Curry and Butler team up to attack! Can the Warriors continue their undefeated streak against the Trail Blazers?

At 10:00 on October 15th, the Warriors will challenge the Trail Blazers away from home. Although it is a preseason game, the Warriors have recently maintained a crushing record of five wins against the Trail Blazers. Can the chemical reaction between Curry and Butler continue to heat up? Can Simmons lead the team to break the curse?

News analysis

As for the Warriors, Green (rest), Moody (calf) and Butler (ankle) are all included in the daily observation list, but Butler is expected to play with injury. The Trail Blazers are only missing Kamara (knee), and Simmons will carry the offensive banner. It is worth noting that when the two teams met in the preseason six days ago, the Warriors narrowly defeated 129-123, and Curry did not play at that time.

Key player analysis

Jimmy Butler (Warriors): This season, he averaged 17.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game, with a true shooting percentage of 60.4% (28th in the league). As the Warriors' new playmaker, he can not only finish with a 50.4% shooting rate in the pick-and-roll, but also create damage with 8.4 free throws per game. However, an ankle injury may affect his breakthrough efficiency. He retired early after scoring only 9 points against the Lakers in the preseason.

Anfernee Simons (Trail Blazers): Although no specific data was provided, as the only core of the Trail Blazers, he averaged 23+7 per game in the recent regular season (vs. Lakers on April 14). His three-point shooting (career 37.2%) will test the Warriors' perimeter defense. He scored 15 points in a single quarter against the Warriors in the preseason.

Tactical game

The Warriors may use regional defense to limit Simmons and create counterattacks by averaging 9.4 steals per game (third in the league). The Trail Blazers need to take advantage of Klingen's frame-protecting advantage of 1.6 blocks per game (fourth in the league) to suppress the Warriors' crazy firepower of 42.4 three-pointers (second in the league). Without Butler, the impact of Kuminga (23 points against the Lakers in the preseason) will become the X factor.

Will this civil war in the Northwest Division continue the one-sided script, or will the Blazers take advantage of their home court to take revenge? In the possible battle between Simmons and Curry, who will be the key player?

(Ultraman)