Defeating the lowly Houston Rockets is one thing.
Picking up victories at Golden State and New Orleans would leave the Portland Trail Blazers in a good sport before starting a six-game trip Friday in Atlanta.
The Blazers used a monumental 71-point performance from Damian Lillard to take down the Rockets (13-47) on Sunday night at the Moda Center. The Blazers next play Tuesday night at Golden State (31-30) before hosting the Pelicans (30-31) on Wednesday night. Victories over both opponents would give the Blazers key wins over two teams in contention for a playoff berth and push them to .500.
First up is the seventh-place Warriors who will be without Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins. That more than makes up for Portland being short Jusuf Nurkic and Anferee Simons.
The Warriors have won two consecutive games thanks mainly to the resurgence of Klay Thompson, who had 74 points over the team’s last two games and has averaged 25.7 points per game in February.
He scored 31 at Portland during a 125-122 loss on Feb. 8 in a game that saw Lillard score 38.
The Blazers will enter Tuesday in 11th place in the West. New Orleans is in 10th.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS AT GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
What: Trail Blazers (29-31) at Warriors (31-30), 7 p.m., Tuesday.
Where: Chase Center, San Francisco.
Radio: Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).
TV channel: Root Sports Plus (in Portland: Comcast 1253, DirecTV 687-1).
Watch the game live online: You can watch this game live for FREE with fuboTV (free trial). You can also get this game on DirecTV Stream’s “CHOICE” package (promotional offers), if you are out of fuboTV trials, or simply prefer that platform and their pricing plans. If you already have a cable or satellite provider that carries Root Sports and want to watch online, you can watch this game live on Root Sports Live.
ODDS (Oregon Lottery/DraftKings)
Moneyline: POR +140| GSW -165
Spread: POR +3.5| Over/Under: NA
INJURIES
Blazers: Jusuf Nurkic (left calf strain), Anfernee Simons (right ankle sprain), Justise Winslow (left ankle sprain), Ibou Badji (left knee soreness), Ryan Arcidiacono (lower back pain) and John Butler Jr. (G League) are out.
Warriors: Draymond Green (right knee contusion) is probable. Stephen Curry (left leg strain), Andrew Wiggins (personal reasons), Andre Iguodala (right hip soreness), Gary Payton II (right adductor soreness) and Ryan Rollins (right foot soreness).
NEXT UP
The Blazers host New Orleans (30-31) at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
— Aaron Fentress | afentress@Oregonian.com | @AaronJFentress (Twitter), @AaronJFentress (Instagram), @AaronFentress (Facebook). Subscribe to Oregonian/OregonLive newsletters and podcasts
