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Preview: Nuggets at Warriors
by Mike
Denver
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Golden State
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Oracle Arena
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| 2010-11 Meetings | ||
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| November 22, 2010 • Recap | ||
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Nuggets | 106 |
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Warriors | 89 |
| February 9, 2011 • Recap | ||
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Nuggets | 114 |
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Warriors | 116 |
| April 11, 2011 • Recap | ||
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Warriors | 111 |
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Nuggets | 134 |
The Warriors get a chance to wipe out their dreadful L.A. memories with a game against Denver tonight in Oakland. The Nuggets match the Warriors with a 7-6 record, and will be a bit more rested as they last played on Saturday (beating the Nets 107-103 at home). What to watch for tonight:
- Showing up when you need to. The Warriors head out on a geographically long 3-game roadtrip to Houston, Memphis, and Minnesota after tonight, so it would be great to bag a home game before they go. The Warriors got off to a nice start to the season by winning the games they needed to in order to have a chance for the playoffs, and I think tonight qualifies. But they missed a similar opportunity last Friday against the Knicks, and Denver is better than the Knicks.
- Frontcourt bench, again. Carmelo and Nene offer another big challenge upfront, and Lee and Brandon Wright remain out. Adrien was better last night against the Lakers, so he could be the key guy there.
- Shoot the rock. For the Warriors to win tonight against the Nuggets, they’re going to need to score. And with Lee out, their best hope to score big is to shoot well from outside. I’d love to see Dorell Wright get back on the bandwagon by getting hot from deep for the first time in a while.
Tags: carmelo anthony, dorell wright, jeff adrien, nene, nuggets, warriors
