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Preview: Warriors at Pistons
by Mike
Golden State
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Detroit
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The Palace at Auburn Hills
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| 2011-12 Meetings | ||
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| January 15, 2012 • Recap | ||
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Warriors | 99 |
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Pistons | 91 |
After a horrid start to the road trip, the Warriors attempt to right the ship in Detroit. What to watch for tonight:
- Gaining Ground: At the start of this trip, I was hoping for at least a 3-1 trip to serve as a sign that things were moving in the right direction. Well, after dropping perhaps the most winnable game of the trip, the margin for error is gone if they hope to make any progress toward .500 before returning home. And tonight they play on a back-to-back against a team that had last night off — not exactly confidence inspiring.
- The Second Best Player in the NBA: Monta needs a better showing than the 6-26 he put up last night. With Curry still out, the Warriors absolutely need their best player to play like it.
- Regrets: This will be the only time we see Ekpe vs. the player the Warriors could have had in last year’s draft, Greg Monroe. Given the year that Monroe is having, I’m guessing the regrets will come fast and furious.
