Golden State Warriors at Portland Trail Blazers Game 4 Pick

The Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers meet up for the four-game of the Western Conference Finals tomorrow night. The Warriors hold a commanding 3-0 lead, and they are looking to put the Blazers away with a sweep. Even though the Warriors have not had Kevin Durant through this series, they are looking like the best team in the NBA by far. The Blazers have not been able to match-up well with the weapons that the Warriors have on the floor at all times. With the series now in Portland, the Blazers are looking to salvage a game in the series and avoid getting swept on their home floor. With how the Warriors are playing right now, it isn’t looking too likely that the Blazers will be able to win a game or even stay close. The Warriors are 3.5 point favorites.

Warriors Vie for Sweep

After taking the third game in Portland 110-99, the Warriors are in full control. Behind a triple-double from Draymond Green, the Warriors are playing their best basketball of the season. They are playing good defense and translating that into good offense. In two of the games so far the Warriors have allowed under 100 points all while scoring 110 or more points in each game. This is a game that the Warriors are well set up to win, even without Durant. Golden State has looked good in each game of the series and might just be a better team without Durant. No one in the NBA can score with the Warriors, so it is going to take four straight off nights from the floor for them to lose, and that isn’t going to happen.

Blazers Look for a Win

The Blazers haven’t looked terrible in the series, they just have been playing at an all-world pace that the Warriors have been playing at. This is a team that is built on keeping the scoring low and playing solid defense. Against the Warriors, you have to be able to score a ton of points, and the Blazers just don’t have that capability unless both Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum go off in the same game and that just hasn’t been the case. In game three Lillard and McCollum combined for 12-of-38 shooting for 42 points. Against the Warriors that is not going to get it done because the Blazers don’t have anyone else to provide reliable scoring.