The Dubs are set for a Sunday showdown with the Nets in Brooklyn.
Warriors at NetsSunday, October 282 p.m.Barclays CenterBrooklyn, NY
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DUBS IN BROOKLYN
After Friday’s game against the Knicks, the Warriors will stay in the state of New York for Sunday’s showdown with the Nets. The Dubs have swept the season series with Brooklyn in each of the last three seasons, having last lost to the Nets in March of 2015. However, the Nets have made the Warriors earn it in their recent head-to-head meetings, nearly stealing a victory from the Dubs in Brooklyn last November.
LAST TIME OUT Kevin Durant scored 25 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter as the Dubs pulled away for a 128-100 victory over the Knicks. Full Recap
MATCHUP AT A GLANCE
PROJECTED STARTERS
GSW: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Damian Jones
BKN: D'Angelo Russell, Caris LeVert, Joe Harris, Jared Dudley and Jarrett Allen
INJURY & ROSTER NOTES
GSW: DeMarcus Cousins (left Achilles rehab) is out. Team Notes
BKN: DeMarre Carroll (right ankle arthroscopy), Treveon Graham (left hamstring strain) and Rodions Kurucs (left
ankle sprain) are out. Team Notes
KEEP AN EYE ON NUMBER 30
In each of last season’s wins over the Nets, Stephen Curry had at least 34 points. The two-time MVP has started this season on a tear, ranking second in the league in scoring through Friday’s slate of NBA games. Of course, Curry being Curry, he has been doing a lot of damage on the perimeter, becoming the first player in NBA history to make at least five 3-pointers in each of his team’s first six games of the season.
TEAM LEADERS
BROOKLYN SCOUTING REPORT
The Nets have had four straight losing seasons and have averaged just 23 wins over the last three seasons, but Brooklyn has the look of an improved team, having alternated losses and wins through this season’s first five games and nearly handed the Pelicans, the lone remaining undefeated team in the West, their first loss of the season on Friday. Third year guard Caris LeVert has emerged as an early season candidate for most improved player, opening the season with 27 and 28-point performances. LeVert is one of five players averaging double figures in scoring, and the squad has excelled on perimeter defense, ranking among the leaders in yielding the fewest 3-pointers, both made (second) and attempted (first).