The Portland Trail Blazers (41-36) will try to slow down the league’s top scoring team when they take on the Golden State Warriors (68-8) at ORACLE Arena. The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Sunday, Apr. 3 and will air on NBA, GS2 and POR.
The Warriors lost a winnable game to the Celtics 109-106 on Friday. Draymond Green had a good game for Golden State, contributing 16 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists. The Trail Blazers, meanwhile, are coming off a 110-93 win over the Heat on Saturday. C.J. McCollum led the game in scoring with 24 points on 9-for-15 shooting.
Green has really been playing well as of late for the Warriors, averaging 15.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 2.0 steals, 2.4 blocks, and 2.4 three-pointers over the last five games.
The Warriors have won two out of three against the Trail Blazers this season, including a 128-112 victory in their last matchup. Klay Thompson scored a game-high 37 points.
The Warriors enter the game with records of 68-8 Straight Up (SU) and 39-34-3 Against The Spread (ATS). They have gone 68-8 SU and 39-34-3 ATS against teams from the Western Conference. The Warriors come into the game with the top-ranked scoring offense in the league, averaging 115.0 points per game. The Warriors are a dangerous three-point shooting team with an NBA-best 995 made (13.0 per game). The Warriors, sporting the second-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the NBA (1.95), have proven themselves to be an extremely efficient offensive team. Turning to the defensive side, the Warriors are the second-best team in the league at blocking shots, averaging 6.1 blocks per game.
Across the court, the Trail Blazers head into the game with records of 43-34 ATS and 41-36 SU. Portland has records of 41-36 SU and 43-34 ATS against the West.
Golden State won the last meeting this season between these two teams, moving its SU record against the Trail Blazers to 7-3 in their last 10 head-to-head meetings. The Warriors also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 7-3.
Predictions: SU Winner – GS
Notes
“Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games “.
“Golden State is 20-3 SU in its last 23 games “.
“The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State’s last 8 games “.
“Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home”.
“Golden State is 24-1 SU in its last 25 games at home”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State’s last 6 games at home”.
“Golden State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Portland”.
“Golden State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Portland”.
“The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State’s last 5 games when playing Portland”.
“Golden State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland”.
“Golden State is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Portland”.
On average, Portland scores 104.7 points per game (ranked sixth). Golden State ranks 20th in points allowed per game with 104.1.
Portland puts up an average of 101.7 points per away game (ranked 11th). Golden State ranks 15th in points allowed per home game with 101.0.
In games where they allow fewer than 100 points, the Portland Trail Blazers are a formidable 21-5. In games where they score fewer than 100 points, the Golden State Warriors have an abysmal record of 1-5.
When allowing 100 or more points in a game, the Trail Blazers are just 20-31 this season. Golden State is a tremendous 67-3 when registering triple digits.
The Warriors have a defensive rating of 101.4, fourth-best in the NBA. The Trail Blazers also rank in the top half of the league for their offensive rating of 106.4 (ranked seventh).
The Golden State Warriors have one of the best field goal percentages this season, ranking second in the league with a FG% of 48.6%. When their opponents record a similar or higher FG%, the Portland Trail Blazers have an underachieving 4-17 record.
On average, the Golden State Warriors attempt 31.0 three point field goals per game and the Portland Trail Blazers attempt 28.0 per game. In games where they attempt at least 25 threes, Golden State has an outstanding 62-7 record, while Portland is 32-25.
Golden State makes an average of 6.1 blocks per game (ranked second), while Portland makes 4.6 blocks per game (ranked 18th).
Golden State is ranked 21st when it comes to offensive rebounding. Portland ranks seventh in defensive rebounds.
Golden State ranks eighth in steals per game with 8.6. When Portland allows 8 or more steals, the team has an even 18-18 record.
