PREVIEW: Warriors (2-0) @ Pelicans: Halloween Back-To-Back

Golden State Warriors (2-0) at New Orleans Pelicans (0-2)

Tip-off: Tuesday, October 31st, 2015 – 4:30PM PDT

Location: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA

TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR 680

Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive (@chiliankopp)

Projected Starting Lineups:

PG: Stephen Curry (23.8, 4.3, 7.7)

SG: Klay Thompson (21.7, 3.2, 2.9)

SF: Harrison Barnes (10.1, 5.5, 1.4)

PF: Draymond Green (11.7, 8.2, 3.7)

C: Festus Ezeli (4.4, 3.4, 0.2)

Head Coach: Luke Walton (career: 0-0, .000)*

PG: Jrue Holiday (14.8, 3.4, 6.9)

SG: Eric Gordon (13.4, 2.6, 3.8)

SF: Dante Cunningham (5.2, 3.9, 0.8)

PF: Anthony Davis (24.4, 10.2, 2.2)

C: Kendrick Perkins (2.6, 2.4, 0.5)

Head Coach: Alvin Gentry (career: 335-372, .474)

WARRIORS: On 10/30/2015 (obe night ago) at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX the Warriors defeated the Rockets, 112-92. Curry led all scorers with 25 points, plus 7 rebounds and 6 assists. RECAP: Warriors Hold James Harden to 4-For-18 Shooting, Blow Out Houston Rockets, 112-92

PELICANS: On 10/28/2015 (three nights ago) at the Moda Center in Portland, OR the Pelicans were defeated by the Portland Trail Blazers, 112-94. Davis scored 25 points but was outdone by CJ McCollum‘s 37. Gordon added 24 and, off the bench, Ryan Anderson 21.

WARRIORS VS PELICANS: On 10/27/2015 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA the Warriors defeated the Pelicans, 109-98. Curry led all scorers with 40 points. RECAP: Stephen Curry Scores 40 Points As Warriors Rout New Orleans Pelicans, 111-95

* – “Warriors’ results under Luke Walton will count on (Steve) Kerr‘s official coaching record.” — Warriors’ PR

“On Friday morning, they signed veteran point guard Toney Douglas, whose resume checks off many of the hypothetical ad’s requirements. A seventh-year pro, Douglas played 12 games for New Orleans last season and now rejoins almost exactly the same group of players who comprised the 2014-15 roster. He’s also a dogged on-ball defender, something the Pelicans (0-2) could quickly benefit from after giving up high-scoring games to opposing guards in their first two games.
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Douglas participated in his first practice Friday, but is expected to be available Saturday for New Orleans’ home opener, in front of a capacity crowd, against the defending champion Golden State Warriors and league MVP Stephen Curry…
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‘He was here last year. I think everyone knows he had a good run here and had a lot to do with that team making the playoffs,’ Pelicans Coach Alvin Gentry said of the Douglas signing, which occurred after Nate Robinson was waived Thursday. ‘We just thought it was a better fit. Nothing against Nate – Nate came in and did everything we asked him to do. We just thought this was a little bit better fit.'” — Jim Eichenhofer, NBA.com

“There’s a chance Omer Asik and Luke Babbitt could play Saturday vs. Warriors.” — John Reid, New Orleans Times-Picayune<

“Golden State interim coach Luke Walton said he wasn’t sure if the players took Cunningham’s play personally, but he added he didn’t think Cunningham was dirty.
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‘I don’t think Dante is a dirty player at all,’ Walton said. ‘(The Andrew Bogut incident) kind of just looked an accident. There are some players that just play in a manner where they’re always involved in collisions, and I think that’s more of Dante than of actually being a dirty player.'” — Reid

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PREVIEW: Golden State Warriors (2-0) At New Orleans Pelicans (0-2) – Pelicans Sign Toney Douglas