Tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET the Golden State Warriors (15-2) will host rising superstar Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans (8-8) at Oracle Arena in the second game of a TNT double-header. Watch the Western Conference clash for free by clicking this link. Warriors fans can listen to the radio broadcast on KNBR 680, while Pelicans fans may do likewise on WWL 105.3.
The Warriors have won 10 consecutive games heading into tonight's tilt, so New Orleans may need a Herculean effort from Davis to get the job done tonight. Luckily for them, he has been turning in that kind of performance on a nightly basis.
Davis is averaging 24.9 points and 11.3 rebounds-both team-highs. He has also been like an action movie monster on the defensive end, blocking 3.1 shots a night and registering 2.3 steals as well. Despite those efforts, Davis is unable to win alone.
The Pelicans are giving up 99.1 points per game, good for 12th in the NBA, and will have to contain an offense dropping 106.1 points a night on its opponents. Offensively the Warriors have been carried by the "Splash Brothers," Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. They have remained a Top 10 defense because of the health of center Andrew Bogut.
Any Warriors game comes complete with the threat of a Curry explosion like the one he had vs. Orlando Tuesday night, when he hung 17 points in 24 minutes on the Magic in the second half.
"It's just kind of a rush that every player loves to experience," Curry said. "Especially at home when you're able to do that and get a huge win, you remember those moments."
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