PREVIEW: Warriors (46-11) Visit Brooklyn Nets (24-33) For Another Road Back-To-Back

Golden State Warriors (46-11) at Brooklyn Nets (24-33)

Tip-off: Monday, March 2nd, 2015 – 4:30PM PDT

Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR 680 AM

Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive

Projected Starting Lineups:

Warriors

PG: Stephen Curry (23.9 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 7.8 APG)

SG: Klay Thompson (22.1 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.9 APG)

SF: Harrison Barnes (10.4 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 1.5 APG)

PF: Draymond Green (11.3 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 3.6 APG)

C: Andrew Bogut (6.2 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 2.8 APG)

Head Coach: Steve Kerr (46-11, .807)

Nets

PG: Deron Williams (13.2 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 6.2 APG)

SG: Markel Brown (3.8 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 0.7 APG)

SF: Joe Johnson (15.7 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.6 APG)

PF: Alan Anderson (7.0 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1.2 APG)

C: Mason Plumlee (10.3 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 0.9 APG)

Head Coach: Lionel Hollins (238-234, .504)

Last Times Out

LAST WARRIORS GAME: On 3/1/2015, Golden State defeated Boston, 106-101. Curry scored 37 points as the Warriors came back from a 26-point deficit.

LAST NETS GAME: On 2/28/2015, the Nets defeated the Mavericks, 104-94, in Dallas.

LAST WARRIORS-NETS MATCHUP: On 11/13/2014, the Warriors defeated the Nets, 107-99, at Golden State. Thompson scored 25 points to lead the Dubs.

LAST WARRIORS-NETS MATCHUP IN BROOKLYN: On 1/8/2014, the Nets defeated the Warriors, 102-98, at Brooklyn. The loss ended a 10-game win streak for the Warriors, including 6 straight on the road.

Game Notes

• “Kerr said he wants to play a lot of guys tonight, including bigs Andrew Bogut, Festus Ezeli, David Lee, Mo Speights, and of course, Green…he’d like to get Draymond Green some rest after 42 mins last night, but tonight’s matchup probably won’t allow it.” — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle

• “The Warriors got to their NY hotel after 3 a.m. this morning. Delayed bc weather, crew, de-icing truck breakdown, lost bus, etc.” — Simmons

• “The Warriors have won 10 of the last 14 against the Nets.” — Warriors PR

• “Golden State, in Brooklyn, have a league best record of 10-2 in the 2nd night of back to backs. tho 9 of their 11 losses have been on road.” — Tim Roye, Warriors radio broadcaster

• “Warriors guard Shaun Livingston spent the 2013-14 season with the Nets, appearing in 76 games (54 starts) and averaging 8.3 points, 3.2 assists and 3.2 rebounds in 26.0 minutes… In 12 playoff games (10 starts), Livingston tallied 9.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 27.1 minutes.” — Warriors PR

• “Nets guard Jarrett Jack spent the 2012-13 season with the Warriors, appearing in 79 games (four starts) and averaging 12.9 points, 5.6 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 29.7 minutes… In 12 playoff games (four starts), Jack tallied 17.2 points, 4.7 assists and 4.4 rebounds in 35.5 minutes in helping the Warriors to a first-round upset over the Nuggets” — Warriors PR

• “The Brooklyn Nets will try to take advantage of a season-high five consecutive home games and create some separation in a competitive Eastern Conference playoff race.
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  ‘We’ve got to make a statement and start building something at home,’ coach Lionel Hollins said of his team, which is 10-15 at the Barclays Center. ‘We haven’t been a very good home team. We need to go home and excite the Brooklyn fans. … We want to get the fans involved and make a mad push to get into the playoffs.'” — Alan Ferguson, AP/STATS

• “The Nets have won 13 of their last 16 home games against the Warriors, including 10 straight from 11/5/97 – 12/22/07.” — Nets PR

• “Dubs will once again sport their #NBACNY uniforms tonight in Brooklyn.” — Warriors PR