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Deni Avdija had 26 points and six assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Golden State Warriors 139-119 in Tiago Splitter's first game as interim head coach.
The Golden State Warriors play for the second stright night on Friday night when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Blazers sprinted away from a day-and-a-half of surreal chaos, steamrolling the vaunted Golden State Warriors at the Moda Center.
Stunned by the arrest of head coach Chauncey Billups in a sprawling alleged poker scheme, the Portland Trail Blazers took to the court Friday night under an interim coach as they navigated an unexpectedly tumultuous start to the new season.
Tiago Splitter is serving as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers with Chauncey Billups on leave amid the NBA's gambling scandal.
The Golden State Warriors may be without some key players in Friday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Trail Blazers rookie star Yang Hansen gifts young Warriors fan signed shoes
Portland Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen gifted a pair of signed shoes to a young Warriors fan after Golden State's loss on Friday at Moda Center.
The fifth-year head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers was placed on "immediate leave" by the NBA after the charges were revealed.