warriors vs kings preview (Photo: Steven Chea / CowbellKingdom.com)
Golden State Warriors (31-22) vs. Sacramento Kings (18-35)
Tip-off: Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 – 7:00PM PST
Location: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, CA
Spread: Golden State (-5) meaning Warriors are 5-point favorites
TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR 680 AM
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors (by @goldenstatenz)
Last Game / Streak:
SAC – Won 106-101 vs NYK in New York, Won 1 straight game
GSW – Lost 111-110 vs MIA in Oakland, Lost 1 straight game
Probable Starting Lineups:
Warriors:
PG: Stephen Curry (24.5 PPG, 9.0 APG, 4.5 RPG)
SG: Klay Thompson (18.7 PPG, 2.6 APG, 3.0 RPG)
SF: Andre Iguodala (9.7 PPG, 4.5 APG, 4.4 RPG)
PF: David Lee (18.8 PPG, 2.3 APG, 9.8 RPG)
C: Jermaine O’Neal (6.3 PPG, 0.4 APG, 4.7 RPG)
Kings:
PG: Isaiah Thomas (20.2 PPG, 6.3 APG, 2.7 RPG)
SG: Ben McLemore (7.6 PPG, 1.0 APG, 2.8 RPG)
SF: Rudy Gay (19.8 PPG, 2.8 APG, 6.2 RPG)
PF: Jason Thompson (7.6 PPG, 0.7 APG, 6.5 RPG)
C: DeMarcus Cousins (22.5 PPG, 2.9 APG, 11.7 RPG)
The Warriors will look to start off the second half of their season on the right foot, but they will have to do it without their injured big man Andrew Bogut, who will be replaced in the starting lineup by Jermaine O’Neal.
The Warriors will have to get solid bench production tonight, and along with that they really need to value every possession by not having a ton of turnovers.
The Kings could be without their center also. DeMarcus Cousins could be out for this game. Perhaps McLemore will be in the starting lineup tonight for the Kings, due to the fact that Marcus Thornton was traded this afternoon.
From CSN Bay Area Staff:
The Warriors will start their post-All-Star break playoff push without Andrew Bogut, as the big man will be miss his fifth consecutive game Wednesday night against the Kings, head coach Mark Jackson announced.
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Bogut, 29, is averaging 8.2 points, 10.7 rebounds and 27.5 minutes per game this year, but he has missed the last four games due to an ailing left shoulder.
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Jermaine O’Neal will start in Bogut’s stead.
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Without Bogut, the Kings suddenly become a lot more imposing. Sacramento center DeMarcus Cousins is as talented as any big man in the league, a load for any center and surely a daunting task for backup Jermaine O’Neal, who is trying to round into shape after wrist surgery in December.
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Fortunately for Golden State, Cousins is questionable/doubtful with a hip flexor injury.
From CowbellKingdom.com:
The Kings are 0-7 without their starting center and it looks like Cousins will miss another game on Wednesday with a strained left hip flexor. Andrew Bogut is questionable for the Warrior with left shoulder inflammation, as is reserve Jermaine O’Neal (sore back). This game might turn into a track meet, which doesn’t bode well for Sacramento.
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