Warriors start three game road trip against Nets

Green traveled back to the Bay Area for the birth of Draymond Jr., and will miss tonight’s Warriors game in Brooklyn against the Nets.

The Warriors are a league best 27-4 overall, and will prepare for a Finals rematch against the National Basketball Association champion Cleveland Cavaliers in a Christmas Day matchup on Sunday, December 25.

He scored 20 points in the fourth quarter, en route to a career-high 38. They knew the Warriors would trap aggressively, and they still couldn’t avoid turning the ball over and letting the amped up Warriors completely disrupt their game.

On the other hand, Brooklyn, separated by only one game in the loss column from the last-place Sixers, has now become a team that premiere teams such as the Warriors and Cavaliers expect to beat, which is customary. Irving had 13 points, five rebounds and 10 assists while Love finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds.

Giannis Antetokounmpo isn’t only young stud in Milwaukee (read here): Steve Aschburner of NBA.com wrote about how Jabari Parker’s talent is worth noting around the league, making the Bucks a two-headed monster. It’s possible veteran Mike Dunleavy and Jordan McCrae could get more playing time while Smith is out. But before the Wine and Gold get to that eagerly-anticipated contest, they’ll have to take on the struggling Nets in a Friday night tune-up at The Q. Lin played 32 minutes last night, and it’s the first time he’s gone over the 30 minute plateau since late October.

The Nets are a franchise in the midst of a rebuild with young core of talent that might not make the playoffs, but can still challenge teams on a nightly basis, especially at the home.

Although he was coming off the bench, Kilpatrick provided a much-needed scoring option for a Nets team lacking offense. The Nets had 12 that led to 16 Cavs points.

“With him, basically he watches every game that we play”.

MILWAUKEE (AP) – LeBron James had a big night beyond the arc and capped it with three pivotal points. The Nets defense is a tire fire, and having RHJ out there for longer stretches, especially with the first unit, could salvage things on that end. He added thirteen points and six steals in only 26 minutes.