The Portland Trail Blazers approached their preseason game versus the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night with energy and gusto. Golden State had the bigger names by far. Portland brought speed and intensity, along with busy hands and feet. Those attributes gave the Blazers plenty of opportunities to exploit their older, more measured foes. By gum, the Blazers took them.

Portland did end up losing 129-123 in their first exhibition outing.The final score was a little deceiving. The Blazers held a 21-point lead in the fourth. They played their deep bench–not the main team reserves, but candidates for the Rip City Remix–the entire period. Golden State did the same. The Warriors ended up scoring 51 in the final frame, mounting a huge comeback to finish off their guests.

The result means

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