Overview
- The Warriors confirmed Moses Moody will make his season debut in Portland after missing two games with a left calf strain.
- Al Horford will rest on the back end of the back-to-back per team plan, with Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green available and Jonathan Kuminga listed as probable.
- Portland plays its first game since Chauncey Billups was placed on leave following his arrest on money-laundering and wire-fraud-conspiracy charges, with Tiago Splitter serving as interim head coach.
- Injury absences shape both rotations: the Blazers are without Damian Lillard, Scoot Henderson and Robert Williams III; the Warriors remain without De’Anthony Melton and Alex Toohey.
- Tipoff is 7 p.m. PT at the Moda Center, and sportsbooks list Golden State as a slight favorite after a 137-131 overtime win over Denver moved the Warriors to 2-0.