PRESEASON PREGAME: Denver Nuggets (2-1) At Golden State Warriors (1-1) – Back At “Rambunctious” #Roaracle!

Denver Nuggets (2-1) at Golden State Warriors (1-1)

Tip-off: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 – 7:00PM PDT

Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA

TV: CSN Bay Area & NBA TV | Radio: KNBR 680

Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive (by @GSWdelivery)

Projected Starting Lineups:

Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)

PG: Stephen Curry (career: 23.8, 4.3, 7.7)

SG: Klay Thompson (21.7, 3.2, 2.9)

SF: Harrison Barnes (10.1, 5.5, 1.4)

PF: Draymond Green (11.7, 8.2, 3.7)

C: Andrew Bogut (6.3, 8.1, 2.7)

Head Coach: Luke Walton (0-0, .000)

Nuggets (PPG, RPG, APG)

PG: Emmanuel Mudiay (N/A, rookie)

SG: Gary Harris (3.4, 1.2, 0.5)

SG: Wilson Chandler (13.9, 6.1, 1.7)

SF: Danilo Gallinari (12.4, 3.7, 1.4)

PF: Kenneth Faried (12.6, 8.9, 1.2)

C: Joffrey Lauvergne (3.9, 3.2, 0.5)

Head Coach: Mike Malone (39-67, .368)

Previous Matchups

• The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Warriors, 118-101, five nights ago on 10/8/2015 in Portland, OR. Golden State gave up 77 first-half points and could not recover.
• Denver defeated the Chicago Bulls, 112-94, five nights ago on 10/8/2015 in Boulder, CO. Lauvergne led the team in scoring and rebounding with 18 points and 8 rebounds.
• Golden State last played Denver on 4/15/2015, the last game of the 2014-15 regular season. The Warriors won, 133-126, to post their 67th win of the season.

Game Notes

• Curry expects things to be “rambunctious” at Oracle tonight, even though it’s preseason:

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• “Walton says he and the assistant coaches already have subs penciled in so as not to end up with Curry playing 36 minutes.” — LetsGoWarriors
• Predicting who will play where for the Nuggets when the season starts — Chris Dempsey, Denver Post
• “Mike Malone, impressed by Oracle preseason crowd lining up for Curry bobbleheads, joked the Nuggets should have same giveaway next game.” — Diamond Leung, Bay Area News Group
• Malone announces that Chandler will be in the starting lineup (not Harris). — via @GSWstats

Pre-Game

Parking got more expensive!

Daaannnnggg… RT @bayatheart: post-championship parking price… #WarriorsGround pic.twitter.com/OygDewA13Z

— LetsGoWarriors (@LetsGoWarriors) October 14, 2015

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Is Walton nervous?

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Walton on #Roaracle and his communication with Steve Kerr during Kerr’s leave of absence.

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Pre-Game Shootaround:

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