After dropping a tough loss to the Miami Heat to open a three-game road swing, the Golden State Warriors will make the short trip to Tampa Bay for a tilt with the Toronto Raptors on the second leg of a road back-to-back.
Following a 36 point performance in a loss against the Heat to start the trip, Steph Curry will be out against the Raptors on Friday. The seven-time All-Star guard will be sidelined with the same tailbone injury that recently caused him to miss five consecutive games.
Without Curry, Jordan Poole will return to the starting lineup against the Raptors. In five games as a starter, the second-year guard averaged 20.4 points on 46.1% shooting from the field with 3.6 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 34.6 minutes per game.
The Warriors will meet the Raptors in Tampa Bay on Friday night at 4 p.m. PT.
