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Preview: Jazz at Warriors
by Mike
Utah
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Golden State
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Oracle Arena
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| 2011-12 Meetings | ||
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| January 7, 2012 • Recap | ||
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Jazz | 88 |
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Warriors | 87 |
| February 2, 2012 • Recap | ||
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Jazz | 101 |
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Warriors | 119 |
| March 17, 2012 • Recap | ||
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Warriors | 92 |
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Jazz | 99 |
| April 6, 2012 • Recap | ||
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Warriors | 98 |
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Jazz | 104 |
The Warriors return to Oracle to host the Jazz in a back-to-back for both teams. What to watch for tonight:
- End the slide: After losing their last four, the Warriors desperately need to get a W before they dig themselves too deep of a hole. And with the Heat and Celtics coming in next to finish off the 3-game homestand, this may be their best chance to avoid a seven game — or more — slide here in the early going.
- Crash the boards: The Warriors had a decent start this year in terms of rebounding, but in their last three losses they’ve averaged more than a double-digit deficit. If they’re not going to score like they used to, then they really need to avoid rebounding like they used to.
- Bench production: The Warriors are getting more from their bench this year than last, but that’s a pretty low bar to clear. Assuming Curry is still out, they’ll need some bench production tonight to take the load off the starters — and it would be great to see Thompson build on his solid outing last night (14 points on 6-8 shooting, team-high +8).
