Golden State Warriors (28-26) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (26-28)
The NBA betting action continues Wednesday, February 8, with the Golden State Warriors facing off against the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference showdown at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
The Trail Blazers open as 3.5-point home favorites with a total of 234.0 points. Portland misses Jusuf Nurkic (calf) and Justise Winslow (ankle), while Golden State is without Stephen Curry (leg) and Andre Iguodala (hip).
In their first outing since Steph Curry’s leg injury, the Golden State Warriors improved to 28-26 SU and 25-28-1 ATS on the season. They dismantled the Oklahoma City Thunder 141-114 as 3-point home favorites, making 57.7% of their field goals (26-for-50 from downtown) and handing out a staggering 43 assists.
Klay Thompson dropped 42 points on OKC. He went 12-for-16 from downtown, while Jordan Poole, who replaced Curry in the starting lineup, made five of his ten attempts from beyond the arc. Poole finished with 21 points and 12 assists, and Andrew Wiggins added 18 points and four dishes.
“It was a beautiful game to watch him play,” Warriors forward Draymond Green said of Th ompson. “We needed it. It’s been a while since we had a blowout win. It's good to get this one, especially the first game with Steph out. It was good to start off on this foot and try to create some momentum.”
Career-high 12 assists
JP was droppin' DIMES ?? pic.twitter.com/8dJEaqSxBz— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) February 7, 2023
The Warriors are sitting at the seventh spot in the Western Conference, just half a game behind the No. 6 seed. Golden State is scoring 114.6 points per 100 possessions (tied-12th in the league) on 38.4% shooting from beyond the 3-point line (5th). The Warriors are yielding 114.3 points in return (16th) on 54.1% shooting from inside the arc (13th) and 36.2% from downtown (tied-18th).
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