Warriors Starter Ruled Out with Melton for Heat Game

The Golden State Warriors will be without Draymond Green (ankle) for Monday's game against the Miami Heat.

The Warriors will also be without De'Anthony Melton (ACL injury management) on the front end of a back-to-back. Gui Santos (ankle) will miss his second straight game.

The Heat will be without Tyler Herro (ribs), but otherwise their main rotation players are expected to play.

Horford Could Play Season High in Minutes

Without Green and Santos, the Warriors will need Quinten Post and Al Horford to play big minutes.

Don't be surprised if Horford plays a season high in minutes.

Back in October, Horford played 29 minutes in an overtime win against the Denver Nuggets.

Post has played under 20 minutes in seven straight games.

So if the Warriors had one of Post and Horford on the floor for every minute of the game and Post played 18 minutes, Horford would play 30.

Horford will not play Tuesday as he's not expected to play a single back-to-back this season. So more so than other Warriors rotation players, he can empty the energy clip.

He's also the Warriors' best traditional center right now, and they'll need his size and acumen against Bam Adebayo.