Rookie Wayne Ellington goes into the starting lineup tonight against Don Nelson’s “small ball” in Oakland.

Oleksiy Pecherov comes out and Ellington goes in to defend Monta Ellis in a lineup next to Jonny Flynn, Corey Brewer, Ryan Gomes and Al Jefferson.

“I don’t want to completely match up with them small on small,” Wolves coach Kurt Rambis said. “That’s their game, their style. I think they’re better playing that style of ball. That’s not how we practice. That’s not how we work. We still want to make them defend us inside.”

The Warriors play on tonight without center Andris Biedrins (lower back strain) and forward Ronny Turiaf (knee sprain) while Kevin Love (fractured hand), of course, remains out for the Wolves.

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