Dallas Mavericks (10-23) at Golden State Warriors (27-5)
Tip-Off: Friday, December 30, 2016 – 7:30 PM PDT
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
TV: CSNBAY, NBATV Radio: 95.7 The Game
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive
Projected Starting Lineups:
Golden State Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Stephen Curry (24.2, 4.2, 5.9)
SG: Klay Thompson (21.4, 3.6, 2.1)
SF: Kevin Durant (26.1, 8.8, 4.6)
PF: Draymond Green (10.7, 8.6, 7.4)
C: Zaza Pachulia (4.7, 5.9, 2.2)
Head Coach: Steve Kerr (career: 167-29, 0.852)
Dallas Mavericks (PPG, RPG, APG)
G: Deron Williams (13.9, 2.4, 6.8)
SG: Wesley Matthews (15.8, 3.1, 2.2)
SF: Harrison Barnes (20.4, 5.5, 1.2)
PF: Dorian Finney-Smith (5.2, 2.8, 1.0)
C: Dirk Nowitzki (11.9, 5.1, 1.4)
Head Coach: Rick Carlisle (career: 670-494, 0.576)
Injury Report
Mavericks: JJ Barea (left leg muscle strain) is out A.J. Hammons (illness) is questionable, Salah Mejri (illness) is questionable, Dirk Nowitzki (illness) is questionable.
Warriors: No injuries to report.
Previous Matchups
- Mavericks at Warriors On November 9, 2016, the Warriors beat the Mavericks 116-95 at Oracle Arena. Thompson’s fast start leads Warriors past Mavericks, 116-95
- Mavericks at Lakers Last night, the Mavericks beat the Lakers 101-89 at Staples Center. Mavericks take control in third quarter, beat Lakers 101-89
- Raptors at Warriors The Warriors beat the Raptors 121-111 at Oracle Arena on December 28, 2016. FINAL RECAP WITH HIGHLIGHTS: DURANT RECORDS 5 (ALMOST 6) BLOCKS AS TURNOVER-PRONE WARRIORS (28-5) HOLD OFF TORONTO RAPTORS (22-9), 121-111
Game Notes
- Durant on the Mavs: “They play a slow pace…We gotta be patient and disciplined” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTgl0mc8dF0&w=560&h=315]
- Kerr pregame interview, Warriors (28-5) vs Mavs: Harrison Barnes, Ghost Ship, Durant, rebounding [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V91OWZLqquQ&w=560&h=315]
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ICYMI earlier on our Snapchat "letsgowarriors", Patrick McCaw is at home with fly-like symptoms. PREVIEW: https://t.co/LERsBV0mQ2 pic.twitter.com/C90qTIi1f4
— LetsGoWarriors (@LetsGoWarriors) December 31, 2016
- Warriors last 30 ‘clutch’ minutes: 20/53 FG, 6/25 from three, nine turnovers. Outscored 61-54. — Anthony Slater, The Mercury News
- The Mavs are shooting better in the last 7 games..Effective Field goal% 53.3%(7th best) as compared to 49.3% EFG% overall, 23rd in NBA. — Tim Roye, Warriors Broadcaster
- “It took me a little bit of time getting used to it,” Barnes said, according to DallasNews.com. “I used to duck the media a lot when I was at Golden State. And you have to face the tough questions. When the team is doing well, it’s easy to get in front of the cameras and talk about the team’s success. But when you’re struggling, you got to take that responsibility as a leader of the team and answer those questions, every single night. —CSN Bay Area Staff
- Durant is the biggest reason the Warriors lead the league in blocked shots. Often matched against prototypical power forwards, he is mastering the art of the game-changing swat. “He’s so good offensively, you kind of forget what he can do on that side of the ball,” Thompson said. “We expect him to play like that, as far as protecting the rim and being a great defender, because he has the ability.” — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle
- Opponents are only shooting 42.9 percent against the Warriors overall this season and 32.7 percent from 3. Both clips rank as the lowest in the NBA. They force loads of misses. They just don’t gather enough of them. Opponents have gotten back 24.9 percent of their misses against the Warriors this season, the seventh-most in the league. Toronto had 19 offensive rebounds. The Cavs had 18. “The defensive possession doesn’t end until you get the rebound,” Kerr said. “That’s an important fact. We’ve really come a long way defensively. Now it’s a matter of completing a possession, getting the rebound and not giving it away on the other end.” — Anthony Slater, The Mercury News
- Bogut recognized this week that teams are taking advantage of the Mavericks lineup when he and 19-year NBA veteran Dirk Nowitzki are on the court together. “(Bogut) offered to come off the bench, if that’s a better situation for us,” head coach Rick Carlisle said. “You don’t often get a player of his stature offering to come off the bench for the betterment of the team. But because of his suggestion and this situation, we have that as an option.” —CSN Bay Area Staff
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