Warriors vs Nets

There are very few matchups in the NBA more exciting than seeing Steph Curry face off against Kyrie Irving. Fortunately for NBA fans, that's exactly what ...

The Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets face off at 8:30 ET on January 22. Warren is probable with a right knee contusion, and Dru Smith is out due to a G League two-way. The Golden State Warriors will be missing Andre Iguodala due to right hip soreness, and James Wiseman due to a left ankle sprain.

The Golden State Warriors will play against the Brooklyn Nets tonight at 5:30pm PT in San Francisco. Find additional game information and more here.

That being said, tonight’s matchup features two of the best point guards in the game as Stephen Curry and Kyrie Irving lead their teams in what projects to be an offensive showdown. Brooklyn was beginning to look like one of the best teams in the NBA, however, a knee injury to superstar forward Kevin Durant has them trying to regain their rhythm in his absence. The Warriors come into tonight’s game the healthiest that they have been in weeks. This will be the second time the Warriors play the Nets this season. Meanwhile, Brooklyn has been trending downward after losing four out of their last five, but they did win their Friday matchup against the [Utah Jazz](https://www.slcdunk.com), 117-106. Tip-off for the game will be at 5:30 PM PT in San Francisco and can be watched on NBA TV and NBC Sports Bay Area.

Andrew O'Connor-Watts previews Sunday's NBA game between the Nets and Warriors and offers up a betting prediction.

Gameplay slows down and they play at their own pace at Chase Center, where they are 13-9 to the under. The missing piece is that those five Warriors games have been on the road, where Golden State is 18-5-1 to the over. I’ll fade the Nets offense here by taking Brooklyn’s team total under. Luckily for Golden State, Brooklyn has yet to exploit any defensive weaknesses in the midrange since Durant’s injury. I’ll also play the full game under. Only the Detroit Pistons (105.2), have a worse rating in the past five games. During his absence, the Warriors managed to stay afloat, going 6-5 straight up and 5-5-1 against the spread. On the defensive side, they’ve also played well. Unsurprisingly, Durant’s injury has significantly derailed the Nets offense. Warren, Cam Thomas and Seth Curry have been unable to replicate anything near the scoring efficiency Durant provided during Brooklyn’s run of dominance. Meanwhile, the Warriors will look to get back on track after a long absence from Stephen Curry, who returned to the lineup on Jan. The Nets are missing Kevin Durant — a vital part of their offense.

After the Nets stole a late comeback win over the Warriors, the NBA Twitter community chimed in with different reactions on Sunday night.

Unlike against Boston they didn't get good looks down the stretch. Another late game offensive meltdown for Golden State, 6 points in the last 5 minutes. Came all the way back from down 17 on the road against the Warriors. and by 12 in the 4Q Gotta be close to 10 games now that the Warriors have just totally blown. All of these terrible losses are certain to come back to bite the Warriors. They led by 13 with just under seven minutes to go in the game, but were then outscored 27-10. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts had to say on Sunday night. Jonathan Kuminga added 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the floor with three rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench. The Warriors have now dropped four straight games at San Francisco’s Chase Center. With the Warriors holding onto a one-point lead, Irving set Royce O’Neale up for an open triple to give the Nets a two-point lead with under 30 seconds on the clock. However, the Nets wouldn’t go away despite the absence of Kevin Durant due to a knee injury.