Game 4 preview: Can Warriors sweep Blazers?

Can Warriors sweep Blazers?

Mike Brown (interim), 1st season with Warriors (0-0 with Warriors and 347-216 overall); Terry Stotts, 5th season with Blazers (223-187 with Blazers and 338-355 overall)

On air: TV on TNT, NBC Sports Bay Area; Radio on 95.7 The Game

Warriors (67-15, 3-0); Blazers (41-41, 0-3)

Warriors: PG Stephen Curry (27.3 ppg, 6.0 apg), SG Klay Thompson (18.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg), SF Patrick McCaw (6.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg), PF Draymond Green (11.3 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 8.7 apg), C Zaza Pachulia (4.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg)

Blazers: PG Damian Lillard (25.7 ppg, 2.3 apg), SG C.J. McCollum (28.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg), SF Evan Turner (11.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg), PF Maurice Harkless (9.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg), C Noah Vonleh (5.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg)

Warriors injury report: SF Matt Barnes (right ankle/foot sprain), SF Kevin Durant (left calf strain) and PG Shaun Livingston (right index finger sprain) are questionable.

Blazers injury report: C Jusuf Nurkic (right leg), PF Ed Davis (left shoulder) and C Festus Ezeli (left knee) are out.

Will Mike Brown continue to thrive as interim head coach?

A former NBA Coach of the Year, Brown made several on-the-fly rotation decisions that helped spark Golden State to a come-from-behind victory.

[...] after Kerr’s announcement Sunday that he will take an indefinite break from in-game coaching, Brown can begin to settle into his new role of interim head coach.

[...] whether one of the NBA’s top players will be available is always noteworthy.

[...] up 3-0 on the Blazers, the Warriors have the luxury of again being careful with Durant (left calf), Shaun Livingston (right index finger) and Matt Barnes (right ankle/foot).

[...] from that standpoint, everybody made it rather easy for me to make the adjustment. -

Mike Brown on taking over as the Warriors’ interim head coach