PREVIEW: Memphis Grizzlies (22-16) At Golden State Warriors (31-5) — Marc Gasol Playing Like An All-Star

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Memphis Grizzlies (22-16) at Golden State Warriors (31-5)

Tip-Off: Friday, January 6, 2017, – 7:30 PM PDT

Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA

TV: CSNBAY & ESPN Radio: 95.7 The Game

Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive

Projected Starting Lineups:

Memphis Grizzlies (PPG, RPG, APG)

PG: Mike Conley (18.3, 3.6, 5.7)

SG: Tony Allen (10.2, 5.3, 1.0)

SF: Chandler Parsons (5.2, 2.2, 1.2)

PF: Jarell Martin (4.1, 4.1, 0.2)

C: Marc Gasol (19.7, 6.0, 4.2)

Head Coach: David Fizdale (career: 22-16, 0.579)

Golden State Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)

PG: Stephen Curry (24.2, 4.3, 5.8)

SG: Klay Thompson (21.5, 3.6, 2.0)

SF: Kevin Durant (25.8, 8.6, 4.7)

PF: Draymond Green (10.9, 8.6, 7.6)

C: Zaza Pachulia (5.2, 5.8, 2.1)

Head Coach: Steve Kerr (career: 171-29, 0.855)

Injury Report

Grizzlies: Deyonta Davis (foot) is out, JaMychal Green (face) will play, Brendan Wright (ankle) is out.

Warriors: Klay Thompson (illness) is questionable.

Previous Matchups

Game Notes

  • [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jD5cMBXTUE&w=560&h=315]
  • Count the career-highs: Gasol’s posting personal bests in points (19.7 per game), assists (4.3) and, of course, three-pointers made (1.4 on a sweet 41.1 percentage, and with only three attempts from the corners). Again: the guy is 31, turning 32 at the end of the month. It would’ve been absurd to expect this. We should thank David Fizdale for the threes, and probably also for Gasol’s career high in a different stat: field goals attempted, at 15.9 per game. — Kevin Yeung, SB Nation
  • Klay Thompson (illness) questionable for the Grizzlies game on Friday night — Anthony Slater, San Jose Mercury
  • Pregame – Griz coach David Fizdale says JaMychal Green (facial injury) will play tonight vs Warriors — Ronald Tillery – @CAGrizBeat, The Commercial Appeal
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