Golden State Warriors (8-0) at Memphis Grizzlies (3-5)
Tip-off: Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 – 5:00PM PDT
Location: FedExForum, Memphis, TN
TV: CSN Bay Area & NBA League Pass | Radio: KNBR 680
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive (@chiliankopp)
Projected Starting Lineups:
Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Stephen Curry (32.4, 5.4, 5.9)
SG: Klay Thompson (16.1, 4.3, 2.5)
SF: Harrison Barnes (12.8, 5.3, 2.6)
PF: Draymond Green (11.1, 7.9, 6.3)
C: Festus Ezeli (10.0, 6.4, 1.1)
Head Coach: Luke Walton (Steve Kerr: 75-15, .833)*
* – “Warriors’ results under Luke Walton will count on Kerr’s official coaching record.” — Warriors’ PR
Grizzlies (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Mike Conley (13.8, 3.4, 6.0)
SG: Courtney Lee (10.3, 2.8, 1.5)
SF: Tony Allen (5.4, 4.8, 1.1)
PF: Zach Randolph (14.3, 8.9, 1.6)
C: Marc Gasol (13.3, 6.3, 3.3)
Head Coach: Dave Joerger (career: 108-64, .628)
Previous Matchups
- WARRIORS: On 11/9/2015 (two nights ago) at Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA the Warriors defeated the Pistons, 109-105. Thompson scored 24 points to lead Golden State. RECAP: Klay With 24 Points As Warriors (8-0) Outlast Detroit Pistons, 109-95
- GRIZZLIES: On 11/9/2015 (two nights ago) at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Grizzlies, 94-92. Blake Griffin had 24 points and 12 rebounds while Randolph led the Grizzlies with 26 points and 9 rebounds.
- WARRIORS VS GRIZZLIES: On 11/2/2015 at Oracle Arena, the Warriors defeated the Grizzlies, 119-69, as Curry scored 30 points to lead all scorers. RECAP FINAL: Warriors Destroy Memphis Grizzlies, 119-69, With Defense And Stephen Curry Highlights Galore
- WARRIORS AT GRIZZLIES: On 5/15/2015 at FedExForum, the Warriors defeated the Grizzlies, 108-95, to advance to the Western Conference Finals, 4 games to 2. Curry led all scoreres with 32 including 8 made threes to go with 10 assists and 6 rebounds. RECAP: Warriors Eliminate Grizzlies In Memphis 108-95, Advance To Western Conference Finals
Game Notes
- “‘We’re going to go out there and play our tails off and see what happens,’ Griz coach Dave Joerger said. ‘Somebody’s got to beat them. Why not us? You’ve got to take that into the game. Why not us? … They’re going to make tough shots. So mentally are you going to say ‘Here they go again?’ Or are you going to keep battling and make it tough for 48 minutes?’
.
Griz point guard Mike Conley said bouncing back is nothing new, and his teammates are hardly intimidated by the Warriors’ pop-a-shot basketball style.” — Ronald Tillery, The Commercial Appeal - “GSW interim head coach Luke Walton said at shootaround that Festus Ezeli will start tonight vs Memphis. Andrew Bogut will come off the bench.” — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle
- “Luke Walton said there’s no minutes limit for Andrew Bogut, who will come off the bench for the 2nd time since returning from a concussion.” — Simmons
- “Dave Joerger on Festus Ezeli: ‘He’s long, he’s local (went to Vanderbilt University). We’ve always loved him..were hoping they would get rid of him.'” — Diamond Leung, Bay Area News Group
- “Shootaround – Mario Chalmers won’t be available for Griz tonight vs. Warriors. Debut (via trade from Miami Heat) likely Friday” — Tillery
- “Stephen Curry’s perfect fling from three-quarters court in Game 6 will go down in Warriors lore. It’ll sit there with yarns about how Curry reversed the momentum of the series during a golf round with Andre Iguodala at a local course and the Beale Street reaction when teammates coaxed the point guard out of his hotel room for a late-night dinner at Blues City Café.
.
‘I missed (Blues City Cafe) last night,’ Curry said at Wednesday morning’s shootaround, ‘but we come back in April, so I’ll make sure I go then.'” — Simmons
(Photo: @letsgowarriors Instagram account via NBAE/Getty)
Add The Sports Daily to your Google News Feed!
