Barnes had been in the midst of a minor dry spell heading into Tuesday with
three consecutive outings of 15 points or fewer, but he stepped up his
contributions against a subpar Trail Blazers defense to deliver a team-high
scoring total. Though the 24-year-old’s nightly stat lines are still lacking in
diversity, it’s hard to quibble too much with the underwhelming rebounding,
three-pointers and assists totals since he’s nearly doubled his scoring average
from last season with the Warriors.