Sacramento Kings (11-15) at Golden State Warriors (22-3)
Tip-off: Monday, December 22nd, 2014 – 7:30PM PDT
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR 680 AM
Livetweet: @kjestrada_ on @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive
Projected Starting Lineups:
Warriors
PG: Stephen Curry (23.9 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 7.6 APG)
SG: Klay Thompson (21.6 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 3.4 APG)
SF: Harrison Barnes (11.2 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 1.4 APG)
PF: Draymond Green (13.1 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 3.3 APG)
C: Festus Ezeli (3.5 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 0.2 APG)
Head Coach: Steve Kerr (22-3, .880)
Kings
PG: Darren Collison (15.6 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 6.1 APG)
SG: Ben McLemore (12 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 1.3 APG)
SF: Rudy Gay (21.1 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 4.7 APG)
PF: Jason Thompson (5.5 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.2 APG)
C: DeMarcus Cousins (23.7 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 2.6 APG)
Head Coach: Tyrone Corbin (112-148, .438)
Last Times Out
WARRIORS PREVIOUS GAME: On Thursday, 12/18/2014, Golden State defeated Oklahoma City 114-109. Curry tweaked his ankle but closed out the Thunder.
KINGS PREVIOUS GAME: On Thursday, 12/18/2014, Sacramento lost to Milwaukee, 107-108.
WARRIORS-KINGS PREVIOUS MATCHUP: On Wednesday, 10/29/2014, Golden State beat Sacramento 95-77, the same night the San Francisco Giants won the World Series.
WARRIORS-KINGS PREVIOUS MATCHUP AT ORACLE: On April 4th, 2014, the Warriors dominated the Kings at Oracle Arena, 102-69.
Game Notes
- David Lee is set to make his return with the Warriors tonight, after missing all but 7 minutes of the regular season due to a hamstring injury.
- “David Lee’s return to practice went well. He went thru entire session. #Warriors Coach Kerr says no limitations. Will monitor minutes, though.” — Monte Poole, CSN Bay Area
- “Steve Kerr said he’ll bring David Lee off the bench and play him in short stints between the 1st-2nd quarters and 3rd-4th quarters.” — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle
- “#Warriors coach Steve Kerr expects Lee to play about 12-15 minutes against Sacramento.” — Jimmy Durkin, Bay Area News Group
- “David Lee officially listed as probable.” — Diamond Leung, Bay Area News Group
- “Golden State looks to win its 8th straight at home in a single season for the first time since 1994…Golden State starts a 3 game 4night stretch as they meet the Kings.The Dubs have won their last 5 versus Sac including a 95-77 win this year.” — Tim Roye, Warriors radio broadcaster
- “Rudy Gay averages 20.2 per game vs the Warriors but has been held to less than 20 in 7 of the last 8 vs GSW.” — Roye
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