Golden State Warriors (9-2) at Boston Celtics (6-5)
Tip-Off: Friday, November 18, 2016, 5:00 PM PST
Location: TD Garden, Boston, MA
TV: CSNBA, ESPN | Radio: 95.7 The Game
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive
Projected Starting Lineups:
Celtics (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Isaiah Thomas (27.2, 2.9, 6.6)
SG: Avery Bradley (18.5, 8.7, 3.4)
SF: Marcus Smart (11.8, 4.5, 3.6)
PF: Amir Johnson (8.1, 4.5, 2.6)
C: Kelly Olynyk (10.4, 6.2, 1.8)
Head Coach: Brad Stevens (career: 119-138, 0.463)
Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Stephen Curry (27.9, 3.6, 6.0)
SG: Klay Thompson (18.5, 3.0, 2.4)
SF: Kevin Durant (27.9, 8.0, 4.1)
PF: Draymond Green (10.9, 9.8, 6.9)
C: Zaza Pachulia (4.5, 5.4, 2.2)
Head Coach: Steve Kerr (career: 149-26, 0.851)
Injury Report
Warriors: Damian Jones (pectoral surgery) is out.
Nuggets: Al Horford (concussion protocol) is doubtful. Jae Crowder (left ankle sprain) is out.
Previous Matchups
- Celtics at Warriors On April 1, 2016, the Warriors lost to the Celtics 106-109 at Oracle Arena. FINAL RECAP & HIGHLIGHTS: Warriors (68-8) Can’t Overcome Turnovers, Boston Celtics’ Late Buckets, Succumb 109-106
- Warriors at Celtics On December 11, 2015, the Warriors beat the Celtics 124-119 in double overtime at TD Garden. FINAL RECAP & HIGHLIGHTS: Warriors Outlast Boston Celtics After Two Overtimes, 124-119
- Mavericks at Celtics On November 16, 2016, the Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks 90-83 at TD Garden. Thomas has big 4th quarter to lift Celtics over Mavs 90-83
Game Notes
- Kerr on Warriors road trip: “The challenge gets bigger now, we’re playing playoff teams on the road” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h78Wxuw74VU&w=560&h=315]
- Stephen Curry on the Warriors road trip: “We know how hard it is to win on the road in this league” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxuFXH1KLcc&w=560&h=315]
- Al Horford has missed the last 8 games with concussion symptoms. — Wittnessed
- Durant answers questions about Celtics’ recruitment, Kerr says if boos rain hopefully KD’ll get motivated [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qd6V95-qWk&w=560&h=315]
- “[Draymond Green] was great; he’s been great all year,” said Kevin Durant, who produced 30 points, nine rebounds and six assists. “He’s setting the tone for us, defending, making the right play, being aggressive on the offensive end and the defensive end. “He’s just a basketball player. You can’t label him as one thing. He does it all.” — Monte Poole, CSN Bay Area
- McCaw was the first guard off the bench–subbing for Klay Thompson late in the first quarter–and went on to take all of Clark’s usual minutes plus many others. You can tell what Kerr likes about him: McCaw doesn’t ever look flustered, can handle the ball, he can use his 6-7 frame to create offensive angles when he drives, also is perfect in the Warriors’ switching defense and can hit a shot or two. — Tim Kawakami, The Mercury News
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