Before heading out on a five-game road trip, the Warriors host the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
Warriors vs. PacersMonday, Dec. 57:30 p.m.Oracle Arena
TV: CSN Bay Area
RADIO: 95.7 The Game, Warriors Radio Network
LAST ONE BEFORE THE TRIP
The Warriors will play the fifth and final game of their current homestand when they host the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. This will be the second and final matchup between the two teams this season, after Golden State prevailed 120-83 in Indianapolis back on November 21. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Watch the action on CSN Bay Area, or listen to the call on 95.7 The Game or on the Warriors Radio Network.
LAST TIME OUT
The Splash Brothers combined for 57 points and the Warriors took down the visiting Suns 138-109 on Slate Night at Oracle Arena. Full Recap
MATCHUP AT A GLANCE
GSW
17-3
1st in West
119.1 PPG (1st)
44.1 RPG (13th)
31.4 APG (1st)
IND
10-10
9th in East
104.2 PPG (16th)
42.4 RPG (24th)
22.7 APG (T-8th)
PROJECTED STARTERS
GSW: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Zaza Pachulia
IND: Jeff Teague, Monta Ellis, Glen Robinson III, Thaddeus Young and Myles Turner
INJURY & ROSTER NOTES
GSW: Damian Jones is on D-League assignment. Team Notes
IND: None. Team Notes
HISTORIC OFFENSE
You won’t find many instances in which an NBA team shot the ball with more proficiency than the Warriors did in their home victory over the Suns on Saturday. Golden State finished 49-of-78 from the field (62.8 percent) and 14-of-21 (66.7 percent) from three-point land, both of which qualified as season-bests; in fact, their field goal percentage was the best by any team in a game this season. It marked the second time this season in which the Warriors shot at least 60.0 percent from the field, while the entire rest of the league has failed to do so even once. Their 138 points were the second-most scored by any team in a game this season, trailing only the 149 they scored in a victory over the Lakers last month. The offensive outburst increased Golden State’s scoring average to 119.1 points per game on the year, which would put them on pace to become the first NBA team to average at least 119 points per game since the Denver Nuggets averaged 119.9 during the 1990-91 season. It sounds cliché, but it may very well be true: when it comes to the Warriors’ offense, you can’t stop them - you can only hope to contain them.
TEAM LEADERS
GSW
PTS: Durant (27.3)
REB: Green (8.8)
AST: Green (7.3)
PHX
PTS: George (20.4)
REB: Turner (7.5)
AST: Teague (6.7)
INDIANA SCOUTING REPORT
Exactly two weeks will separate the last Warriors-Pacers matchup of the season from the first when the two meet at Oracle Arena on Monday night, and just as was the case at the time of their first encounter, the two sides have been markedly different in their consistency. The Pacers have gone 3-2 since the Warriors beat them 120-83 back on November 21, and have posted point totals of 85, 118, 91, 109 and 111 in those contests. Indiana now sits at 10-10 on the season following a road victory over the Clippers on Sunday, putting them on the immediate periphery of a playoff spot in the East. Much of their recent inconsistency can be attributed to the absence of their leader and All-Star in Paul George, who had missed the previous seven games while recovering from an ankle injury before returning in Sunday's win. George is part of a finite group of players in the league that is capable of single-handedly dominating a game, and if he does play on Monday, the task of defeating the Pacers will become conisderably more difficult.