GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: GOLDEN STATE (12-9) at PORTLAND (9-12)

NBA: GOLDEN STATE (12-9) at PORTLAND (9-12)

<h3>Red-hot Warriors take on streaking Trail Blazers</h3>

Golden State (12-9) at Portland (9-12) 10:00 pm EST

PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- After taking down the reigning NBAchampions at home, Stephen Jackson and the red-hot Golden StateWarriors take their show to the road.


Jackson and the surging Warriors hope to continue their recentstellar play Wednesday when they visit the Portland TrailBlazers.


After losing its first six games this season, Golden State haswon 12 of its last 15 contests, including Tuesday's 96-84victory over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs.

Jackson scored 20 points for Golden State, which had not won 12games during a 15-game stretch since the 1975-76 campaign.

The Warriors have gone 11-3 since Jackson, the team captain,returned to the lineup from a season-opening seven-gamesuspension.


The Trail Blazers enter Wednesday's contest on a season-highfour-game winning streak.


Martell Webster scored a season-high 25 points as Portlandcontinued its winning ways Tuesday with a 97-89 victory over theUtah Jazz.


The 21-year-old Webster, who was selected sixth overall duringthe 2005 NBA draft, is making vast improvements in his third NBAseason, averaging 12.0 points while playing just over 33minutes a game.

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE AT PORTLAND - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


GOLDEN STATE PORTLAND

F Stephen Jackson F Channing Frye
F Matt Barnes F Martell Webster
C Andris Biedrins C Joel Przybilla
G Baron Davis G Steve Blake
G Kelenna Azubuike G Brandon Roy

OFFICIALS: Dan Crawford
Matt Boland
Benny Adams</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE VS PORTLAND - INACTIVES

GOLDEN STATE PORTLAND

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
M ELLIS STRAINED LEFT THIGH D MILES RIGHT KNEE INJURY
G ODEN KNEE INJURY</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE AT PORTLAND - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

REVISED LINEUPS

GOLDEN STATE PORTLAND

F Stephen Jackson F Channing Frye
F Matt Barnes F Martell Webster
C Al Harrington C Joel Przybilla
G Baron Davis G Steve Blake
G Kelenna Azubuike G Brandon Roy

OFFICIALS: Dan Crawford
Matt Boland
Benny Adams</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 5
PORTLAND 7 8:37 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 12
PORTLAND 13 5:36 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 18
PORTLAND 20 2:40 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 22
PORTLAND 22 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
GOLDEN STATE 22 22
PORTLAND 22 22 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 27
PORTLAND 34 8:20 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 32
PORTLAND 42 5:40 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 41
PORTLAND 51 2:42 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 49
PORTLAND 54 HALFTIME</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
GOLDEN STATE 22 27 49
PORTLAND 22 32 54 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

GSW - BARON DAVIS 16, STEPHEN JACKSON 7,
KELENNA AZUBUIKE 6
POR - TRAVIS OUTLAW 14, JAMES JONES 10, JOEL
PRZYBILLA 9</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 60
PORTLAND 61 9:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 67
PORTLAND 70 5:35 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 72
PORTLAND 79 2:24 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 77
PORTLAND 85 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
GOLDEN STATE 22 27 28 77
PORTLAND 22 32 31 85 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

GSW - BARON DAVIS 23, MATT BARNES 13, STEPHEN
JACKSON 9
POR - TRAVIS OUTLAW 20, BRANDON ROY 17, JAMES
JONES 16</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 82
PORTLAND 90 8:40 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>