Portland Trail Blazers (4-2) at Golden State Warriors (5-1)
Tip-Off: Friday, October 21st, 2016 – 7:30 PM PDT
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
TV: CSNBA; NBATV | Radio: 95.7 The Game
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive
Projected Starting Lineups:
Trail Blazers (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Damian Lillard (25.1, 4.0, 6.8)
SG: CJ McCollum (20.8, 3.2, 4.3)
SF: Moe Harkless (6.4, 3.6, 0.9)
PF: Al-Farouq Aminu (10.2, 6.1, 1.7)
C: Mason Plumlee (9.1, 7.7, 2.8)
Head Coach: Terry Stotts (career: 753-553, 0.577)
Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Stephen Curry (30.1, 5.4, 6.7)
SG: Klay Thompson (22.1, 3.8, 2.1)
SF: Kevin Durant (28.2, 8.2, 5.0)
PF: Draymond Green (14.0, 9.5, 7.4)
C: Zaza Pachulia (8.6, 9.4, 1.7)
Head Coach: Steve Kerr (career: 140-24, 0.854)
Injury Report
Warriors: Damian Jones (pectoral surgery)
Previous Matchups
- Trail Blazers at Warriors On May 11, 2016, at Oracle Arena, the Warriors beat the Trail Blazers 125-121 to advance to the Western Conference Finals. FINAL RECAP & HIGHLIGHTS: WCS Game 5 – Stephen Curry’s Daggers Eliminate Portland Trail Blazers, Warriors (4-1) Advance With 125-121 Win
Game Notes
- Center JaVale McGee has secured the Warriors’ 15th and final roster spot. Golden State waived guards Cameron Jones, Phil Pressey and Elliot Williams on Thursday to get its roster to the league-maximum 15 players for the regular season. McGee, who joined the Warriors as a training-camp invitee, is the only player on a nonguaranteed deal still with the team.– Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle
- With one preseason game left, some trends are clear: Durant and Curry are staggered; David West is the first big man off the bench; Zaza Pachulia plays the least of the starters; guards Ian Clark and Patrick McCaw are the ninth and 10th men, respectively. — Letourneau
- “We came in expecting to play closer to regular-season minutes, and we started to pick up a rhythm for sure and just be a little more aggressive. We were locked in as a team on the defensive end, which gave us a lot of energy. We started off the game well and kept it going.” — Curry via Monte Poole, CSN Bay Area
- “He’s evolving in understanding how teams are guarding him,” Curry said. “Obviously when he catches the ball, he demands a lot of attention. He’s been really patient reading the situation and made some amazing passes tonight.” — Anthony Slater, The Mercury News
(Photo: @letsgowarriors Instagram account via NBAE/Getty)
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