PREVIEW: Stephen Curry To Sit Out With “Tweaked Foot” As Warriors (43-9) Head East vs Indiana Pacers (22-33)

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Golden State Warriors (43-9) at Indiana Pacers (22-33)

Tip-off: Sunday, February 22nd, 2015 – 3:00PM PDT

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, CA

TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR 680 AM

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Projected Starting Lineups:

Warriors

PG: Stephen Curry (23.6 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 7.9 APG)

PG: Shaun Livingston (5.2 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.9 APG)

SG: Klay Thompson (22.0 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.9 APG)

SF: Harrison Barnes (10.4 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.4 APG)

PF: Draymond Green (11.1 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 3.6 APG)

C: Andrew Bogut (6.5 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 2.8 APG)

Head Coach: Steve Kerr (43-9, .827)

Pacers

PG: George Hill (13.6 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 3.8 APG)

SG: CJ Miles (12.5 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1.2 APG)

SF: Solomon Hill (9.5 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 2.3 APG)

PF: David West (13.0 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 3.5 APG)

C: Roy Hibbert (11.1 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 1.2 APG)

Head Coach: Frank Vogel (189-133, .587)

Last Times Out

LAST WARRIORS GAME: On 2/20/2015, Golden State defeated San Antonio, 110-99.

LAST PACERS GAME: On 2/20/2015, Indiana defeated Philadelphia, 106-95.

LAST WARRIORS-PACERS MATCHUP: On 1/7/2015, Golden State defeated Indiana, 117-102, at Oracle Arena as Klay led the way with 40 points.

Game Notes

  • “Stephen Curry tweaked foot stepping on somebody vs San Antonio and is testing it in warmups before it’s certain he plays vs Indiana.” — Diamond Leung, Bay Area News Group
  • “The Warriors will be without Stephen Curry tonight vs. Indiana because of a sore right ankle.” — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle
  • “Asked how he approached defending Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, Frank Vogel joked “We’ve got to keep them to less than 37 a quarter.” — Simmons
  • “Pacers have won 7 of their last 10, shooting 47.9% over that stretch, best in the NBA” — Tim Roye, Warriors radio broadcaster
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