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Preview: Bulls at Warriors
by Mike
Chicago
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Golden State
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Oracle Arena
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| 2011-12 Meetings | ||
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| December 26, 2011 • Recap | ||
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Bulls | 91 |
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Warriors | 99 |
After a dismal finish to last night’s game, the Warriors get right back up on the horse and welcome a strong Bulls team to Oracle for their only meeting of the year. What to watch for tonight:
- Curry’s Everything: He toughed it out last night on his bum ankle, but with bad shooting and costly turnovers (and decent-looking backup PG play from Ish Smith in limited minutes) it’s arguable whether or not he should have. Can he rebound with a decent floor game tonight?
- Biedrins’ Resurgence: One of the few pleasant surprises last night was a solid game from Biedrins. He showed a few flashes last year, but could never string together a consistent streak of strong play. Can he buck that trend and start off this new season with a solid stretch of games right out of the gate?
- The Newcomers: Brandon Rush was everywhere last night, and Smith looked like a more than serviceable backup PG. Thompson’s shooting woes continued, but didn’t seem lost, had some big buckets late, and didn’t look nearly as bad on defense as I was expecting. If Udoh and Brown could play a bit better, I might start feeling pretty good about the Warriors’ bench this year.
