PREVIEW: Stephen Curry On Big Competitive Stage vs LeBron, Warriors (44-10) at Cleveland Cavaliers (36-22)

Golden State Warriors (44-10) at Cleveland Cavaliers (36-22)

Tip-off: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 – 5:00PM PDT

Location: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH

TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR 680 AM

Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive

Projected Starting Lineups:

Warriors

PG: Stephen Curry (23.8 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 7.9 APG)

SG: Klay Thompson (22.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.9 APG)

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

PF: Draymond Green (11.0 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 3.6 APG)

C: Andrew Bogut (6.3 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 2.8 APG)

Head Coach: Steve Kerr (44-10, .815)

Cavaliers

PG: Kyrie Irving (21.6 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 5.3 APG)

SG: JR Smith (12.6 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.6 APG)

SF: LeBron James (25.7 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 7.3 APG)

PF: Kevin Love (16.9 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 2.3 APG)

C: Timofey Mozgov (10.5 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 0.6 APG)

Head Coach: David Blatt (36-22, .621)

Last Times Out

LAST WARRIORS GAME: On 2/24/2015, Golden State defeated Washington, 114-97. Curry scored 32 points and dished out 8 assists in his return from a foot injury.

LAST CAVALIERS GAME: On 2/22/2015, the Cavs defeated the Pistons, 102-93, in Detroit.

LAST WARRIORS-CAVS MATCHUP: On 1/9/2015, the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers, 112-94, at Golden State. James did not play in that game.

LAST WARRIORS-CAVS MATCHUP IN CLEVELAND: On 12/29/2013, the Warriors defeated the Cavs, 108-104, at Cleveland.

Game Notes

http://player.espn.com/player.js?playerBrandingId=4ef8000cbaf34c1687a7d9a26fe0e89e&adSetCode=91cDU6NuXTGKz3OdjOxFdAgJVtQcKJnI&pcode=1kNG061cgaoolOncv54OAO1ceO-I&width=576&height=324&externalId=espn:12385155&thruParam_espn-ui%5BautoPlay%5D=false&thruParam_espn-ui%5BplayRelatedExternally%5D=true

• Is Stephen Curry Prepared to Take NBA Spotlight Away from LeBron James? — Ric Bucher, Bleacher Report

• “Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he’ll likely rest Andrew Bogut and Andre Iguodala at some point during this roadie, but it won’t be tonight.” — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle

• “Golden State, a league-best 20-8 on the road this season, has won four-straight in Cleveland. The Cavaliers have won 10-straight at home.” — Warriors PR

• “Shawn Marion (Left Hip Strain) – OUT
  Anderson Varejao (Left Achilles Tendon Rupture) – OUT” — Cavaliers PR