Rookie Caleb Love capped a season-best 26-point performance with two key late 3-pointers and the Portland Trail Blazers put themselves in position for advancement in the NBA Cup with a 127-123 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday in San Francisco.

Deni Avdija also put up 26 points and Donovan Clingan chipped in with 22 points and 10 rebounds as Portland moved to 2-1 in West Group C, good for a first-place tie with the Denver Nuggets with just one game to play.

Toumani Camara added 20 points for the Trail Blazers, who defeated Denver in an earlier NBA Cup game.

After an 18-point second quarter by Stephen Curry offset a 19-10 Trail Blazers start, the clubs batted on even terms until Love buried a 3-pointer and Avdija dropped in five straight free throws in a run that gave the

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