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Tyreke Evans will not return to Game 1 due to left knee bruise

OAKLAND – For the second time in less than a month, Tyreke Evans had to leave a game at Golden State due to injury after playing fewer than 20 minutes. On Saturday during the first half of Game 1 of a first-round series against the Warriors, Evans sustained a left knee bruise. In the third quarter, he was ruled out for the game. Norris Cole started the second half at point guard in place of Evans.