After five seasons of dominating the Trail Blazers, the Warriors have hit a few snags the past couple seasons and now face the possibility of falling for the fifth time in their last six games at Portland.
The teams split two games earlier this season, each winning on its home court, and will close the Portland portion of the series with a scheduled 7:10 tipoff Monday night at Moda Center. Pregame coverage on NBC Sports Bay Area begins at 6 p.m., with postgame coverage immediately after the national telecast.
Having snapped a 10-game losing streak with a win over the Magic on Saturday at Chase Center, the Warriors (10-34) will try to string together back-to-back wins for the first time since Dec. 28.
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The Blazers (18-26), reeling from a disappointing first half, are trying to fight through a series of injuries and get back into playoff position. In their recovery effort, they’ve made two notable transactions, signing Carmelo Anthony in November and trading for Trevor Ariza over the weekend.
The Warriors from 2012 to 2017 won 16 of 20 against Portland but are only 3-5 in the last eight games against the Blazers.
PROJECTED LINEUPS
Warriors
Golden State Warriors
F – Alec Burks
F – Eric Paschall
C – Willie Cauley-Stein
G – Damion Lee
G – D’Angelo Russell
Blazers
F – Nassir Little
F – Carmelo Anthony
C – Hassan Whiteside
G – Anfernee Simons
G – Damian Lillard
INJURY REPORT
Warriors: F Draymond Green (illness) is questionable. F Glenn Robinson III (R ankle sprain), G Stephen Curry (L hand fracture), G Jacob Evans III (concussion), C/F Kevon Looney (L abdominal soreness) and G Klay Thompson (L ACL rehab) are listed as out. G Ky Bowman and F/C Alen Smailagic are on assignment with Santa Cruz of the G League.
Blazers: C/F Zach Collins (L shoulder dislocation), F Rodney Hood (L Achilles’ tendon surgery), F Skal Labissiere (L knee inflammation), G CJ McCollum (L ankle sprain) and C Jusuf Nurkic (L leg fracture) are listed as out.
ROTATION OUTLOOK
Warriors: Robinson will miss his second straight game after not playing Saturday against Orlando ... Rookie F Eric Paschall and rookie G Jordan Poole are finding a nice scoring rhythm of late, mostly as reserves. Paschall has averaged 14.8 ppg over the last five games and Poole has averaged 15.2 over his last four ... Russell has averaged 24.4 ppg and 6.8 assists in his last five games against the Blazers, with only the last two as a member of the Warriors ... The Warriors are No. 1 in the NBA in free-throw percentage (81.0), with the Blazers (80.9) ranked second ... Burks has scored in double figures in each of the last eight games, averaging 16.4 ppg ... This marks the eighth consecutive season the Warriors have played on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They’ve won the last five and nine of the last 10.
Blazers: The trade with the Kings to acquire Ariza can’t become official until Tuesday. The details: Kent Bazemore, Anthony Tolliver and two future second-round picks go to Sacramento, with Caleb Swanigan, Wenyen Gabriel and Ariza coming to Portland ... Ariza is expected to start at SF, but until he arrives 2019 first-round pick Little will command most of the minutes there ... In the first two games this season, Lillard averaged 35.0 points and 8.5 assists. The Oakland native has scored at least 29 points in four straight games against the Warriors and his 27.7 ppg career average is the highest against any team in the NBA ... Whiteside averaged 19.0 points, 17.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in the first two games ... Anthony is 49 points away from surpassing Kevin Garnett and moving into 17th place on the all-time scoring list.
Officials: Kane Fitzgerald (crew chief), Brian Forte, JB DeRosa.