Golden State Warriors (1-0) at Portland Trail Blazers (0-1)
Tip-off: Thursday, October 8th, 2015 – 7:00PM PDT
Location: Moda Center, Portland, OR
TV: (no Bay Area TV) | Radio: KNBR 680
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive (by @poormanscommish)
Projected Starting Lineups:
Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Stephen Curry (career: 23.8, 4.3, 7.7)
SG: Klay Thompson (21.7, 3.2, 2.9)
SF: Harrison Barnes (10.1, 5.5, 1.4)
PF: Draymond Green (11.7, 8.2, 3.7)
C: Andrew Bogut (6.3, 8.1, 2.7)
Head Coach: Luke Walton (0-0, .000)
Trail Blazers (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Damian Lillard (21.0, 4.6, 6.2)
SG: CJ McCollum (6.8, 1.5, 1.0)
SF: Allen Crabbe (3.3, 1.4, 0.8)
SF: Al-Farouq Aminu (6.4, 5.3, 1.1)
PF: Mason Plumlee (8.7, 6.2, 0.9)
C: Meyers Leonard (5.9, 4.5, 0.6)
Head Coach: Terry Stotts (253-276, .478)
Previous Matchups
- Warriors defeated the Toronto Raptors, 97-85, three nights ago in San Jose, CA.
- Portland lost to the Sacramento Kings, 109-105, three nights ago in Portland, OR, as Marco Belinelli scored 32 points on 4 three-pointers. DeMarcus Cousins added 22 points, while Lillard led the Blazers with 17 in defeat.
- Golden State last played Portland on 4/9/2015, winning 116-105 for their 64th win of the season, in Oakland, CA. Curry scored 45 points.
- Golden State last played at Portland on 3/24/2015, winning 122-108 and clinching the Pacific Division title. Curry scored 33 points.
Game Notes
- “Lillard is the Blazers’ lone returning starter following the offseason departures of LaMarcus Aldridge, Wesley Matthews, Nicolas Batum, and Robin Lopez.” — STATS/AP
- Al-Farouq Aminu will start tonight for Blazers vs. Warriors. Chris Kaman will “probably” not play, says coach Terry Stotts” — Kerry Eggers, Portland Tribune
- Per Blazers’ PR, Aminu was out for personal reasons in the team’s first preseason game.
- “The starters are expected to play about 20 minutes, and reserve power forward/center Jason Thompson will make his Warriors debut.
‘We’re going to get him in with the both the first unit and the second unit,’ Walton said. ‘He’s had a good training camp. He’s still learning the offense a little bit, but we’ll give him a shot to get out there and run with the guys and see how he looks.'” — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle
(Photo: @letsgowarriors Instagram account via NBAE/Getty)
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