Denver Nuggets (14-19) at Golden State Warriors (29-5)
Tip-Off: Monday, January 2, 2017, – 7:30 PM PDT
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
TV: CSNBAY Radio: 95.7 The Game
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive
Projected Starting Lineups:
Denver Nuggets (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Emmanuel Mudiay (13.1, 4.0, 3.8)
SG: Gary Harris (13.2, 3.2, 2.7)
SF: Wilson Chandler (16.2, 7.1, 2.0)
PF: Danilo Gallinari (16.9, 4.9, 2.1)
C: Nikola Jokic (12.4, 7.5, 3.6)
Head Coach: Mike Malone (career: 86-135, 0.389)
Golden State Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Stephen Curry (23.9, 4.2, 5.9)
SG: Klay Thompson (21.6, 3.6, 2.1)
SF: Kevin Durant (25.9, 8.9, 4.8)
PF: Draymond Green (10.8, 8.6, 7.3)
C: Zaza Pachulia (4.7, 5.7, 2.1)
Head Coach: Steve Kerr (career: 169-29, 0.854)
Injury Report
Nuggets: Darrell Arthur (knee) is questionable, Jameer Nelson (ribs) is questionable, Kenneth Faired (back) is questionable.
Warriors: No injuries to report.
Previous Matchups
- Warriors at Nuggets, on November 10, 2016, the Warriors defeat the Nuggets 125-101 at the Pepsi Center. Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets Box Score, November 10, 2016
- 76ers at Nuggets, on December 30, 2016, the 76ers defeat the Nuggets 124-122 at the Pepsi Center. Philadelphia 76ers at Denver Nuggets Box Score, December 30, 2016
- Mavericks at Warriors, on December 30, 2016, the Warriors defeated the Mavericks 108-99 at Oracle Arena. FINAL RECAP WITH HIGHLIGHTS: KLAY SCORES 17 OF 29 POINTS IN 3RD, WARRIORS (29-5) FEND OFF DALLAS MAVERICKS (10-24), 108-99
Game Notes
- “Nikola Jokic continues to blow us away whenever he can stay on the court. His upside is looking like it might even be much higher than we thought as recently as a month ago” — Adam Mares, Denver Stiffs
- Draymond on Jokic: “serious about his craft…plays w/ some swagger”, on Livingston: “takes 6 shots he’s making 3 of them…a run-killer.” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q74TDqxNr8&w=560&h=315]
- In the @SteveKerr era, the Warriors are 92-6 at home during the regular season. — Tim Roye, Warriors Broadcaster
- It’s “against my DNA,”: Malone won’t rest players versus Warriors ahead of matchup with Kings — T.J. McBride, Nuggets Beat Writer
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