Chicago Bulls (8-3) at Golden State Warriors (13-0)
Tip-off: Friday, November 20th, 2015 – 7:30PM PDT
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
TV: CSN Bay Area & TNT | Radio: KNBR 680
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive (@BeeRyRy)
Projected Starting Lineups:
Lakers (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: D’Angelo Russell (10.4, 4.5, 2.3)
SG: Jordan Clarkson (15.8, 3.0, 2.0)
SF: Kobe Bryant (16.3, 4.1, 3.7)
PF: Julius Randle (11.2, 8.8, 2.4)
C: Roy Hibbert (9.1, 6.8, 1.7)
Head Coach: Byron Scott (career: 439-593, .425)
Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Stephen Curry (32.7, 5.2, 5.7)
SG: Klay Thompson (16.6, 3.8, 2.8)
SF: Harrison Barnes (14.2, 5.1, 2.1)
PF: Draymond Green (12.3, 7.9, 6.7)
C: Andrew Bogut (7.0, 6.9, 2.4)
Head Coach: Luke Walton (Steve Kerr: 82-15, .845)*
* – “Warriors’ results under Luke Walton will count on Kerr’s official coaching record.” — Warriors’ PR
Previous Matchups
- WARRIORS: On 11/22/2015 (two nights ago) at Pepsi Center in Denver, CO, the Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets, 118-105. All twelve Warriors who played, scored. Five Warriors scored in double-figures, led by Klay with 21. FINAL RECAP: All Twelve Warriors (15-0) Score In Defeat Of Denver Nuggets, 118-105
- LAKERS: On 11/22/2015 (two nights ago) at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Lakers, 107-93. Damian Lillard scored 30 points as the Blazers handed the Lakers their third consecutive loss. Clarkson and Bryant led Los Angeles with 19 and 18, respectively.
- LAKERS VS WARRIORS: On 3/16/2015 at Oracle Arena, Thompson led all scorers with 26 points on 10-for-22 shooting, 3-for-9 downtown, which put him one short of 200 made three-pointers for three straight seasons, a feat only accomplished by Curry and the great Ray Allen. <a href="http://letsgowarriors.com/recap-chicago-bulls-eek-out-overtime-thriller-vs-warriors-36-7/2015/01/27/“>RECAP: Warriors (53-13) Survive Non-Scare From Los Angeles Lakers, 108-105
Game Notes
- Curry on the NBA record of 16 wins: “Mini-motivation points along the way” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIgWUl9Zv58&w=560&h=315]
- “Through 15 games, the Warriors have outscored their opponents by 216 points, the fifth largest margin through 15 games in NBA history” — Warriors PR
- “Defensive Efficiency ratings find the Dubs 5th at 96.8, the Los Angeles Lakers are 28th at 106.6” — Tim Roye, Warriors radio broadcaster
- ””You want to keep it going and the only way you can do that is by staying sharp, staying focused and bringing effort every night and that’s the mentality that we have,” Curry said. “That’s the reason we’re 15-0. It’s the reason why last year we had a 16-game winning streak. We built up a winning mentality and confidence in each other. We want to bottle that up and ride the wave as long as we can.”” — Josh Dubow, AP/STATS
- ””Kobe will tell you, ‘I’m about to kill you,’ ” Draymond Green said, explaining the difference. “Steph won’t tell you. He’s just going to kill you.”” — Marcus Thompson, Bay Area News Group
- ”When Jason Richardson was informed that the Warriors wanted to honor him during Tuesday’s game against the Lakers, the former shooting guard had only one question.
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“My first reaction was: ‘Why?’” Richardson said. “I was at a loss for words that a franchise that had just won a championship wanted to honor me — a guy who didn’t do anything for them, except go out and do my job.”
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Richardson was the No. 5 overall pick on 2001 and played with the Warriors until 2007. He averaged 18.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals — numbers that placed him among a stacked class at his position.
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“I didn’t win a championship,” Richardson said. “I didn’t go to an All-Star Game. I wasn’t All-NBA, All-Defense or All-Anything.
“But this organization has a love for me, despite all of that.”” — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle
(Photo: @letsgowarriors Instagram account via NBAE/Getty)
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