Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers - NBA Prediction

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In a duel with two teams that are having totally different seasons, the red-hot Golden State Warriors are hosting the struggling Portland Trail Blazers.

The Warriors are definitely back as the best team in the league despite Klay Thompson still being out. The shooting guard is expected to play his first game in two years before Christmas.

The Warriors started the season with an 18-2 record bringing back the conversation about the best regular season in NBA history. Steve Kerr’s team has lost two of the last four games and is now at 20-4.

After a surprising 112-107 home loss to the San Antonio Spurs, the Warriors bounced back with an easy 126-95 win over the Orlando Magic on Monday night.

Steph Curry had seven 3s on the way to 31 points and eight assists while Andrew Wiggins hit a career-high eight 3s and finished with 28 points. Jordan Poole struggled to find his shot, going 4 of 15 for 12 points and contributing seven assists and seven rebounds.

Curry swished a half-court shot to beat the first-quarter buzzer and wound up shooting 8 of 16. He now has 2,958 career regular-season 3s, 15 from tying Allen's 2,973.

The Warriors have held opponents below 50% from the field for 26 straight games dating to last season, limiting the Magic to 43.4% (33 for 76) — 11 for 38 from deep.

The Portland Trail Blazers, on the other hand, are having their worst season in a while, being tenth in the conference and having both Damien Lillard and CJ McCollum on the injury list.

Lillard has missed the last five games with an abdominal injury and now McCollum is also out with a rib injury. Nassir Little and Anfernee Simmons who could have enjoyed more playing time with the two superstars sidelined are also out.

The Blazers have lost their last three and six of their last seven games.

After they were blown out by the San Antonio Spurs and the Boston Celtics with more than 25+ difference, the Blazers lost 102-90 against the Los Angeles Clippers in the last one.

Jusuf Nurkic had a season-high 31 points for Portland, and Norman Powell also had his best night of the season with 29 points.

The Blazers are 4-6 in their last ten games, averaging 108.0 points, 40.7 rebounds, 22.4 assists, 7.4 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.3 points.

Key facts

• The Blazers are without their two best players Damien Lillard and CJ McCollum
• The Blazers have lost six of their last seven games
• The Warriors are averaging 113.6 points per game
• The Warriors have won four of the last five games against the Blazers

With Damien Lillard and CJ McCollum out, there is no question that the Warriors will win tonight against Portland. Jusuf Nurkic and Norman Powell have stepped up but they won’t be able to do much against the mighty Golden State. Steph Curry and his teammates will take care of business winning by a double-digit margin and scoring over 115.5 points.

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Golden State Warriors to win by 16-20 points

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