Golden State and Portland have gone over the total in seven of their last eight head-to-head meetings. I expect that trend to continue here.

The Warriors finally showed they could adjust to temporary life without Stephen Curry scoring 34 points in the fourth quarter during the team's last meeting, which was this past Tuesday. Yes, five days ago. Both teams are fully fresh now.

The Trail Blazers don't have the personnel to try to grind down the Warriors with a physical, half-court style. They know that. Their best approach is to play fast and aggressive. That's what they did in scoring 87 points during the first three quarters of Tuesday's game. Unfortunately for the Trail Blazers, their players were tired and ran out of gas. That won't happen here because of the long rest period between games.

I see Portland coming out with a lot of energy, sparked by its home crowd. The Warriors welcome a fast-paced, wide open style. They have the shooters - even without Curry - to pile up points in a hurry.