Warriors to Host Blake Griffin and the Clippers on Christmas Night
By Marcus Thompson
Thursday, December 1st, 2011 at 12:48 pm in Uncategorized.
I’ve been told by a couple sources the Warriors will be part of the Christmas Day lineup of games to kick off the 2011-12 season. Golden State will host Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers at Oracle on Christmas Night, the fifth and final game on the NBA slate.
Obviously, things could change. But that’s what the planned schedule is now.
And don’t be surprised if the Warriors host Chicago on Dec. 26. The Bulls are rumored to be opening at the Lakers on Christmas Night. In the previous schedule, the Bulls were slated to play at Oracle on Dec. 26. Keeping that game makes sense. A Lakers-Warriors back-to-back is reasonable for Chicago given the scheduling circumstances.
Surprised the Warriors made the opening night slot? You shouldn’t be. Oracle is known for being a lively environment, one that translates well on television. The Warriors style of play is attractive. Plus it’s Mark Jackson’s coaching debut, so it has a good storyline. If the Warriors’ land DeAndre Jordan, that game would be even more appealing.
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December 1st, 2011 at 12:57 pm
This just got me very pumped for the start of the season. Can’t wait for my tickets to arrive. Pretty much already forgot how I annoyed I was with the lockout.
December 1st, 2011 at 2:06 pm
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December 1st, 2011 at 2:30 pm
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December 1st, 2011 at 3:10 pm
[...] The Clippers will apparently face the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day in Oracle Arena in the finale of five games. Los Angeles will try and make their first real bid for the playoffs with Blake Griffin at the helm, and they’ll be the Christmas night highlight. Both teams aren’t known for their defensive prowess, so they should beRead more from source LINKS: Sports Buzz Boxing Latest News Cricket Latest News Cycling Latest News Golf Latest News MLB Latest News Motorsports Latest News NASCAR Latest News NBA Latest News NFL Latest News NHL Latest News Rugby Latest News Soccer Latest News Tennis Latest News UFC Latest News WNBA Latest News Wrestling Latest News Cotabato News Compiled [...]
December 1st, 2011 at 3:48 pm
Any chance the warriors get to unwrap the big xmas present named Tyson Chandler? Reports are that he’s not likely to re-sign with the Mavs…
December 1st, 2011 at 4:32 pm
[...] The Clippers will apparently face a Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day in Oracle Arena in a culmination of 5 games. Los Angeles will try and make their initial genuine bid for a playoffs with Blake Griffin during a helm, and they’ll be a Christmas night highlight. Both teams aren’t famous for their defensive prowess, so they should be lighting adult a scoreboard. [...]
December 1st, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, Chris Kaman.. my gawd, looking at the CLippers frontcourt just reminds you how bad our own frontcourt is right now.
December 1st, 2011 at 8:18 pm
[...] The Clippers will apparently face a Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day in Oracle Arena in a culmination of 5 games. Los Angeles will try and make their initial genuine bid for a playoffs with Blake Griffin during a helm, and they’ll be a Christmas night highlight. Both teams aren’t famous for their defensive prowess, so they should be lighting adult a scoreboard. [...]
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:12 am
[...] league sources, the Contra Costa Times is reporting that Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers will travel to Golden State for one of the featured games on opening [...]
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:15 am
[...] Reigning Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers will visit the Golden State Warriors in the fifth game of a Christmas Day schedule on the opening day of the NBA season, reports Marcus Thompson III of the Contra Costa Times. [...]
December 2nd, 2011 at 3:38 am
[...] Reigning Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers will visit the Golden State Warriors in the fifth game of a Christmas Day schedule on the opening day of the NBA season, reports Marcus Thompson III of the Contra Costa Times. [...]
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:33 pm
[...] league sources, the Contra Costa Times is reporting that Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers will travel to Golden State for one of the featured games on opening [...]