Warriors vs. Portland features top-notch backcourts

PORTLAND - Friday’s game between the Warriors and Trail Blazers will showcase two of the NBA’s top three scoring tandems.

The Warriors’ starting guards, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, combine to average 51.1 points per game, and Portland’s starting backcourt, Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, put up 45.0 points per game.

“It’s going to be fun to watch,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said after Friday morning’s shootaround.