PREVIEW: Miami Heat (17-21) Make Only Stop In Oakland to Face the Golden State Warriors (30-5)

KG & PP

Miami Heat (17-21) at Golden State Warriors (30-5)

Tip-off: Wednesday, Janurary 14th, 2015 – 7:30 P.M. PDT

Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA

TV: CSN Bay Area, NBA TV

Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive

Projected Starting Lineup:

WARRIORS:

PG: Stephen Curry (23.0 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 8.1 APG)

SG: Klay Thompson (21.4 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 3.1 APG)

SF: Harrison Barnes (10.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.4 APG)

PF: Draymond Green (12.0 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 3.8 APG)

C: Marreese Speights (12.5 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 0.9 APG)

Head Coach: Steve Kerr (30-5, .857)

HEAT:

PG: Mario Chalmers (10.9 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 4.3 APG)

SG: Norris Cole (6.8 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 3.4 APG)

SF: Luol Deng (13.8 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 1.8 APG)

PF: Chris Anderson (5.2 PPG 4.7 RPG, 0.6 APG)

C: Chris Bosh (21.4 PPG, 7.8 $PG, 2.2 APG)

Head Coach: Erik Spoelstra (331-183, .644)

Last time out:

PREVIOUS WARRIORS GAME: Golden State defeated the Utah Jazz, 116-105, in Salt Lake City, UT. Curry led the way with 27 points and 11 assists.

PREVIOUS HEAT GAME: Miami defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 78-75 in Los Angeles, CA. Wade left the game early with a hamstring injury.

PREVIOUS WARRIORS-HEAT MATCHUP: Golden State took care of the Heat, 104-95, as Curry finished with 40 points including 8-for-11 from behind the arc.

Game Notes:

  • “Wade on tomorrow night’s game (Warriors): ‘I would love to be out there but our (training) staff is not going to let me do anything crazy.'” –Miami Heat Official Twitter
  • “Steve Kerr said Leandro Barbosa earned the minutes in practice, but [Shaun] Livingston will be back as backup PG at some [point].” –Rusty Simmons, San Fransisco Chronicle
  • “Last Friday’s victory over the Cavaliers marked Golden State’s 14th-consecutive win at Oracle Arena, matching the longest home win streak in franchise history.” –nba.com
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