Utah Jazz (12-14) at Golden State Warriors (26-1)
Tip-off: Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015 – 7:30PM PDT
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
TV: CSN Bay Area or NBA League Pass | Radio: KNBR 680
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive (@CYC_3/@AlexisMariah)
Projected Starting Lineups:
Jazz (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Raul Neto (5.3, 1.5, 2.2)
SG: Rodney Hood (11.9, 2.7, 2.6)
SF: Gordon Hayward (18.9, 4.8, 3.2)
PF: Trey Lyles (2.6, 3.2, 0.4)
C: Derrick Favors (16.8, 8.6, 1.1)
Head Coach: Quin Snyder
Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Stephen Curry (31.7, 5.4, 6.2)
SG: Klay Thompson (19.3, 3.5, 2.5)
SF: Brandon Rush (5.3, 2.9, 0.8)
PF: Draymond Green (14.3, 8.8, 7.1)
C: Andrew Bogut (5.4, 6.7, 2.2)
Head Coach: Luke Walton (career: 26-1, 0.963)*
* – “Warriors’ results under Luke Walton will count on Kerr’s (93-16, .853) official coaching record.” — Warriors’ PR
Previous Matchups
- WARRIORS: On 12/18/2015 (five nights ago) at Oracle Arena, the Warriors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 121-112. Thompson scored 27 points as the Warriors surged in the 4th quarter and the Bucks, who had stopped Golden State’s win streak at 24 just six days prior, did not have the answers this time. FINAL RECAP & HIGHLIGHTS: Warriors Surge Goes Unanswered, Beat Milwaukee Bucks, 121-112
- JAZZ: On 12/21/2015 (two nights ago) at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, UT, “Utah beat the Phoenix Suns 110-89 in a game where the Jazz never trailed. Hayward scored 24 points to lead Utah in scoring for the 12th time this season. Favors scored 18 points to go with a game-high nine rebounds.” (via Jazz PR)
- WARRIORS VS JAZZ: On 11/30/2014 at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, UT, the Warriors defeated the Jazz, 106-103. Curry scored 26 points and Green made a key defensive rebound in the waning moments to secure the game. FINAL RECAP: Stephen Curry And Draymond Green Make Big Plays To Hold Off Utah Jazz, 106-103
- JAZZ AT WARRIORS: On 3/21/2015 at Oracle Arena, the Warriors defeated the Jazz, 106-91. Curry led all scorers with 24 points on 8-for-18 floor, 3-for-6 downtown, but just 3 assists and 3 steals. Leandro Barbosa finished with 19 points off the bench. RECAP: Warriors (56-13) Maintain Distance vs Utah Jazz (31-38), 106-91
Game Notes
- “‘I’m just a little sore now,’ (Bogut) said. ‘I knew it wasn’t going to be a long-term thing. It was just a matter of getting the spasm to calm down. It was just a weird thing — I just came down funny when I was shooting and doing some post drills before the game and I felt it tweak. It just spasmed out. But the spasm is gone, so now it’s no problem.'” — Carl Steward, Bay Area News Group
- “Bogut and Festus Ezeli vs. Favors: Favors has played particularly well in the three weeks since Rudy Gobert was sidelined. The 6-foot-10 Georgia Tech product has moved from power forward to center, which suits his skills quite well. He’s solid on the block and can make the midrange jumper. Bogut and Ezeli have two goals. One: keep Favors off the glass, especially on offense. And, two: run as often as possible in hopes of wearing him down.” — Monte Poole, CSN Bay Area
- Warriors put claims of disrespect behind them — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle
(Photo: @letsgowarriors Instagram account via NBAE/Getty)
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