Golden State Warriors (23-0) at Boston Celtics (4-15)
Tip-off: Friday, December 11th, 2015 – 4:30 PST
Location: TD Garden, Boston, MA
TV: CSN Bay Area or NBA League Pass | Radio: KNBR 680
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive (@CYC_3/@MsAlexisMariah)
Projected Starting Lineups:
Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Stephen Curry (32.2, 5.0, 6.0)
SG: Klay Thompson (18.2, 3.6, 2.5)
SG: Ian Clark (3.5, 0.9, 0.9)
SF: Brandon Rush (4.7, 2.7, 0.7)
PF: Draymond Green (13.0, 8.5, 7.0)
C: Andrew Bogut (6.5, 6.5, 2.3)
Head Coach: Luke Walton (career: 23-0, 1.000)*
* – “Warriors’ results under Luke Walton will count on Kerr’s (90-15, .857) official coaching record.” — Warriors’ PR
Celtics (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Isaiah Thomas (21.0, 2.4, 6.3)
SG: Avery Bradley (15.9, 2.5, 2.2)
SF: Jae Crowder (12.2, 4.4, 2.0)
PF: Amir Johnson (7.9, 6.0, 1.8)
C: Jared Sullinger (10.3, 9.7, 2.5)
Head Coach: Brad Stevens (career: 78-108, .419)
Previous Matchups
- WARRIORS: On 12/8/2015 (two nights ago) at Bank Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN, the Warriors defeated the Indiana Pacers, 131-123. Thompson scored 39 points, but sustained a sprained ankle after the bench unit allowed the Pacers to halve a 32-point lead in the first six minutes of the 4th quarter. FINAL RECAP & HIGHLIGHTS: Bench Unit Fails, Klay Sprains Ankle, Warriors Survive Indiana Pacers, 131-123
- CELTICS: On 12/3/2015 (two nights ago) at Air Canada Centre, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Raptors, 106-105. DeRozan tallied 34 points in defeat.
- WARRIORS AT CELTICS: On 3/1/2015 at TD Garden, the Warriors defeated the Celtics, 106-101. Curry scored 37 points as Golden State came back from a 26-point deficit with 6:47 left in the 2nd quarter. RECAP: Stephen Curry Scores 37 As Warriors (46-11) Erase 26-Point Deficit, Defeat Boston Celtics, 106-101
Game Notes
- “For tonight: Klay Thompson (sprained right ankle), Harrison Barnes (sprained left ankle) and Kevon Looney (right hip surgery) are out…Leandro Barbosa (illness) is available to play.” — Warriors PR
- Warriors: If Thompson can’t play, team will consider a variety of scenarios — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle
- “(Curry:) ‘It’s fun to try to chase something like this. How many times are you going to get the opportunity to do that? So you’ve got to embrace it, just appreciate the moment.'” — Diamond Leung, Bay Area News Group
- “Stephen Curry vs. Avery Bradley and Isaiah Thomas — Curry and Thomas are familiar with each other, dating back to Thomas’ days in Sacramento. Thomas always perceives Curry as something of a test of his own ability. The little guy is Boston’s spark plug and he does not back down. Curry tends to get the better of him, mostly because Thomas, like many others, struggles to defend the reigning MVP. That’s where Bradley comes in. It’s logical to think he’ll get plenty of Curry.” — Monte Poole, CSN Bay Area
- Warriors face former teammate David Lee in Boston — Simmons
- Celtics’ Lee has no regrets about move — Leung
- Warriors’ turnover issue could haunt them against Celtics
— Poole
(Photo: @letsgowarriors Instagram account via NBAE/Getty)
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