NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking points from the Golden State Warriors' revenge win over the Portland Trail Blazers

It was only just a couple of days ago that Damian Lillard had hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 6.3 seconds left in overtime, to edge past the Warriors in a total heartbreaker for the reigning NBA champions.

The Warriors arrived in Portland with the taste of the most recent bitter loss still strong in their mouths, looking to right their wrongs. Klay Thompson's timely resurgence helped their cause as the visitors avenged their home loss, with a convincing 115-105 victory back in Portland.

Coming into this one, the Warriors has dropped games against the Lakers and Blazers, and were desperate for a win. They dominated from the tip-off and pulled through for an impressive road win, snatching back the coveted second spot in the West from OKC. The defending champs are now 24-13 (0.649) on the season, just half a game behind the leading Denver Nuggets.

On the other hand, the Trail Blazers have now lost five of their last ten games and slide to the seventh position with a 20-16 (0.556) win-loss record.

Let's draw out some key takeaways from this Warriors' wire-to-wire revenge victory over the Blazers on the road.

#1 Klay Thompson's shooting-form is officially back

"I missed you."

Thompson has never shot worse than 40 percent from the three-point line in any NBA season he has played except for this year when he has been converting a career-low 34 percent from beyond the arc.

Many experts around the league had started to get impatient with Klay's recent shooting slump, but it was about time that he conjures a long-overdue shooting showcase that we all know and love him for. Against the Trail Blazers in Portland, Thompson shot 12-of-21 from the field, making four of his five three-point attempts.

Just like all of us, Klay had missed his shooting touch as well lately,

"I missed you. It's good to see you again," Thompson said to his shooting hand. "It's been a five-game absence or so where he hasn't been in the game, so to finally see the ball go in at a high rate felt really good."

He finished with a team-high total of 32 points making this his first and only 30+ point game of the month of December.

#2 Lillard's 40-point night went wasted

Damian Lillard is averaging a career-high 27.1 ppg this season

Dame's points per game average is currently sixth best in the league, as he has been dropping almost 28 points on an average in December. He is shooting a career-best 40 percent from downtown and has the fourth most (113) three-pointers made this season.

Even with one of the best shooters in the league from distance, the Blazers shot a miserable 29 percent from deep. C.J. McCollum attempted five threes but could not get even a single one to fall as his team shot 9-of-31 from long range.

Neither Portland's three-point shooting percentage nor field-goal percentage finds a place amongst the best ten in the NBA right now, as a result of which their offensive rating (110.9) is a subpar 14th best.

The Blazers' three-point collapse at home meant that Lillard's valiant 6-of-13 effort from downtown and 40 points on the night went all in vain.

#3 The Warriors' Big Three took over in a night full of technical fouls

Kevin Durant currently has the most points (1,059) in the 2018-19 season so far

The Warriors had been going through a rough patch of their own, with the cogwheels just not combining enough to produce maximum efficiency on any given night.

But this game against the Blazers witnessed signs of rejuvenation.

The Warriors Big three comprising of Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and Klay Thompson scored 25, 25 and 32 points respectively, dominating from the word go. Each of them played at least 33 minutes each and combined for 14 assists and four steals.

Kevon Looney was the only other Warrior in double figures as the rest of the roster played audience to the mesmerising game-play between the three bonafide All-stars.

Andre Iguodala heaved the ball at the end of the first half, which eventually landed into the stands. The refs deemed it a 'hostile act' which warranted Iggy's ejection from the game, much to the dismay of the visitors.

The players' agitation towards referees was evident throughout the 48-minutes of play as they handed out a total of six technical fouls, three each to both teams.