Golden State Warriors (8-2) vs Utah Jazz (5-7)
Tip-off: Friday, November 21st, 2014 – 7:30 P.M. PDT
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
TV: CSN Bay Area
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Projected Starting Lineup:
WARRIORS:
PG: Stephen Curry (24.8 PPG, 7.7 APG, 5.5 RPG)
SG: Klay Thompson (23.6 PPG, 3.3 APG, 3.2 RPG)
SF: Harrison Barnes (11.8 PPG, 1.5 APG, 4.9 RPG)
PF: Draymond Green (12.9 PPG, 2.8 APG, 7.2 RPG)
C: Andrew Bogut (8.2 PPG, 3 APG, 10.5 RPG)
Head Coach: Steve Kerr (8-2, .800)
JAZZ:
PG: Trey Burke (10.5 PPG, 5.7 APG, 2.3 RPG)
SG: Alec Burks (14 PPG, 3 APG, 4.8 RPG)
SF: Gordon Hayward (18.7 PPG, 4.6 APG, 5.4 RPG)
PF: Derrick Favors (16.3 PPG 1.8 APG, 8.2 RPG)
C: Enes Kanter (12.9 PPG, 0.3 APG, 6.6 RPG)
Head Coach: Quin Snyder (5-7 .417)
Last time out:
Golden State defeated Los Angeles 136-115 on Sunday, 11/16/2014, Oakland, CA
Utah beat Oklahoma City 98-81 on Tuesday, 11/18/2014, in Salt Lake City, UT
What to watch for:
David Lee‘s status will be evaluated before the game.
Andre Iguodala: “I’m looking forward to tonight to see how we come out the first five minutes…It’ll be important for us to get the win tonight before heading out (on the road-trip next week) with a positive vibe…From what I can see, guys are really locked in.”
Kerr quotes from yesterdays practice:
About practice: “We weren’t great but we weren’t bad. We had some good defensive stuff that we had to work on getting ready for Utah. Our guys got up and down the floor a little bit. They’re anxious to play a game, so I think they’re ready to have a game on the schedule tomorrow. Hopefully we’ll come out and play well.”
The five-day break between games: “In case Quin Snyder is watching we put in 17 new plays…We’re in a mode of refining what we are doing. I think last week we did a much better job execution wise, and a lot if that was actually simplifying things instead of putting more things in. Trying to dig into the options coming off of each play, and I think we’re getting a better feel for our offense andwhat we’re trying to do.”
Bogut: “Dante (Exum) had one of his best games of the season against OKC the other night and they’re playing well. They’re coming off the bench, they bring energy for them, and (he and fellow Australian Joe Ingles) are young and enthusiastic and they’re gonna be tough for us…(Exum) is playing against grown men now and holding his own.”
Marreese Speights: “(Favors and Kanter are) two good young bigs. They’re coming into town real well and they got a backup Gobert, so it’s going to be a good game for us, but I think we’ll be ready for it…It’s more about what problems we present to them (than vice-versa).”
Tonight is also Filipino Heritage Night at Oracle Arena.
After tonight, the Warriors travel to face OKC, MIA, ORL, CHA, and DET between this Sunday, 11/23/2014 and next Sunday, 11/30/2014.
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