The Warriors wrap up their season-opening four-gamehomestand against Philadelphia on Saturday night at Oracle. Then its on theroad for the first time this season against Phoenix, San Antonio and the L.A.Lakers.A few things to watch for in tonights game:Curry vs. Holiday: As much as Warriorsmanagement and the fans like Stephen Curry, the same can be said for PhillyJrue Holiday. At this point, Curry is the better offensive player, but thedefensive advantage goes to Holiday.
Ellis likely out: Warriors shooting guardMonta Ellis was in Mississippi on Saturday morning, attending his grandmothersfuneral. He is expected to miss the game. On Wednesday, the Warriors beat theKnicks without Curry. Lets see if the Warriors can knock off Philly withoutEllis.Bench play: The Warriors bench stole theshow against the Knicks on Wednesday, with Brandon Rush, Kwame Brown andDominic McGuire all playing well. Not to mention, substitute Ish Smith steppedin and started for Curry and contributed. But the 76ers have a lot of talent ontheir benchLou Williams, Thaddeus Young, Evan Turnerand the second unitscould go a long way toward determining the games winner.Center play: The Warriors have beenecstatic about how Andris Biedrins and Kwame Brown have handled the centerposition. But Phillys Spencer Hawes has put together three very nice games forthe 76ers, and hes averaging 11.3 points, 12.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists pergame.
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