Portland Trail Blazers (6-9, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (9-8, eighth in the Western Conference)
San Francisco; Friday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Golden State Warriors take on the Portland Trail Blazers in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup.
The Warriors are 8-4 in Western Conference games. Golden State has a 1-0 record in one-possession games.
The Trail Blazers have gone 6-6 against Western Conference opponents. Portland is seventh in the Western Conference with 45.0 rebounds per game led by Donovan Clingan averaging 10.0.
The Warriors are shooting 45.0% from the field this season, 3.7 percentage points lower than the 48.7% the Trail Blazers allow to opponents. The Trail Blazers score 6.5 more points per game (120.7) than the Warriors

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