PREVIEW: Warriors (58-13), At Full Strength, Get Another Shot At Nemesis Memphis Grizzlies (50-22)

Golden State Warriors (58-13) at Memphis Grizzlies (50-22)

Tip-off: Friday, March 27th, 2015 – 5:00PM PDT

Location: FedExForum, Memphis, TN

TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR 680 AM

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Projected Starting Lineups:

Warriors

PG: Stephen Curry (23.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 7.9 APG)

SG: Klay Thompson (21.6 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.9 APG)

SF: Harrison Barnes (10.5 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 1.4 APG)

PF: Draymond Green (11.8 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 3.6 APG)

C: Andrew Bogut (6.3 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 2.7 APG)

Head Coach: Steve Kerr (58-13, .817)

Grizzlies

PG: Mike Conley (16.1 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 5.3 APG)

SG: Courtney Lee (10.2 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 2.0 APG)

SF: Tony Allen (8.6 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.4 APG)

PF: Zach Randolph (16.4 PPG, 10.8 APG, 2.1 APG)

C: Marc Gasol (17.8 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 3.8 APG)

Head Coach: Dave Joerger (100-54, .649)

Last Times Out

LAST WARRIORS GAME: On Tuesday, 3/23/2015, the Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers, 122-108, as Curry tallied 33 points, 10 assists and Golden State assisted on 37 of its 50 made field goals.

LAST GRIZZLIES GAME: On Wednesday, 3/25/2015, the Cavs defeated the Grizzlies, 111-89, in Memphis, as Randolph only notched 5 points, 3 rebounds. Cleveland built a 29-point lead in the third quarter.

LAST WARRIORS-GRIZZLIES MATCHUP (ALSO AT MEMPHIS): On 12/16/2014, Memphis defeated Golden State, 105-98, Beno Udrih had 8 assists and led the Grizzlies bench to a great performance in support of Conley, Randolph, and Gasol.

Game Notes

• Per Warriors PR and Grizzlies PR, both teams have no notable roster players injured for tonight.

• “It’s a defensive weekend…the Warriors are #1 in Defensive Efficiency at 97.5, Memphis is 3rd at 100 and Milwaukee is 2nd at 99.6…The Grizzlies have won 50+ for the 3rd straight season, after doing it just once in their 1st 17 years.” — Tim Roye, Warriors radio broadcaster

• “Steve Kerr said he doesn’t plan to rest anyone tonight vs. Memphis.” — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle

• “The Grizzlies are coming off their most lopsided home loss of the season – a 111-89 defeat by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday – and trying to hold off Houston for the West’s No. 2 seed.
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  “It makes you have a sickness in your stomach because you know that you are better than that,” said power forward Zach Randolph, limited to a season-low five points along with three rebounds. “It’s the NBA, so it’s a good thing because you always have a game the next day. You have to prepare – it’s tough.”
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  Memphis always presents problems for the Warriors anyway, with center Marc Gasol and Randolph anchoring a wave of physicality inside.

  The Grizzlies have won 12 of the last 14 against Golden State.” — Antonio Gonzalez, AP