Why Daymond Green vs Paolo Banchero is Warriors-Magic Matchup at See-NBC Sports Bay Area & California

A nine-game stretch of the season that began 16 days ago with Warriors hoping to get speed ending Monday with them hoping to save a winning record.

And they are facing an Orlando team that has become a nemesis. After sending 11 consecutive wins over the magic through December 2018, Warriors have lost six of the last 11 meetings despite the fact that Orlando has only sent a winning season.

Warriors (24-24) have spent most of the season dancing on and around the .500 line and would skip it with a win over the magic (24-26). Coverage on the NBC Sports Bay area begins at 1 p.m. 18, with Tipoff at Chase Center scheduled shortly after 7 p.m. 19:00

Standing in front of the Golden State are two impressive youngsters forward: 6-FOD-10, 250 Pounds Paolo Banchero, which is 22 and 6-FOD-10, 230 Pound Franz Wagner, 23. Their size and talent poses a scary challenge for the underlying of warriors.

This game requires Draymond Green and he is expected to play. Golden State’s Defensive Ace missed the last seven matches with a left veal strain, but has participated in studies and is listed as likely.

Green’s “Welcome Back” comes in the form of Banchero, which is four inches higher and 15 pounds heavier. Andrew Wiggins stands up as the primary defender against Wagner, who has a similar size advantage.

Elected eighth total in the 2021 NBA draft – an election after Warriors chose Jonathan Kuminga – Wagner signed an extension of $ 224 million last summer making him a franchise corner. He leads Orlando in the scoring, an average of 25.1 points per year. Match, of 45.9 percent shooting from the field. Since he returned 12 days ago after missing 20 games with a torn oblique, he average 28.4 points per day. Match.

However, Banchero projects to be Magic’s centerpiece. He was selected first in 2022 and is the youngest player in the franchise story with a 50-point game and the second biggest player ever, behind LeBron James in 2005, with a 50-point, 10-bound, five-assistant game. In 11 games, since he recovered after a torn oblique, an average of 20 points and 7.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per day. Match.

The best approach to Green and Wiggins to get an edge is if the warriors trust their superior overall speed. Orlando is 29. In Tempo partly because Banchero and Wagner, which none of them are fast, maximize their size advantage in the semi -course.

If Warriors can win the Battle of Forward, they have a reasonable chance of closing this stretch with a 5-4 record and walking on the road a game over .500.

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