NBA Game Preview: Golden State Warriors (2-0) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (0-1)

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Venue & Game Info

Stadium: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon

Tipoff: 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT

Broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area, Rip City TV, NBA League Pass

Injury Report

Golden State Warriors:

Moses Moodyday-to-day (calf, could debut)

De’Anthony Meltonout (knee)

Al Horfordrest (sitting back-to-back)

Portland Trail Blazers:

Scoot Hendersonout (hamstring)

Damian Lillardout for season (Achilles)

Robert Williams IIIout (knee)

Team Recent Form

Golden State Warriors:

Beat Lakers 119-109 in opener.

Beat Nuggets 137-131 (OT) behind Stephen Curry’s 42 points.

Offense averaging 128 PPG, shooting 48% FG.

Portland Trail Blazers:

Lost opener 118-114 vs Minnesota after leading most of the game.

Jerami Grant: 29 points on 10-of-14 shooting.

Team shot just 21% FG in the 4th quarter.

Off-court distraction: Chauncey Billups suspended, Tiago Splitter named interim coach.

Key Player Matchups

Stephen Curry (GSW) vs Anfernee Simons (POR): Curry’s scoring vs Simons’ perimeter creation.

Draymond Green (GSW) vs Jerami Grant (POR): Defensive anchor vs Portland’s most reliable scorer.

Jimmy Butler III (GSW) vs Shaedon Sharpe (POR): Veteran presence vs young athletic wing.

Series History

All-time: Warriors lead 146–89.

Recent: Golden State has won 7 of the last 10.

At Portland: Warriors have won 3 of last 4.

Betting Trends

Golden State:

42-40 ATS last season.

41 games OVER last season.

2-0 ATS so far in 2025–26.

Portland:

36-46 last season, 19-33 in West play.

39 games OVER last season.

0-1 ATS this season.

Final Score Projection: Warriors 118 – Trail Blazers 111

Game Odds

Golden State Warriors                   – 1.5

Portland Trail Blazers                     227.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, October 23, 2025