Originally thought to be a 139-104 victory, the Golden State Warriors actually took a 140-104 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night to kick off their 2024-25 NBA season after it was announced on Thursday that a scoring error had been made on a De’Anthony Melton free throw in the third quarter.
Thankfully for Steve Kerr’s squad, this was never a close game after the first quarter, and the error ultimately didn’t mean a thing.
With a new-look roster and a bigger-than-expected starting lineup that put Andrew Wiggins at shooting guard for the first time in seven years, Kerr got a complete team effort in the opening-night win…