SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors will go together with a special, however acquainted beginning lineup for Sport 6 in opposition to the Grizzlies.
With Otto Porter Jr. out with foot soreness and the Jonathan Kuminga starter experiment considerably of a failure, the Warriors will go for dimension to start out. Kevon Looney will begin at middle and Draymond Inexperienced at energy ahead. Right here’s the total lineup:
Steph Curry
Klay Thompson
Andrew Wiggins
Draymond Inexperienced
Kevon Looney
The Grizzlies will begin:
Dillon Brooks
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Steven Adams
Desmond Bane
Tyus Jones
Porter injured his foot in some unspecified time in the future throughout their blowout Sport 5 loss Wednesday in Memphis and didn't return for the second half. The Warriors will miss Porter’s presence as one of many crew’s higher rebounders who was beginning to discover his capturing contact once more.
Appearing head coach Mike Brown mentioned in pregame availability Frida night time that Nemanja Bjelica, Kevon Looney and Kuminga may very well be used extra to fill Porter’s minutes. When Grizzlies star Ja Morant was lively, Bjelica noticed restricted minutes as a result of he may very well be a defensive legal responsibility in opposition to Morant’s athleticism. However his playmaking, capturing and dimension may very well be a bonus with Morant out.
After being out-rebounded Wednesday for the primary time this sequence, the Warriors hope to reestablish their dominance on the boards in opposition to a Memphis crew that got here into the sequence as among the finest rebounding groups within the league.
Looney has 48 rebounds in these playoffs, however most significantly has been sturdy at boxing out to present his teammates house to rebound on this sequence. The crew that has dominated the glass has been in a position to generate sturdy transition offense, a staple of every crew’s assault.
The Grizzlies can be with out Morant for a 3rd straight sport with a proper knee bruise he sustained late within the Warriors’ Sport 3 win.
Andre Iguodala, who hasn’t performed since Sport 3 of the first-round sequence in opposition to the Denver Nuggets, can be out for the rest of the sequence nursing a neck damage.