry combined for 31 first-half points.Blazers: F Joel Freeland was ruled out of the game because of a left foot injury he sustained against the Kings. ... Blazers owner Paul Allen has set up TackleEbola.com to raise money to fight the disease. The Blazers and Allens other team, the Seattle Seahawks, have made public address announcements calling attention to the cause. Allen committed $100 million to the effort.UP NEXTWarriors: Host the Clippers on Wednesday.Trail Blazers: Host the Cavaliers on Tuesday. Nike Blazer Basse Nere e Verdi . Then, just as her testimony was about to finish, she broke down in tears at what she said was the memory of the screams she heard on the night that the double-amputee athlete fatally shot his girlfriend in his South African home. Nike Blazer Uomo . Tokarski, a somewhat controversial choice -- with his 10 games of NHL experience and all -- to replace an injured Carey Price in Game Two had a night to remember, turning back a Rangers team that was dominating play from the get-go, outshooting the Canadiens 14-4 in the first period and 37-25 overall.PORTLAND, Ore. -- A broad smile lit up Will Bartons face when he was asked what he thought about the fans chanting his name in Portlands 124-80 rout of Brooklyn. "I like to think Im the peoples champ," Barton joked after scoring had a season-high 20 points and grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds off the bench in an inspired victory for the short-handed Trail Blazers. "I had a lot of fun tonight," he said. "We got a win, a big-time win. We had a lot of guys down (with injuries) so this win was huge for us." Portland won its fourth straight game despite missing forward LaMarcus Aldridge. The teams top scorer and rebounder has been out five straight games with a left groin sprain. Jason Collins, who became the NBAs first openly gay player when he signed a 10-day contract with the Nets on Sunday, entered the game without much fan reaction and played a pair of scoreless stretches in the fourth quarter when coach Jason Kidd had taken out his starters. Deron Williams had 12 points for the Nets, who suffered their third-worst margin of defeat in franchise history. It was the teams lowest point total this season. Kidd said the Nets looked listless. "Our energy was not there," he said. "On the offensive end, we missed shots and we kind of felt sorry for ourselves -- which carried over to the defensive end, and we didnt make stops." Mo Williams scored 21 points and Nicolas Batum had 19 in three quarters to lead seven Trail Blazers in double figures. Portland coach Terry Stotts also pulled his starters in the fourth quarter. The Blazers were hurting up front. In addition to Aldridge, Portland also was without forward Joel Freeland, who was missing his sixth game with a right knee sprain, and second-year centre Myers Leonard, who was out with a right ankle sprain. The Blazers also announced just before the game that forward Thomas Robinson, a key reserve in Aldridges absence, injured his left knee in Portlands 100-95 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. Results of an MRI on Wednesday were negative. The Blazers started Dorell Wright in place of Aldridge, who leads the Blazers with an average of 23.9 pooints and 11. Nike Blazer Uomo Sconti. 4 rebounds. "We didnt have anything to lose," guard Wesley Matthews said. "We look like an AAU team out there. We dont have any size other than RoLo (centre Robin Lopez). No one is playing their true positions. Were just playing off ball movement, off chemistry and its working for us." The Nets saw the return of starting guard Shaun Livingston. "That was an ugly night," said Livingston, who did not play in Brooklyns 108-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday because of a bruised tailbone. The Blazers opened with an 11-2 run, which was countered by a 10-2 run by the Nets that gave Brooklyn a 16-15 lead. Portland answered with a 12-2 run to go up 29-20 going into the second quarter. Bartons alley-oop dunk from Williams put Portland up 33-22. His jumper extended the lead to 45-30, and then a 3-pointer and his dunk pushed it to 58-34 at the break. Barton scored 12 points in the second quarter as the Blazers finished off the first half on a 19-4 run. Portland extended its lead to as many as 34 points in the third quarter. Portlands margin of victory was the largest for either team in the history of the series "Well, I didnt see that coming," Stotts said. "It was a good effort by everyone who played." Hours after Collins signed on Sunday he was on the court for the Nets, playing 11 minutes with two rebounds and a steal against the Lakers. He also had five fouls. Against the Blazers, Collins played seven total minutes and attempted a field goal. The Nets signed him to help in the absence of centre Brook Lopez, who is out for the season because of a broken right foot. The Nets will play again Thursday night in Denver. The Blazers have a break until Saturday night, when they host the Nuggets. NOTES: Portland won the only other meeting between the teams this season, 108-98 at the Barclays Center. ... 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