Golden State Warriors big man Zaza Pachulia has been ruled out against the San Antonio Spurs for a second straight game, acting coach Mike Brown announced a couple hours prior to the game, via Anthony Slater of the San Jose Mercury News.
Sixth man Andre Iguodala played only 19 minutes in Game 3, but will play again tonight, thought it is still unknown as in to what capacity.
JaVale McGee, who started for Pachulia in Game 3 and had a surprising 16 points in limited time on the floor, is likely to notch another start tonight.
“Decent chance,” Brown said. “But not 100 percent.”
The Warriors' acting coach added that if McGee does not start, the team will opt to go with Patrick McCaw at the small forward position, playing a much smaller lineup than the start of Game 3.
The shift will be largely dependent on the lineup the Spurs roll out at tip-off.
The Spurs will be without star forward Kawhi Leonard once again, as well as David Lee, who suffered a serious left knee injury in the early stages of Game 3 during an and-one opportunity.
If Golden State is able to close out the series tonight, they would have gone a perfect 12-0 on their way to the NBA Finals and made history for having the most consecutive wins in the playoffs.
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