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Jan 23, 2017; Miami, FL, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) dribbles the ball up court as Miami Heat guard Wayne Ellington (2) gives chase during the second half at American Airlines Arena. The Heat defeated the Golden State Warriors 105-102. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /

The Golden State Warriors will continue their stretch of away games tomorrow as they will be visiting Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Hornets.

Where to watch: CSBA, ESPN

Scheduled Game Time: Wednesday, January 25th, 8:00 P.M.

Location: Spectrum Center

This game will be the first scheduled meeting of the season for the Golden State Warriors and Charlotte Hornets. Their next, and final meeting will be on February 1st, at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

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Both the Hornets and the Warriors will be coming off of disappointing losses. Golden State was defeated in Miami on Monday night by courtesy of a go-ahead three point shot. Charlotte was dominated by the Washington Wizards with a final score of 109-99. With both of these respective teams coming off of a loss, this should be an intense contest that will feature some big time players.

Golden State Warriors

Golden State is currently the best team in basketball by terms of record (38-7). They are still first in the league in points per game at 117.6 and are an elite rebounding team thus far that pulls down 45.3 rebounds per game. The defense was a little shaky in the loss to Miami, so we should expect to see a more focused effort on that end tonight. The team is gelling more as the season goes on and are blossoming ahead of schedule.

The duo of Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant have proven to be really effective. the duo of co-stars Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green are also working well together. The defense is less of question mark at this point mid-season and should hold up based on what we’ve seen thus far. There are no noted changes to the starting lineups as of now.

Point Guard- Stephen Curry
Shooting Guard- Klay Thompson
Small Forward- Kevin Durant
Power Forward- Draymond Green
Center- Zaza Pachulia

Charlotte Hornets

The Hornets, led by Kemba Walker are a middle of the pack team in the Eastern Conference. They currently hold a 23-22 and are third in the Southeast division. They are not like Golden State in terms of fire power (105.2 points per game) however, they are the better rebounding team currently as they average 45.5 rebounds per game.

Much like the Warriors, the Hornets had some defensive struggles in their previous loss. This would be the Hornets fifth home game and they have won three out of four home games during this stretch of such games.

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Kemba Walker is a big time point guard and the Hornets have been free of major injuries thus far. Jeremy Lamb, and Brain Roberts are the only two players on the Injured list. The Hornets have all their key players so we should have ourselves an entertaining game.

Point Guard- Kemba Walker
Shooting Guard- Nicolas Batum
Small Forward- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Power Forward- Marvin Williams
Center- Cody Zeller

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