NBA Basketball Matchup: Warriors vs Trail Blazers
The Golden State Warriors are coming off an interesting last couple of games. They have played Denver twice, winning by 15 at home and them losing by a whopping 39 points on the road.
Golden State Warriors (22-34) vs Portland Trailblazers (27-31)
Wednesday April 11
Rose Garden – Portland, OR
10:35PM
Moneyline: No line currently listed
Spread: Portland -6
O/U: 199
Golden State
This team has a very curious (polite) roster right now so it is hard to know which performance offers the more accurate perception of the team. Personally, I think it is the latter. Not much to prove otherwise.
Golden State has played the Trailblazers well this year, winning one and losing two others by a combined 5 points. The last time these two squared off guard Charles Jenkins exploded with 27 points filling in for Steph Curry. Curry is still on the shelf but Jenkins has struggled lately.
In his last 5 games he has scored more than 8 points just once.
It looks like he is getting exposed out there.
Portland
Portland has really struggled in the second half and fallen out of the playoff picture in the Western Conference. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
There are still enough games to make a final push but they would have to be close to perfect from here on out. There are a lot of teams that would have to struggle but none of them are all that great so it is a possibility.
Starting with a win against Golden State is a nice spot.
It must be very frustrating for forward Lamarcus Aldridge these days. He has become a model of consistency – 9 straight 20+ point games but all around him are question marks.
I didn’t think the Ray Felton acquisition was a great one but it makes no sense that he is having maybe his worst as a pro. One interesting development is the play of forward J.J. Hickson who is enjoying getting out of Sacramento (even though it is pretty this time of year).
Spread Pick: Portland -6
O/U Pick: Over
Score Prediction: Portland 105 – Golden State 95
