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Anthony Slater: Draymond Green is out tomorrow night vs the Thunder. Resting. Steph Curry is questionable with an ankle sprain. De’Anthony Melton questionable. Al Horford and Trayce Jackson-Davis probable. It’s the front side of a home back-to-back. Warriors face the Jazz on Saturday night.
Anthony Slater: Warriors complete a 3-0 homestand despite turbulence. Seven players in double figures in the Christmas win: Curry, Butler, Podziemski, Horford, Moody, Melton, Jackson-Davis. They're 16-15, riding a bit of momentum into a Toronto, Brooklyn, Charlotte road trip.
Anthony Slater: The Warriors expect Al Horford to make his return today against the Mavericks, assuming his pregame warmup goes smooth. Kerr did say he will stick with similar rotation and play Quinten Post and Trayce Jackson-Davis at center.
Anthony Slater: All questionable for the Warriors tomorrow night in Philadelphia Jimmy Butler (knee) Jonathan Kuminga (ankle) Al Horford (sciatica) Quinten Post (ankle) Trayce Jackson-Davis (knee) Steph Curry is out. De'Anthony Melton is returning.
The Golden State Warriors have upgraded De’Anthony Melton (left ACL surgery) to available for Thursday’s game against Philadelphia. Jimmy Butler (left knee soreness), Al Horford (right sciatic nerve irritation), Trayce Jackson-Davis (right knee patellar tendonitis), Jonathan Kuminga (right ankle soreness) and Quinten Post (left ankle sprain) are listed as questionable.
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Golden State’s biggest weakness is their lack of elite play at the big man positions. The Warriors were starting the 6-foot-6 Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis — a second-round pick who averaged 6.6 points last season — towards the end of the playoffs. “Their ceiling is really kind of the move that they make in the offseason to upgrade themselves athletically right in the front court,” says Davis. “I personally think they need some front-court athleticism to compete in the West with Nikola Jokic, Naz Reid and people like that.”
Anthony Slater: The Warriors will start Trayce Jackson-Davis at center tonight. From out of the rotation to a major role. Game 3 starters Brandin Podziemski, Buddy Hield, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green, Trayce Jackson-Davis
Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr affirms that Kuminga and TJD will be part of Game 3 rotation. "There's no Steph. It's a completely different team." "Everything has to be about finding a new formula and JK is absolutely a part of that formula." "(TJD) showed he can be effective against this team."
Jackson-Davis finished with 15 points and six rebounds in his 19 minutes. He made all six of his shots, earned another look in the second half and already had Kerr announce postgame that he’d get Game 3 opportunities. He ran some high-screen action with Butler that is sure to be a part of the game plan. “The domino effect of Steph being out led to Trayce playing tonight,” Kerr said. “Because we need the scoring. We need the finishing. You saw what he did out there. We had found a formula over the last couple of months and obviously we’re having a lot of success, but without Steph the formula completely goes out the window, and we’ve got to figure out the next one.”
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Dave McMenamin: GSW's Jackson-Davis landed on Edwards' left foot, causing the aggravated ankle. Edwards turned the ankle in Game 4 of the first round against the Lakers.
Young big man Trayce Jackson-Davis had a good night for the Warriors in the loss, finishing with 19 points and seven rebounds on 9-for-12 shooting. However, head coach Steve Kerr wasn't looking for any silver linings when asked about Jackson-Davis' performance after the game, via 95.7 The Game. “I can’t sit here after that and be excited about anything,” Kerr said. “He scored 19 points. Great. He’s having a good season. But who the hell cares if we’re not competitive? If we don’t have a competitive spirit, a fight, and a willingness to compete through everything. I'm not gonna sit here and talk about any so-and-so had some points. Great. Who cares? It's about us competing. Being the Warriors. Being the team we've been for 10 years and not feeling sorry for ourselves. That's what I'm thinking about tonight. ”
Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr: “I feel better about our young group than I ever have.” Reiterated he thinks Kuminga is “turning a corner,” TJD is making a “leap,” Podziemski’s all-around glue game and a hope Moody “can get healthy and on a run.”
