Golden State Warriors (16-2) @ Chicago Bulls (12-7)
Tip-off: Saturday, December 6th, 2014 – 5:00PM PDT
Location: United Center – Chicago IL
TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR 680 AM
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive
Projected Starting Lineups:
WARRIORS
PG: Stephen Curry (23.4 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 7.8 APG)
SG: Klay Thompson (21 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 3.4 APG)
SF: Harrison Barnes (11.6 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.4 APG)
PF: Draymond Green (12.5 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 3.1 APG)
C: Andrew Bogut (7.6 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 3.1 APG)
Head Coach: Steve Kerr (16-2, .889)
BULLS
PG: Derrick Rose (16.2 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 5.1 APG)
SG: Jimmy Butler (21.6 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 3.5 APG)
SF: Mike Dunleavy (10.3 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 2 APG)
PF: Joakim Noah (8.4 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 4.6 APG)
C: Pau Gasol (19.9 PPG, 11.4 RPG, 2.1 APG)
Head Coach: Tom Thibodeau (217-114, .656)
Last Time Out:
Thursday Dec 4th, Golden State defeated New Orleans 112-85
Wednesday Dec 3rd, Chicago beat Charlotte 102-95
In their last meeting on 2/27/2014, the Warriors dominated by the Bulls and lost, 103-83. David Lee also did not play in that game.
Game Notes:
Click here to see the scouting report on tonight’s game.
- “Warriors look to extend winning streak to a franchise-record 12 games in Chicago. Bulls snapped the Warriors’ 11-game win streak in ’71-72.” — Warriors PR
- “The Warriors have lost their last 5 visits to the United Center, averaging 88 points per game on 38% shooting.” — Jeff Mangurten, Bulls radio producer
- “Doug McDermott is out for tonight’s game vs. the Warriors, but it sounds like Taj Gibson and Joakim Noah will play.” — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle
- “Bulls say Noah is a go vs. Warriors. Gibson also a go. McDermott is out. McDermott practiced yesterday and did shootaround today. Knee flared up again. He will be re-examined by a team physician.” — KC Johnson, Chicago Tribune
- “The Warriors will have everyone available tonight except for David Lee, who didn’t make the road trip b/c of his strained left hamstring.” — Simmons
- “Stephen Curry on Derrick Rose criticism: “You can’t please everybody.” — Diamond Leung, Bay Area News Group
- “The Warriors are expected to wear their slate jerseys on the road for the first time at Chicago.” — Leung
- “Steve Kerr says he pulls for Derrick Rose while also noting ‘I was a critic’ a couple years ago on TV when Rose didn’t play in the playoffs.” — Leung
- “Tom Thibodeau called Warriors assistant coach Ron Adams ‘one of the top five coaches in the league. Period.'” — Simmons
- “Steve Kerr hit the title-clinching shot in Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals with the Chicago Bulls. @nbastats box score: http://on.nba.com/1BoCIrS” — Warriors PR
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