The Portland Trail Blazers look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday in their fifth game of the preseason. Portland is 1-3 after falling to the Sacramento Kings 126-94. Jerami Grant was the leading scorer for Portland with 17 points but the Trail Blazers shot only 40.3% overall and were outrebounded by Sacramento 47-29. Portland's only victory during the preseason thus far was a 138-85 rout of Maccabi.
Portland is expected to have Damian Lillard, Josh Hart and Anfernee Simons as the three starters in the backcourt, while Jeremy Grant and Jusuf Nurkic will start in the frontcourt for the Trail Blazers this season. Drew Eubanks will see plenty of action off the bench as will Justise Winslow, Gary Payton II and Brandon Williams amongst others.
The Golden State Warriors look to bounce back from a loss, with a victory on Tuesday, when hosting Portland. Golden State is 2-1 in the preseason following its 124-121 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Jordan Poole was the leading scorer for Golden State with 25 points while Stephen Curry scored 24 points and Andrew Wiggins added 15 points. The leading rebounder was Jonathan Kuminga with eight. Golden State played without Draymond Green who is taking a leave from the team following an altercation with Poole last week.
When Green returns, the expected starting five for Golden State will be Curry, James Wiseman, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and Green. Wiseman is once again healthy for Golden State and scored 13 points in the loss to the Lakers, while players such as Thompson and Andre Iguodala were rested. Poole will be the first player off Golden State's bench, if not a starter.'
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