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Golden State Warriors Preview: Golden State Warriors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves (20-21) vs. Golden State Warriors (26-16)
Tip-off: Friday, January 24th, 2014 – 7:30 PM PST
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
Spread: Golden State (-4) meaning Warriors are 4-point favorites
TV: CSN Bay Area / NBATV| Radio: KNBR 680 AM
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors (by @kingofmyworld19)
Last Game / Streak:
Min– Won 112-97 at UTAH in Utah, Won 2 straight games
GSW – Won 104-92 at IND in Oakland, Lost 1 straight game
Probable Starting Lineups:
Warriors:
PG: Stephen Curry (23.5 PPG, 9.2 APG, 4.6 RPG)
SG: Klay Thompson (19.1 PPG, 2.5 APG, 3.1 RPG)
SF: Andre Iguodala (9.9 PPG, 4.8 APG, 4.2 RPG)
PF: David Lee (19.2 PPG, 2.3 APG, 9.9 RPG)
C: Andrew Bogut (8.0 PPG, 1.6 APG, 10.3 RPG)
Timberwolves:
PG: Ricky Rubio (8.6 PPG, 8.2 APG, 4.7 RPG)
SG: Kevin Martin (19.1 PPG, 2.1 APG, 3.3 RPG)
SF: Corey Brewer (11.4 PPG, 1.6 APG, 2.5 RPG)
PF: Kevin Love (25.0 PPG, 4.1 APG, 13.0 RPG)
C: Nikola Pekovic (18.2 PPG, 1.0 APG, 9.2 RPG)
The Warriors tonight will look for their 8th straight win against Minnesota. Warriors have won 13 of last 15 against the Wolves, that also means 7 straight by holding them to 92.3 PPG. Klay Thompson is averaging 23.5 PPg against Minnesota in the last four games against the T’Wolves.
The Timberwolves will look to win their 3rd straight game tonight as they face the Warriors. But, they will have to stop Kevin Love and Nikola Pekovic’s rebounding, Love is averaging 14.7 Rebounds per game against the Warriors for his career. They also have to stop Kevin Martin, he is averaging 21.4 Points per game against the warriors, second highest craeer average against any team.
Monte Poole of CSN Bay Area Group Writes: http://www.csnbayarea.com/warriors/fast-forward-lee-bogut-questionable-ws-vs-wolves
MATCHUPS TO WATCH
Lee vs. Love: It’s two skilled offensive players who enjoy playing each other, perhaps because both provide classic power forward production without classic power forward styles. They use finesse as often as power.
Bogut vs. Pekovic: A battle of two massive centers, equal parts man and mastodon. Bogut has the higher skill level, but Pekovic is relentless and maybe 25 pounds heavier. One thing is certain: the Warriors are in trouble if Bogut fouls out in 16 minutes, in more trouble if he can’t go at all.
Stephen Curry vs. Ricky Rubio: This is pure eye candy, two point guards who use different approaches to mesmerize. Curry is a great shooter whose creative passing sometimes results in turnovers. Rubio is a poor shooter whose spectacular passes usually lead to easy baskets.
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