Houston Rockets (16-4) @ Golden State Warriors (18-2)
Tip-off: Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 – 7:30 PM PDT
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR 680 AM
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive
Projected Starting Lineups:
WARRIORS
PG: Stephen Curry (23.1 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 7.7APG)
SG: Klay Thompson (21.2 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 3.5 APG)
SF: Harrison Barnes (11.2 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 1.4 APG)
PF: Draymond Green (13.3 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 3.1 APG)
C: Andrew Bogut (7.1 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 3.0 APG)
C: Festus Ezeli (3.1 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 0.2 APG)
Head Coach: Steve Kerr (18-2, .900)
ROCKETS
PG: Patrick Beverley (13.4 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.3 APG)
SG: James Harden (25.2 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 6.6 APG)
SF: Trevor Ariza (14.2 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.4 APG)
PF: Donatas Motiejunas (9.2 PPG, 6.3 RPG 1.5 APG)
C: Tarik Black (4.8 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 0.3 APG)
Head Coach: Kevin McHale (188-156, . 547)
Last Time Out:
On Dec 8th, Golden State extended their win streak to 13 straight wins by defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves 102-86.
On Dec 6th, Houston beat the Phoenix Suns 100-95.
On 11/8/2014, Curry poured in 34 points and grabbed 9 boards as the Warriors beat the Rockets 98-87 in Houston.
Game Notes:
“We just played a Minnesota team who’s had half their roster out, so we know you can get bit by the schedule and by the injury bug, even when you’re going up against an injured team. A wounded animal is very scary to go up against because you might take them for granted. I’ve been in the NBA awhile, you kind of understand that.” — Andre Iguodala this morning at Warriors shootaround
More quotes on the Rockets from Iguodala and Curry from Warriors TV and on our Facebook page.
- “Kerr: ‘Giving away all my secrets…to Kevin (McHale)’ by announcing Bogut will not play tonight. Festus Ezeli will start.” — LetsGoWarriors video clip
- “Steve Kerr said any reach-in on James Harden is a foul, so after watching the tape the #Warriors emphasized that.” — LetsGoWarriors at Kerr pre-game presser
- “Klay needs just 3 threes to surpass Tim Hardaway for 3rd on the #Warriors all-time list. Klay passed Chris Mullin on 12/4 vs NOP.” — Warriors PR
- “James Harden (back) will play tonight at Golden State. Howard, Jones, Canaan, Garcia & Papanikolaou are out.” — Houston Rockets
- “The Warriors announce that David Lee (left hamstring) will miss his 16th straight game Wednesday. Andrew Bogut (right knee) is questionable. — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle
- “#Warriors officially say Bogut R knee issue is tendinitis. Meanwhile, Dwight Howard not expected to play for #Rockets on Wednesday at GSW.” — Monte Poole, CSN Bay Area
- “Warriors are the 14th NBA team in last 50 years to start 18-2 or better. Of previous 13, 11 made at least the conference finals” — ESPN Stats & Info
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