The Golden State Warriors made a key announcement regarding Gary Payton II following Monday's victor over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Hield and Payton each crossed the 20-point mark early in the fourth, with Payton slamming home an alley-oop to bring the Chase Center crowd to its feet. Just like that, the bench put the game away in three minutes with Curry resting.

Gary Payton II and Buddy Hield combined for 10 3-pointers, Jimmy Butler III recorded a triple-double and the Golden State Warriors used superior depth to outlast the Portland Trail Blazers 130-120 in San Francisco on Monday.

When you win 10 out of 11 games, as the Golden State Warriors have done, there’s no singular script for success. You have to find multiple ways to win games. Some are pretty, some are ugly; some dramatic,

The Golden State Warriors have won 11 of their last 13 games heading into Monday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers and stormed out to take a 19-point halftime lead. Warriors backups Gary Payton II and Buddy Hield combined for 27 points to lead Golden State,