PREVIEW: NBA Playoffs Round 2 Game 6: Golden State Warriors (3-2) At Memphis Grizzlies (2-3) – Tony Allen Returns, Not 100%

Golden State Warriors (3-2) at Memphis Grizzlies (2-3)

Tip-off: Friday, May 15th, 2015 – 6:30PM PDT

Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN | Radio: KNBR 1050 AM

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Projected Starting Lineups:

Warriors

Career Playoff Averages

PG: Stephen Curry (24.7 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 7.6 APG)

SG: Klay Thompson (17.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.6 APG)

SF: Harrison Barnes (12.4 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.4 APG)

PF: Draymond Green (9.8 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 3.1 APG)

C: Andrew Bogut (6.8 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 2.2 APG)

Head Coach: Steve Kerr (7-2, .777)

Grizzlies

Career Playoff Averages

PG: Mike Conley (15.6 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 6.7 APG)

SG: Courtney Lee (9.0 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 1.4 APG)

SF: Tony Allen (5.9 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.0 APG)

PF: Zach Randolph (17.1 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 1.8 APG)

C: Marc Gasol (16.8 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 3.4 APG)

Head Coach: Dave Joerger (9-8, .529)

Series Game Recaps/Schedule

GAME ONE: Curry scored 22 points and dished out 7 assists as the Warriors dominated the Conley-less Grizzlies, 101-86.

GAME TWO: Conley returned from a facial fracture and scored 22 points, including a clutch late three, as the Grizzlies evened the series, 1-1, after 48 hours of MVP hoopla with the Warriors.

GAME THREE: Gasol dominated the 2nd quarter and Randolph the 3rd as the Warriors’ rally in the 4th fell short due to untimely turnovers and missed free throws.

GAME FOUR: Curry returned to MVP form and the Warriors played elite-level defense spurred by a major adjustment by putting Bogut on Allen and Barnes on Randolph, resulting in a 101-84 victory to even the series.

GAME FIVE: The Warriors went on an 11-0 run to end the first quarter and never looked back. Thompson led the way with 21 points and Curry added 18.

GAME SEVEN, if necessary, is scheduled for Sunday, 5/17/2015, in Oakland, CA.

Game Notes

• Joerger: ‘They don’t have 3-4 Boguts in there, but they are long. It’s like shooting a beach ball through tree branches.'” — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle

• Andrew Bogut: ‘We need to respect this game, and come into it like it’s our last’ — Simmons

• “Dave Joerger: ‘Tony (Allen) said he’ll give us everything he’s got. He’s not 100 percent, but he’s always been a warrior.'” — Simmons

• “Dave Joerger said Tony Allen’s injury is ‘pretty severe.'” — Diamond Leung, Bay Area News Group

• “Joerger: ‘We need to play quicker'” — Ethan Strauss, ESPN.com

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