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Golden State Warriors (30-21) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (15-37)
Tip-off: Monday, February 10th, 2014 – 7:30PM PST
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
Spread: Golden State (-15) meaning Warriors are 15-point favorites
TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR 680 AM
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors (by @kingofmyworld19)
Last Game / Streak:
PHI – Lost 123-78 vs LAC in Los Angeles, Lost 6 straight games
GSW – Lost 122-109 vs PHX in Phoenix, Lost 1 straight game
Probable Starting Lineups:
Warriors:
PG: Stephen Curry (24.5 PPG, 9.0 APG, 4.5 RPG)
SG: Klay Thompson (18.7 PPG, 2.6 APG, 3.0 RPG)
SF: Andre Iguodala (9.7 PPG, 4.5 APG, 4.4 RPG)
PF: Draymond Green (5.0 PPG, 1.5 APG, 4.4 RPG)
C: Jermaine O’Neal (6.3 PPG, 0.4 APG, 4.7 RPG)
HEAD COACH: Mark Jackson (100-99)
76ers:
PG: Michael Carter-Williams (17.0 PPG, 6.6 APG, 5.4 RPG)
SG: James Anderson (10.1 PPG, 1.7 APG, 4.1 RPG)
SF: Evan Turner (17.8 PPG, 3.8 APG, 6.0 RPG)
PF: Thaddeus Young (17.2 PPG, 1.9 APG, 6.1 RPG)
C: Spencer Hawes (13.6 PPG, 3.4 APG, 8.7 RPG)
HEAD COACH: Brett Brown (15-37)
One night after the 76ers got embarrassed by the Clippers, they have to take on the Warriors.
This night will be a bitter-sweet night for all of Dub Nation. Tonight at #Roaracle it is Wilt Chamberlain Bobble head Night, but it will be bitter because they will likely be without David Lee again due to the strained left shoulder suffered while playing against LaMarcus Aldridge again and could be without Andrew Bogut.
If the Warriors want their fans to be patient with them, they have no other option then to win against this bad 76ers team.
[NOTE: The following was compiled by Poor Man’s Commish]
Curry said today after morning shootaround that Coach Jackson had told the Warriors that they need to “leave it all on the floor” these next two games, or 96 minutes.
“Get two wins, that’s all we can do right now,” Curry said, “We’ve had some guys banged up and we’ll hopefully continue to get healthier, especially after the All-Star break, but in the meantime guys that are able to suit up gotta come with it, be ready to play, and try to protect our homecourt for two more games before we can all rest up.
“Coach made a good point. We got 96 minutes to leave it all on the floor, and then we can kick our feet up for a whole week to rejuvenate and get ready for this final push but we gotta take care of (homecourt advantage) this week.”
But will the Warriors once again play down to their opponent?
“We’re not gonna overlook them at all. We understand just because the Clippers did what they did last night, doesn’t mean we can show up and do the same thing,” Curry added, “It’ll be a test for us. I think in Phoenix we played well, we played hard and had the energy and effort, so if we continue that we’ll be alright.”
Monte Poole of CSN Bay Area writes:
They’re at home and they get the reeling 76ers, coming off a historically awful 123-78 loss to the Clippers Sunday night in Los Angeles.
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This is a winnable game even if center Andrew Bogut and power forward David Lee are not able to return to action. Lee participated in shootaround, while Bogut did not. The availability of both will be determined prior to the game.
The Associated Press added the following:
Philadelphia (15-37) shot a season-low 27.0 percent Sunday in a 123-78 road loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. It was the league’s most lopsided game of the season and the Sixers’ worst since losing by 50 to Houston in 2006-07, and they’re now within a game of matching a season-high seven-game losing streak.
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“We ran into a buzz saw and we got jumped early,” coach Brett Brown said.
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Brown’s team has allowed an average of 115.8 points during the six-game skid, losing by an average of 19.0. Leading scorer Evan Turner has shot 33.3 percent in that span while being held to 10.7 points per game – nearly seven below his average.
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