The Golden State Warriors bench reacted wildly over what they perceived as a phantom call in the third quarter of their match against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday.

Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard converted on a jumper while trying to draw a foul late in the third quarter. Warriors forward Alfonzo McKinnie bit into Lillard's fake and the Trail Blazers superstar tried to create contact. McKinnie avoided contact but a referee called a foul on him, giving Lillard an and-one opportunity, which he eventually completed.

Clearly seeing that McKinnie did not even touch Lillard, the Warriors bench made the referees know that they disagreed to the call. Warriors superstars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were seen complaining about the foul called on their team.

An NBC Sports Bay Area commentator was also heard saying that the referees assumed that there would be contact even before it happened. The replay showed that McKinnie went underneath Lillard to avoid fouling him.

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The play sparked a mini-rally for Portland, as they trimmed the lead down to eight points early in the fourth period. However, the Warriors regrouped and regained their composure, as they had answers for every comeback attempt from Portland.

The Warriors held on to a 115-105 road win over the Trail Blazers at the Moda Center in Portland. Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 32 points and four rebounds. Steph Curry posted 25 points on top of eight assists and five rebounds, while Kevin Durant added 25 markers, helping the Warriors end their two-game skid.

Lillard paced the Trail Blazers on 14-of-23 shooting, including six three-pointers. Jusuf Nurkic had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds, while CJ McCollum chipped in 14 points. However, the Trail Blazers failed to repeat over Golden State, who they defeated at Oracle Arena, 110-109 in overtime, on Thursday.