Phoenix Suns (28-20) @ Golden State Warriors (36-8)
Tip-off: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 – 7:30PM PDT
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland CA
TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR 680 AM
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive
Projected Starting Lineups:
Warriors
PG: Stephen Curry (23 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 8.2 APG)
SG: Klay Thompson (22.7 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.0 APG)
SF: Harrison Barnes (10.3 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.4 APG)
PF: Draymond Green (11.5 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 3.5 APG)
C: Andrew Bogut (6.7 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 2.8 APG)
Head Coach: Steve Kerr (36-8, .818)
Suns
PG: Goran Dragic (16.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 4.1 APG)
SG: Eric Bledsoe (16.9 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 6 APG)
SF: P.J. Tucker (7.7 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.6 APG)
PF: Markieff Morris (15.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 2.1 APG)
C: Alex Len (6.5 PPG, 6 RPG, 0.4 APG)
Head Coach: Jeff Hornacek (76-54, .585)
Last Times Out
PREVIOUS WARRIORS GAME: On Friday, 1/30/2015, Golden State lost at Utah, 110-100.
PREVIOUS SUNS GAME: On Friday, 1/30/2015, Phoenix defeated Chicago in Phoenix, AZ, 99-93.
PREVIOUS WARRIORS-SUNS MATCHUP: On 11/11/2014, Golden State lost at Phoenix, Thompson sat out and the Warriors lost, 107-95.
PREVIOUS WARRIORS-SUNS MATCHUP AT ORACLE: On 3/9/2014, Golden State defeated Phoenix, 113-107.
Game Notes
- “Kerr was originally drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the second round (50th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft out of the University of Arizona. Kerr capped his collegiate career as a senior in 1988 by helping lead the Wildcats to their first Final Four appearance in school history. An All-Pac 10 guard in both 1986 and 1988, he remains the school’s career leader in three-point field goal percentage (57.3 percent). Kerr was also a member of the USA Basketball team that captured the 1986 World Championship in Madrid, the last American Men’s Senior Team composed strictly of amateur players to capture a gold medal.” — Warriors PR
- “Kerr, 49, joined the Warriors owning 26 years of NBA experience as a player, television analyst and front office executive, including a three-year stint (2007-10) as president of basketball operations and general manager for the Phoenix Suns. During his time as the Suns GM, the club posted a 155-91 (.630) record and earned a pair of playoff berths, including a trip to the 2010 Western Conference Finals.” — Warriors PR
- “Kerr was teammates with Suns Head Coach Jeff Hornacek during his time with the Suns… Kerr and Hornacek met in consecutive NBA Finals (Kerr with Chicago, Hornacek with Utah) in 1997 and 1998, with Kerr’s Bulls winning both NBA Championships.” — Warriors PR
- “Warriors Associate Head Coach Alvin Gentry was an assistant coach with Phoenix for four-plus seasons (2004-09), serving as interim head coach during the 2008-09 season before moving to the head coaching job for four seasons (2009-13), overlapping with Kerr’s tenure as GM… Gentry posted a 155-144 (.523) mark in five seasons at the helm, the fifth-most wins in franchise history.” — Warriors PR
- “Warriors guard Leandro Barbosa appeared in 486 games (109 starts) with Phoenix over eight seasons (2003-10, 2013-14), averaging 12.4 points on 46.7 percent shooting to go along with 2.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds… Barbosa was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2006-07, posting career-highs in points (18.1) and assists (4.0).” — Warriors PR
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