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Golden State Warriors (29-20) vs. Chicago Bulls (24-24)
Tip-off: Thursday, February 6th, 2014 – 7:30PM PST
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
Spread: Golden State (-8) meaning Warriors are 8-point favorites
TV: CSN Bay Area / TNT | Radio: KNBR 680 AM
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors (by @goldenstatenz)
Last Game / Streak:
CHA – Won 101-92 vs PHO in Phoenix, Lost 1 straight game
GSW – Lost 91-75 vs CHA at Oracle, Lost 1 straight game
Probable Starting Lineups:
Warriors:
PG: Stephen Curry
SG: Klay Thompson
SF: Andre Iguodala
PF: Draymond Green
C: Jermaine O’Neal
Bulls:
PG: Kirk Hinrich
SG: Jimmy Butler
SF: Mike Dunleavy
PF: Carlos Boozer
C: Joakim Noah
Lee and Bogut are out, per Mark Jackson‘s pregame announcement:
Just got to #Roaracle where Mark Jackson announced that *both* David Lee and Andrew Bogut will not play. Bogut has a stiff shoulder.
— Poor Man's Commish (@poormanscommish) February 7, 2014
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Green and O’Neal will start. Lee is still recovering from a strained shoulder and Bogut has stiffness in his shoulder. Lee will probably not play Saturday, either:
Forgot to mention that Mark Jackson said David Lee would probably miss Saturday's game as well. Bogut probably would not. #Warriors
— LetsGoWarriors (@LetsGoWarriors) February 7, 2014
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As for O’Neal, who just returned to the team from his wrist injury, Jackson said, “I have to trust my eyes and make sure I have a dialogue with him and see how he feels. I will not put a high demand on his body.”
Marreese Speights will be the backup on the frontline. Also, Ognjen Kuzmic was recalled from the D-League earlier today:
The Warriors have re-called rookie big man Ognjen Kuzmic from Santa Cruz of the NBA Development League.
— Rusty Simmons (@Rusty_SFChron) February 6, 2014
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The Warriors look to bounce back following their worst shooting performance in nine seasons, when they host the Bulls. Golden State is 11-3 in the past 14 meetings in the series.
Prior to the game, Klay Thompson was left off the 3-Point Shootout participant list, while Curry returned to it for the second straight year. Barnes was also announced as a Slam Dunk participant.
Thompson has been mired in a slump. Perhaps the snub will get him going.
Iguodala said today at morning shootaround that the team needed to move the ball around more, and that he would try to rebound more.
The Warriors are looking to bring back the “Superman Juice” of #Roaracle, where they’ve struggled of late. And, although Jackson claimed he would not shake up the lineup, he’ll be forced to tonight, due to the injuries to Lee and Bogut.
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