Records: Golden State Warriors (7-7) vs. Houston Rockets (3-10)
Time: 7:30 p.m. PST
Place: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
TV: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
Radio: KNBR 680
Previous Meeting: Win, 132-128 on October 27, 2010
Time: 7:30 p.m. PST
Place: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
TV: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
Radio: KNBR 680
Previous Meeting: Win, 132-128 on October 27, 2010
Starting Lineups:
Warriors: PG Stephen Curry, SG Monta Ellis, SF Dorell Wright, PF Andris Biedrins, C Dan Gadzuric
Rockets: PG Kyle Lowry, SG Kevin Martin, SF Shane Battier, PF Chuck Hayes, C Luis Scola
Injuries:
Warriors: F David Lee (elbow), F Louis Amundson (finger), F Ekpe Udoh (wrist), F Brandan Wright (back)
Rockets: G Aaron Brooks (ankle), C Yao Ming (ankle)
The Warriors are in Houston for the first game of their three-game roadtrip. The Rockets have a 3-10 record but are not a 3-10 team. They have been hit with the injury monsoon just like the 2009 Warriors. They will be playing without their starting point guard, Aaron Brooks, and starting center, Yao Ming. Unfortunately, that doesn't guarantee a win for the Warriors. Rockets have these things that the Warriors and their fans have only heard about, rebounding big man, and they have a lot of them. As the Lakers showed on Sunday the Warriors are not good against teams with big men and Houston has Luis Scola who is playing out of his mind right now. He is leading the Rockets with 34.2 minutes/game and is averaging 22.4 points/game (#2) and 9.5 rebounds/game (#1). Jordan Hill, another big man, is coming off a wonderful game against the Phoenix Suns where he picked up his first career double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds). The Rockets will also throw at the Warriors the likes of Brad Miller, Chuck Hayes, and Shane Battier who are good for 5 rebounds a game.
What does all this mean? It means the Warriors are going have to rebound the crap out of the ball and their bigs (Biedrins & Gadzuric) are going to have to have monster games. Without David Lee and Brandon Wright it has hurt the Warriors ability to rebound the ball and therefore even the guards have had to get involved in the rebounding.
For the Warriors, they are going to have to play better defense than they have and get out and run. The Rockets will have trouble stopping Curry and Ellis with their two starting guards, Kevin Martin doesn't know what defense is and there is no way that Kyle Lowry could keep up with Ellis. Dorell Wright is also going to have to start playing like the guy we saw the first couple games as Curry and Ellis need his help.
Warriors: PG Stephen Curry, SG Monta Ellis, SF Dorell Wright, PF Andris Biedrins, C Dan Gadzuric
Rockets: PG Kyle Lowry, SG Kevin Martin, SF Shane Battier, PF Chuck Hayes, C Luis Scola
Injuries:
Warriors: F David Lee (elbow), F Louis Amundson (finger), F Ekpe Udoh (wrist), F Brandan Wright (back)
Rockets: G Aaron Brooks (ankle), C Yao Ming (ankle)
The Warriors are in Houston for the first game of their three-game roadtrip. The Rockets have a 3-10 record but are not a 3-10 team. They have been hit with the injury monsoon just like the 2009 Warriors. They will be playing without their starting point guard, Aaron Brooks, and starting center, Yao Ming. Unfortunately, that doesn't guarantee a win for the Warriors. Rockets have these things that the Warriors and their fans have only heard about, rebounding big man, and they have a lot of them. As the Lakers showed on Sunday the Warriors are not good against teams with big men and Houston has Luis Scola who is playing out of his mind right now. He is leading the Rockets with 34.2 minutes/game and is averaging 22.4 points/game (#2) and 9.5 rebounds/game (#1). Jordan Hill, another big man, is coming off a wonderful game against the Phoenix Suns where he picked up his first career double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds). The Rockets will also throw at the Warriors the likes of Brad Miller, Chuck Hayes, and Shane Battier who are good for 5 rebounds a game.
What does all this mean? It means the Warriors are going have to rebound the crap out of the ball and their bigs (Biedrins & Gadzuric) are going to have to have monster games. Without David Lee and Brandon Wright it has hurt the Warriors ability to rebound the ball and therefore even the guards have had to get involved in the rebounding.
For the Warriors, they are going to have to play better defense than they have and get out and run. The Rockets will have trouble stopping Curry and Ellis with their two starting guards, Kevin Martin doesn't know what defense is and there is no way that Kyle Lowry could keep up with Ellis. Dorell Wright is also going to have to start playing like the guy we saw the first couple games as Curry and Ellis need his help.
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