(Photo: AP Photo/Todd Kirkland)
Golden State Warriors Preview:
Golden State Warriors (21-13) vs.Atlanta Hawks (18-14)
Tip-off: Friday, January 3rd, 2014 – 4:30PM PST
Location: Phillips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Spread: Golden State (-3) meaning Warriors are 3 point favorites
TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR 680 AM
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors (by @goldenstatenz)
Last Game / Streak:
ATL – Won 92-91 at BOS in Boston, Won 1 straight game
GSW – Won 123-114 at MIA in Miami, Won 7 straight games
Probable Starting Lineups:
Warriors:
PG: Stephen Curry (22.0 PPG, 9.5 APG, 4.7 RPG)
SG: Klay Thompson (19.4 PPG, 2.6 APG, 3.3 RPG)
SF: Andre Iguodala (10.7 PPG, 5.0 APG, 4.0 RPG)
PF: David Lee (18.4 PPG, 2.7 APG, 9.7 RPG)
C: Andrew Bogut (7.9 PPG, 1.5 APG, 10.4 RPG)
Hawks:
PG: Jeff Teague (17.0 PPG, 8.2 APG, 2.9 RPG)
SG: Kyle Korver (12.8 PPG, 2.7 APG, 4.1 RPG
SF: DeMarre Carroll (9.0 PPG, 1.6 APG, 5.5 RPG)
PF: Paul Millsap (17.9 PPG, 2.7 APG, 8.6 RPG
C: Pero Antic (3.7 PPG, 0.0 APG, 2.5 RPG)
The Warriors will be coming into this game with a lot of momentum. Stephen Curry, David Lee and Harrison Barnes were outstanding in Miami, leading the Warriors to a nine point victory.
The Warriors will look to extend their winning streak to eight games in this win and improve their record to 22-13 on the season.
The Hawks come into this game fresh off a win against the Celtics in Boston, where they were behind by more then 15 in the 2nd quarter.
Paul Millsap played phenomenal for them, scoring 34 points against Boston. The Hawks will need good play from everyone in this one, since they are without Al Horford.
Monte Poole of CSN Bay Area writes:
In short, this is a game the Warriors (21-13) can win in a walk — even though it’s a road back-to-back — assuming they’re not floating in the wake of their victory over the Heat in Miami.
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And there is no sign of that.
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“We are not going to overreact on the win, negatively or positively,” coach Mark Jackson said. “We know who we are. Now it is about sticking to the game plan and fulfilling the call.”
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Said point guard Stephen Curry: “It’s more just about what we’re doing. Obviously, we knew who we were playing against and how tough it is to win (in Miami), but it’s more about continuing our performance that we’ve put on in the last two weeks.”
Chris Vivlamore of Atlanta Journal-Constitution Writes:
Pero Antic will get his first start of the season – the lastest move as the Hawks look to replace Al Horford at center.
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Antic will start with the regular group of Jeff Teague, Kyle Korver, DeMarre Carroll and Paul Millsap.
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“I think we are still trying to find our groups,” Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “What bench guys work well together and what starters work well together. We like pulling (Andrew) Bogut away from the basket but if we were playing (any other team) we might start Pero tonight.”
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