An extra point for the Warriors: The NBA determines that a missed free throw actually went in

NEW YORK (AP) — Golden State's stunning win Wednesday in Portland got a little better Thursday.

One point better, to be precise.

The NBA found a scoring error in which the Warriors were not given credit for a free throw made by De'Anthony Melton with two minutes left in the third quarter. The league revealed the error on Thursday, changing the final score from 139-104 140-104.

Game statisticians recorded Melton missing both free throws in that sequence, although Melton made the first.

It was the fourth 140-point season opener in Warriors franchise history. Golden State scored 162 points – an NBA record for an opening game – against Denver in 1990, the San Francisco Warriors scored 144 against Seattle in 1967 and San Francisco scored 140 against Detroit in 1962.

Overall, it was the most points Portland allowed in an opening game. The Trail Blazers gave up 129 points against Cleveland in a four-overtime game to open the 1974-75 season.

It was also Golden State's biggest win in an opening game and Portland's biggest loss to start a season. Thursday's extra point made it just a little better for the Warriors and a little worse for the Trail Blazers.

Scoring errors are rare in NBA games because teams employ multiple statisticians on game nights and league officials also review stats from all contests in real time.

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