Preview, predictions, TV and injury report for tonight's Portland Trail Blazers v Golden State Warriors game

On a Thursday day in the NBA where a total of five games will be played, Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors will face each other in a duel between two Western Conference teams, a priori, very unequal. The stars of the game will be Stephen Curry and Scoot Henderson.

The Warriors will be the visitors in a game they come to after a vital win against the Los Angeles Lakers. The team led by Steve Kerr is still 10th in the West, with a record of 44-35, but very close to the Los Angeles franchise, which is 9th with 45-35. With only a few games left in the regular season, the fight is still going strong.

The Blazers, meanwhile, remain in 14th place in the West with a 21-58 record and the only chance to swap places with the San Antonio Spurs, who are last with 20 wins and 60 losses. Even so, both are assured the same percentage to get the number 1 pick in the Draft lottery regardless of the position in which they finish, since they will not see each other from the last two places.

Expert predictions (Possible lineups and result).

The main predictions for tonight's game place Golden State Warriors as the clear favorite to win. The Bay Area franchise will take advantage of Portland Trail Blazers' huge number of absences to pull out the game.

In addition, the potential linueps will be as follows:

Schedule and TV.

The game will be played at 10:00 PM ET, and can be followed on ROOT Sports NW+ and NBCS-BA.