Already looking on the offensive end, Curry has better play makers around him such as Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green. All of whom can drive to the rim, and shoot from the outside. On the Hornets side, Walker has Nic Batum and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist as his two other main play makers. I think Kidd-Gilchrist will be able to contain Durant for most of the night. Kidd-Gilchrist is 6'7" and has good length. He is known more for defense than on the offensive end.Batum and Thompson will most likely be guarding each other at some points in the game. Both are pretty tall, Batum standing at 6'8", and Thompson standing at 6'7". They are also both good three point shooters. Thompson shoots 39.9% from beyond the arc, while Batum shoots 32.2% from beyond the arc. They are both good two way players. I think Batum will score 19 points and Thompson will score 21 points.
Back to the point guard match up. For Curry and Thompson, the Warriors run them off of a lot of screens to get them good looks at three point shots. The Hornets have to find some way to limit the amount of clean looks that they give Curry and Thompson. Curry shoots the three at 40.1% and is lethal in that area of his game. Walker might have trouble contesting Curry's shots, being that he is two inches shorter. One way to limit Curry is to make him work at the defensive end. The Warriors will most likely have Klay Thompson on Walker, but I think the Hornets should set screens for Walker with Curry's man and make him switch onto Walker. I think Walker will score 27 and Curry will score 19 but also have 9 assists.This will definitely be a fun game to watch. I'm predicting it to be close all the way through, but in the end, I think the Warriors will win 112-107.
