PREVIEW: Playoffs Rd 1, Game 3: Golden State Warriors (2-0) at Portland Trail Blazers (0-2) — Durant Practices, Still Questionable As Are Livingston And Barnes

Golden State Warriors (67-15) at Portland Trail Blazers (41-41)

Tip-Off: Saturday, April 22, 2017, – 7:30 PM PDT

Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports BA & ESPN Radio: 95.7 The Game

Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive

Projected Starting Lineups:

Golden State Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)

PG: Stephen Curry (22.8, 4.4, 6.8)

SG: Klay Thompson (19.1, 3.3, 2.3)

SF: Patrick McCaw (4.0, 1.4, 1.1)

PF: Draymond Green (9.0, 6.8, 4.1)

C: Zaza Pachulia (7.0, 6.0, 1.3)

Head Coach: Mike Brown (career: 207-39, 0.841)

Portland Trail Blazers (PPG, RPG, APG)

PG: Damian Lillard (22.4, 4.0, 6.2)

SG: C.J. McCollum (15.9, 2.6, 2.8)

SF: Evan Turner (10.5, 5.0, 3.7)

PF: Maurice Harkless (7.4, 3.7, 0.9)

C: Noah Vonleh (3.9, 4.4, 0.4)

Head Coach: Terry Stotts (career: 338-355, 0.488)

Injury Report

Warriors: Kevon Looney (hip) is out, Shaun Livingston (hand) is out, Matt Barnes (ankle) is out, Kevin Durant (calf) is out.

Trail Blazers: Ed Davis (shoulder) is out, Tim Quarterman (concussion) is questionable, Festus Ezeli (knee) is out, Jusuf Nurkic (leg) is a game time decision.

Previous Matchups

• Game 2: Trail Blazers at Warriors, on April 19, 2017, the Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 110-81 at Oracle Arena. FINAL RECAP WITH HIGHLIGHTS: JaVale Sparks Again As Warriors (2-0) Take Game 2 Over Portland Trail Blazers Game 2, 110-81
• Game 1: Trail Blazers at Warriors, on April 16, 2017, the Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 121-109 at Oracle Arena. FINAL RECAP WITH HIGHLIGHTS: With Spark From JaVale, Draymond Denies Portland Trail Blazers, Warriors (1-0) Win, 121-109

Game Notes

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• [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cGtHtt45JA&w=560&h=315]
• Curry in the first 2 games of the series is averaging 24 points per game with 5 assists per and 2.5 steals per contest — @warriorsvox –
  Tim Roye
• In the 1st 2 games of the series — @warriorsvox –
  Tim Roye

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