After spending the last five days on the road, the Portland Trail Blazers are home for the next four games beginning with a contest versus the Golden State Warriors Wednesday night at the Moda Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
SERIES NOTES
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 125-105IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 83-31AT THE WARRIORS: Warriors lead, 74-42LAST PORTLAND WIN: 129-107, 2/13/19 (Portland)LAST WARRIORS WIN: 127-118, 11/4/19 (Golden State)CURRENT WIN STREAK: One (Golden State)
GAME NOTES
• Wednesday’s game will be the second of four meetings between the Trail Blazers and the Warriors during the 2019-20 season. Golden State leads the season series, 1-0.
• LAST MEETING: Golden State took down Portland, 127-118, on November 4. Damian Lillard led Portland with 39 points (15-26 FG, 5-13 3-PT, 4-4 FT), two rebounds and four assists. Golden State was led by Eric Paschall’s career-high 34 points (11-19 FG, 4-6 3-PT, 8-8 FT), 13 rebounds and one block.
• AT THE LINE: The Trail Blazers and the Warriors are the NBA’s two best free throw shooting teams. Portland ranks first in the league in free throw percentage (81.7%) while Golden State is second (81.4%).
• Damian Lillard has scored at least 20 points in his last eight games against Golden State, averaging 31.6 points over that span. In those eight games, Lillard has shot 36-of-70 from the three-point line (51.4%).
• Hassan Whiteside had 22 points (10-14 FG, 2-5 FT), 11 rebounds and two blocks against Golden State on November 4. Whiteside has had a double-double in each of his last two meetings with the Warriors.
• CJ McCollum scored 14 points (6-16 FG, 2-6 3-PT), to go with one rebound and six assists against Golden State on November 4. McCollum has scored 25-plus points in three of his last five home games against the Warriors.
• Eric Paschall scored a career-high 34 points (11-19 FG, 4-6 3-PT, 8-8 FT) in his first game against Portland this season.
• D’Angelo Russell has scored 20-plus points in five of his last seven games against Portland. Russell recorded 39 points, nine rebounds and eight assists when he played the Trail Blazers last on March 25, 2019 with Brooklyn.
• CONNECTION: Portland guard/forward Kent Bazemore began his career with the Warriors, appearing in 105 games from 2012-14.
• CONNECTION: Golden State head coach Steve Kerr played for the Trail Blazers during the 2001-02 season, averaging 4.1 points and 1.0 assist in 65 games.
INJURY NOTES
Nassir Littte (back spasms) is probable while Mario Hezonja (back spasms) is questionable for Wednesday's game. Rodney Hood (left ruptured Achilles tendon), Zach Collins (left shoulder dislocation) and Jusuf Nurkic (left leg fracture) remain out.
As for the Warriors, Eric Paschall (left hip) is questionable while Ky Bowman (two-way), Stephen Curry (left hand), Alen Smailagic (G league) and Klay Thompson (left ACL) are out.
BROADCAST NOTES
Wednesday's game will be broadcast locally on NBC Sports Northwest with Kevin Calabro, Lamar Hurd and Brooke Olzendam. Travis Demers and Michael Holton will have the call on Rip City Radio 620 AM and on all of the stations on the Deschutes Brewery Trail Blazers Radio Network.