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USA Today via Reuters

The Golden State Warriors lost a close game in their last matchup to the Phoenix Suns. A controversial game with numerous calls by officials that raised more than a few eyebrows; the Warriors just could not get over the hump. Especially Chris Paul, who was greeted with an ejection in his return to Phoenix.

Chris Paul?s ejection in the game against the Suns was something many fans demanded an investigation into. And now, after suffering an ejection, Paul gets snubbed by the Warriors as well.

Chris Paul goes to the bench once again

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The Golden State Warriors will be facing off against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs in their upcoming matchup. Looking to get back on the winning track, the Warriors are hoping to make certain changes to their starting lineup.

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One of which is that the team will not be starting Chris Paul as they did in their previous game. According to ESPN?s Kendra Andrews, ?Moses Moody gets the start tonight over Chris Paul.?

?He joins Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and Kevin Looney.?

The Golden State Warriors have been short-handed since their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. A scuffle between players caused the team to lose Draymond Green to a five-game suspension.

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With Green out of the starting lineup, taking Moses Moody over Chris Paul does make sense. The Warriors need someone who can help out the team on defense and can clog the paint to opposing players. As good of a player as Paul is, he is more inclined to offense rather than defense. Whereas, that is what the Warriors really need in this upcoming matchup against the Spurs.

Will this new lineup help the Warriors?

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The San Antonio Spurs are dead last in the Western Conference. The team is tied with the Memphis Grizzlies with an overall record of 3-12. So, this may turn out to be an easy win for the Warriors.

However, given how the Spurs have been playing, most of their games have been close calls. And even though the team is young with no true superstar to lead them, head coach Gregg Popovich can still manage to turn things around during the game.

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The Warriors have enough offense in their starting lineup with Andre Wiggins and the Splash Brothers duo. What the team needs is a good defender to hold off a player like Victor Wembanyama from going off.

Let?s see if this new lineup against the Spurs does wonders or ends up being a disaster for the Warriors.