The Blazers sprinted away from a day-and-a-half of surreal chaos, steamrolling the vaunted Golden State Warriors at the Moda Center.

Tiago Splitter is serving as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers with Chauncey Billups on leave amid the NBA's gambling scandal.

Stunned by the arrest of head coach Chauncey Billups in a sprawling alleged poker scheme, the Portland Trail Blazers took to the court Friday night under an interim coach as they navigated an unexpectedly tumultuous start to the new season.

The Golden State Warriors may be without some key players in Friday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

The fifth-year head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers was placed on "immediate leave" by the NBA after the charges were revealed.

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen gifted a pair of signed shoes to a young Warriors fan after Golden State's loss on Friday at Moda Center.

In the second quarter, the Blazers shot a scorching 9 of 11 from 3-point range. Avdija capped off the incendiary 12 minutes by splashing his fourth trey of the half to give the Blazers a 69-56 halftime lead. Moses Moody missed the first two games of the season with a calf injury, leaving the Warriors without their top point-of-attack defender.

After an impressive start to the season through two games, Jonathan Kuminga showed no signs of slowing down in third game of the 2025-26 campaign. In the second leg of a back-to-back, the fifth-year forward looked fresh on his way to a highlight reel dunk against the Portland Trail Blazers.