Tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET the Golden State Warriors (5-1) will host the defending champion San Antonio Spurs (3-3) in a Western Conference matchup on NBA TV that can be live streamed by clicking this link. Spurs fans can find the radio broadcast on 1200 WOAI, while Warriors fans may do likewise on KNBR 680.
The Spurs will be playing the second game of a brutal back-to-back after stunning the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, but the Warriors will be without shooting guard Klay Thompson and his 23.8 points per game.
Thompson has a right hand injury and it's unclear how long he will be out, but head coach Steve Kerr doesn't believe it's too serious. "It's not broken or anything but he tried to warm up and he couldn't get it loose, didn't have anything, any feel for the ball," Kerr said. He was shooting 47 percent from the field and 40 percent from beyond the arc.
The Spurs have their own problems with swingman Kawhi Leonard playing through conjunctivitis. "It's just that my vision isn't 100 percent yet," Leonard said. "But I'm just playing games trying to get used to it, and hopefully it will just blow past."
The conjunctivitis didn't stop Leonard from hanging 26 points on the Clippers last night to go with 10 rebounds. Veteran teammate Tim Duncan added 18 points and 11 boards against the Clippers' massive front line. Without Tiago Splitter available, how much Duncan plays on the second night of a back-to-back could become a storyline.
With or without Duncan figuring prominently, Warriors forward Draymond Green expects a stiff test. Everybody knows San Antonio, that's going to be a tough game," Green said. "We can't turn the ball over like that. They'll capitalize on every mistake you make."
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