One game under .500 isn't where we all thought we'd be towards the end of January. It's time to make a semi push here. Two-game win streak, though both were against Utah, but it was good to see us win against a team we were supposed to beat. Our Wolves have struggled doing that consistently this year.
Tonight we play the Warriors, one of three teams in the West that I feel like give us problems every time we play. We're all waiting on a "good win" to show that this team can beat good competition, but at this point every win is a good one as we try to climb towards the playoffs.
Currently tied for 10th place in the West with Denver at 20-21. Memphis is a 1/2 game ahead of us for 9th and Dallas has a 3 1/2 game lead for 8th place. I know it's way too early to say this, but if we can put together a run for the 8th spot, we're not far from 6th place Golden State who's a game and a half ahead of Dallas (5 ahead of us). Huge win for Sota; we need to get it.
We might be able to get some help from the Warriors injury troubles. D-Lee (left shoulder) and Bogut (strained right knee) are questionable to play tonight and were limited in practice yesterday. I think they'll end up playing, but it's not confirmed either way yet. We'll find out later.
Warriors injury link: http://www.nba.com/2014/news/01/23/warriors-injuries.ap/
I hope to see the Rubio we just saw against Utah. We need him to be that guy if we're gonna make any noise in the West, let alone the playoffs. Pek's been great all year. Love needs to flex like a top-five player tonight.
BEAT GOLDEN STATE!