New Orleans Hornets	@	Golden State Warriors
Oracle Arena 7:30pm | CSNBA Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
January 5, 2011 • Recap
	Warriors	110
	Hornets	103
January 26, 2011 • Recap
	Hornets	112
	Warriors	103
February 15, 2011 • Recap
	Hornets	89
	Warriors	109

The going doesn’t get any easier for the Warriors, as the red-hot Hornets — winners of 9 straight — visit Oracle tonight. What to watch for tonight:

• Backcourt health. Curry tweaked his ankle in practice yesterday (though he’s expected to start), and Monta hasn’t been the same since tweaking his ankle last Friday. We need both to perform at a much higher level than we saw on Monday for the Warriors to have a chance. Silver lining: Chris Paul also tweaked his ankle recently, so maybe that will balance things out a bit.
• Goose ‘em. Biedrins has been on a horrible streak lately, with almost non-existent scoring, prolific fouling, and so-so rebounding in limited minutes. The team needs Andris to get back on track, and fast. But does he have anything left in the tank these days?
• Recapture the magic. The Warriors’ win against the Hornets in New Orleans was one of the biggest momentum changers of the season — instead of a 1-4 trip, they finished 2-3 and came home on a high note. But they haven’t beaten a good team since (unless you count the home win against the Clippers, and I don’t), and things are going to completely slip away unless they start beating some quality teams on this homestand. Will they react similarly with their backs once again up against the wall?

Posted by Mike in Preview

Tags: andris biedrins, chris paul, hornets, monta ellis, stephen curry, warriors