Warriors vs. Magic: Live stream and preview
Here’s everything you need to know about the Golden State Warriors’ matchup with the Orlando Magic.
The Golden State Warriors keep marching toward history and on Wednesday night, they picked up a huge win on the road against the Miami Heat. After a physical battle with the Heat, which saw the Splash Brothers carry the Warriors to victory, they’ll have to remain red hot against an Orlando Magic team that has won four out of their last six.
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However, the Warriors might not be seeing one of the Magic’s best on Thursday night. According to Orlando Sentinel beat writer Josh Robbins, who spoke to Magic head coach Scott Skiles, Victor Oladipo is “50-50” to play tonight.
The Warriors have had success against the Magic the last two seasons, by sweeping the series each time. With the Magic a little banged up, the Warriors are going to loo to come out firing on all cylinders early on Thursday, to put the game away early after a poor first-quarter offensively against the Miami Heat.
The Magic have a new look to them after the NBA Trade Deadline, while the Warriors have a new center in Anderson Varejao. At the deadline, the Magic acquired Brandon Jennings and Ersan Ilyasova for Tobias Harris in a deal with the Detroit Pistons.
The Magic currently are 11th in the Eastern Conference and are looking to make a push for the postseason. If they don’t make it this year, their roster could continue to see more overhaul and sweeping changes after the season, as they try to get the right talent in place.
If there’s a game where the Warriors should thrive this season, even with tired legs from playing the night before, it’s in Orlando. The Magic allow their opponents a staggering 43.6 percent three-point percentage. While the status of Oladipo is up in the air, the Warriors are going to have to key in on Nikola Vucevic.
Vucevic is coming off a season-high of 35 points and if they can lock him down, then they’ll have a great chance of picking up their fifth win of the road trip and their 52nd win overall.
Thursday’s projected lineups are below.
Golden State Warriors Orlando Magic
Draymond Green – PF Aaron Gordon – PF
Harrison Barnes – SF Nikola Vucevic – C
Andrew Bogut – C Elfrid Payton – PG
Stephen Curry – PG Evan Fournier – SG
Klay Thompson – SG Victor Oladipo – SG
For those looking to catch the action between the Warriors and Magic, the game can be watched locally on CSN Bay Area at 4:00 p.m. PST, or it can be watched online via the NBA League Pass. Here’s how to the details to Thursday’s game.
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016
Start Time: 4:00 p.m. PST, 7:00 p.m. EST
Location: Orlando FL
Venue: Amway Center
TV Info: CSN Bay Area
Live Stream: NBA League Pass