Sacramento Kings (16-26) at Golden State Warriors (34-6)
Tip-off: Friday, January 23rd, 2015 – 7:30PM PDT
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
TV: CSN Bay Area, ESPN | Radio: KNBR 680 AM
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive
Projected Starting Lineups:
Warriors
PG: Stephen Curry (23.2 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 8.1 APG)
SG: Klay Thompson (21.9 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 3.1 APG)
SF: Harrison Barnes (10.5 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.5 APG)
PF: Draymond Green (11.6 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 3.6 APG)
C: Andrew Bogut (6.5 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 2.7 APG)
Head Coach: Steve Kerr (34-6, .850)
Kings
PG: Darren Collison (16.4 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 5.9 APG)
SG: Ben McLemore (11.8 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.6 APG)
SF: Rudy Gay (20.7 PPG, 6 RPG, 4.1 APG)
PF: Jason Thompson (5.7 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 0.9 APG)
C: DeMarcus Cousins (24 PPG, 12.7 RPG, 3.2 APG)
Head Coach: Tyrone Corbin (117-159, .424)
Last Times Out
PREVIOUS WARRIORS GAME: On Wednesday 1/21/2015 Golden State defeated Houston 126-113.
PREVIOUS KINGS GAME: On Wednesday 1/21/2015 Sacramento lost to Brooklyn 100-103.
PREVIOUS WARRIORS-KINGS MATCHUP AT #ROARACLE: On Monday 12/22/2014 Golden State defeated Sacramento 128-108.
Game Notes
- Warriors PR announced that Andre Iguodala would rest this game.
- “The Kings have lost 8 of their last 9 road games,including @ the Dubs on Dec. 22. They’re 1-8 road mark since Nov. 26 is league worst.” — Tim Roye, Warriors radio broadcaster
- “Golden State has won 6 games in a row over the Kings. It’s the longest streak vs Sacramento since a 7 game streak from 1993-94.” — Roye
- “Golden State leads league in Defensive Efficiency, at 97 points per 100 posessions, Sacramento is 24th at 105.5.” — Roye
- “Golden State is +11.8 differential this year. & would be highest mark since 95-96 Bulls +12.2. Steve Kerr team that won title w/72-10 mark.” — Roye
- “One victory needed to match the Warriors’ highest win total before the All-Star break in franchise history. The Warriors posted a 35-13 mark before the break in 1975-76 as the defending NBA champions. With a win tonight, the Warriors would also become the 10th team in NBA history with 35 wins halfway through the season (41 games).” — Warriors PR
- “17 straight home victories for the Warriors, a franchise record, besting their 16-game mark set in 1950 and matched in 1959 as the Philadelphia Warriors. Golden State is off to its best ever home start with a 19-1 record at Oracle Arena through 20 games.
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