Jon Cooper on the level of intensity he is anticipating for this matchup given the lack of stakes and the emphasis on staying healthy:
I have coached in a few of these, and they are tough to predict. Some have been nailbiters. For some, no one touches each other out there.
I am not sure what is going to happen other than the fact that there are probably two storylines everyone is looking for. Some TV networks have picked this game up because of the anticipation of something happening (laughs). On a night when there is not a ton going on, this is one that will probably have a lot of eyes on it.