PREVIEW: Draymond Green Returns As Golden State Warriors (62-13) Visit Dallas Mavericks (46-30)

Golden State Warriors (62-13) at Dallas Mavericks (46-30)

Tip-off: Saturday, April 4th, 2015 – 5:30PM PDT

Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR 680 AM

Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive

Projected Starting Lineups:

Warriors

PG: Stephen Curry (23.7 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 7.8 APG)

SG: Klay Thompson (21.8 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.9 APG)

SF: Harrison Barnes (10.3 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.4 APG)

PF: Draymond Green (11.7 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 3.6 APG)

C: Andrew Bogut (6.2 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 2.7 APG)

Head Coach: Steve Kerr (61-13, .824)

Mavs

PG: Rajon Rondo (9.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 6.5 APG)

SG: Monta Ellis (19.2 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 4.2 APG)

SF: Richard Jefferson (5.4 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 0.8 APG)

PF: Dirk Nowitzki (17.6 PPG, 6.0 APG, 1.9 APG)

C: Tyson Chandler (10.0 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 1.2 APG)

Head Coach: Rick Carlisle (615-429, .589)

Last Times Out

LAST WARRIORS GAME: On Thursday, 4/2/2015, the Warriors defeated the Suns, 107-106, Barnes hit the game-winning shot.

LAST MAVERICKS GAME: On Thursday, 4/2/2015, the Rockets defeated the Mavericks, 108-101, in Dallas.

LAST WARRIORS-MAVERICKS MATCHUP: On 3/6/2105, Golden State defeated Dallas, 104-89, as the Warriors amassed 11 blocked shots and stifled the Mavericks’ offense.

LAST WARRIORS-MAVERICKS MATCHUP AT DALLAS: On 12/13/2014, Golden State defeated Dallas, 105-98, as the Warriors held the Mavs to just 40.4% shooting.

Game Notes

• “Chandler Parsons (knee) will not play tonight against the #Warriors.” — Dwain Price, Dallas Star-Telegram

• “The Mavericks (46-30) look almost certain to reach the postseason for the 14th time in 15 years, though they’ve dropped five of seven.
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  They were knocked off 108-101 by potential first-round opponent Houston on Thursday and struggled in the final period again, scoring 18 points on 5-of-19 shooting. Dallas has averaged 17.7 fourth-quarter points on 34.4 percent shooting in its last three losses.
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  “Well, the important thing for us is to get playing as well as we can play,” coach Rick Carlisle told the team’s official website. “I thought we had a lot of good stretches. The fourth quarter doomed us. We’re going to have to do a lot of things better to get playing better.”
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  Chandler Parsons will miss this game due to swelling in his right knee, and Carlisle said Saturday he was not worried about it being a long-term injury. Dallas is 5-5 without Parsons, who has hit a team-high 132 3-pointers.
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  Three-point defense has been an issue for the Mavericks, who have let their last three opponents hit 35 of 79 from beyond the arc (44.3 percent). Golden State is shooting 45.0 percent from distance over its last five contests.” — Jordan Garretson, AP/STATS