Warriors 117	@	Kings 109

December 21, 2010		1	2	3	4	T
	Warriors	26	23	21	32	117
	Kings	18	30	36	18	109
	Net	8	-7	-15	14	8
	Season Avg	-2.9	0.8	-0.4	-0.1	-2.2
	Compare to Season Avg	10.9	-7.8	-14.6	14.1	10.2

	Warriors Stats
	FG%	3P%	FT%	FTA	Fouls	OReb	TReb	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Turns	POTurns	PIPaint	FBPoints
Game	47.2%	40%	69.7%	33	28	10	48	24	12	8	19	29	54	31
Season Avg	46.2%	39.2%	76.1%	20.7	22	11.6	40.5	22.5	9	5	14.1	17.5	42.6	18.6
Difference	1%	0.8%	-6.4%	12.3	6	-1.6	7.5	1.5	3	3	4.9	5.5	11.4	12.4
	Net Comparison
	FG%	3P%	FT%	FTA	Fouls	OReb	TReb	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Turns	POTurns	PIPaint	FBPoints
Net Game	8.2%	9.6%	-16%	5	-1	-7	-8	6	3	1	0	-4	4	13
Net Season Avg	-0.6%	3.5%	-1.2%	-7	-3.6	-1.2	-4.3	-2.2	0.8	0.7	1.2	2	-2.9	-0.8
Net Difference	8.8%	6.1%	-14.8%	12	2.6	-5.8	-3.7	8.2	2.2	0.3	-1.2	-6	6.9	13.8

Well, how about that! VladRad makes up for A LOT with that deep bomb to tie the game (not to mention 13 4th quarter points), and it was enough to forget that the Warriors gave up two monster runs to a horrible Kings team.

For the first time, they were able to fully climb their way out of a deep hole of their own making. Sure, the game shouldn’t have been this close, but I think Lauridsen put it best: “Meeting exceptionally modest expectations is still better than collapsing below them.”

I’m wondering if Smart started reading Feltbot, as for the second straight game the Warriors had 31 fast break points. That made up for getting beat on the glass, as the Kings managed to break into triple digits on field goal attempts — but only hit 39%.

Monta’s efficiency was way down but he still carried the scoring load for the team, and his circus shot near the end of overtime was one of his all-time best. Reggie Williams also regained his touch, scoring 24 points and almost making us forget his 1-3 from the line in the closing seconds of regulation.

The Cousins-Udoh matchup I was looking forward to didn’t turn into much: Cousins struggled from the field but was still a beast on the glass. Udoh cooled off from last night and didn’t score a point (didn’t even take a shot), and it’s pretty clear that he was winded by the end of his run (as any human being would be after playing nearly 50 NBA minutes in 26 hours after logging just 8 in the previous 8 months). While Udoh’s -9 was the worst on the squad, I still like his activity and great hands. Plus, he’s avoiding something that has plagued every rookie Warriors big man that I can remember: constant fouls (and it’s not like he’s avoiding physical contact).

So now the Warriors get a few days off before their Christmas night matchup against the Trail Blazers (think the NBA schedulers wish they could have this one back?). By all accounts Curry should be back, and hopefully we’ll see Biedrins back on the court as well. Maybe then we can get the minutes smoothed out a bit more — Law backing up Curry, Reggie subbing for Monta but still providing some scoring punch, Amundson down to the low-minute energy guy that he should be (how about his 6 fouls in 13 minutes tonight?), and maybe even some VladRad and Carney at the 3 to get Wright down to about 30 minutes a night.

But for now, good to get a win that the Warriors HAD to have. It was more stressful/exciting than it should have been, but at this point in the season, with postseason chances slipping away with every turnover (seriously, can anyone catch an interior pass on this team?), I’ll take it.

Golden State Warriors (10-18)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
D. Wright	F	45:38	7-14	1-5	2-4	+10	1	5	6	6	3	3	2	1	2	17
L. Amundson	F	12:54	1-2	0-0	0-0	-6	1	2	3	0	6	0	1	2	0	2
D. Lee	F-C	45:38	6-13	0-0	3-4	+11	2	10	12	2	4	0	4	1	0	15
R. Williams	F	42:38	8-15	3-7	5-9	+14	2	5	7	4	4	1	0	0	1	24
M. Ellis	G	48:33	12-29	2-7	10-12	+15	0	4	4	7	4	4	4	1	1	36
E. Udoh		22:49	0-0	0-0	0-0	-9	0	5	5	1	1	1	2	3	0	0
A. Law		19:03	3-6	1-1	1-2	-6	2	1	3	2	1	0	3	0	2	8
V. Radmanovic		27:47	5-10	3-5	2-2	+11	2	6	8	2	5	3	3	0	1	15
C. Bell	DNP – Coach’s Decision
R. Carney	DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gadzuric	DND – left groin strain
J. Lin	DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total		265	42-89	10-25	23-33		10	38	48	24	28	12	19	8	7	117
			47.2%	40.0%	69.7%		team rebs: 10			total to: 19

Sacramento Kings (5-21)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
D. Greene	F	23:12	3-6	2-4	2-2	+10	0	2	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	10
D. Jackson	F	22:09	3-10	0-0	0-1	-19	4	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	6
D. Cousins	C	35:56	3-13	0-0	1-2	-2	2	11	13	2	3	1	4	1	3	7
T. Evans	G	44:10	4-18	0-3	7-8	0	0	10	10	7	4	3	5	0	1	15
B. Udrih	G	43:26	11-18	4-7	8-8	-17	2	5	7	1	6	1	5	1	0	34
S. Dalembert		08:52	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	2	3	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	2
O. Casspi		08:12	1-4	0-2	0-0	-8	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
P. Jeter		13:30	1-5	0-1	0-0	-1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	2
C. Landry		37:24	8-11	0-1	6-7	+10	5	5	10	1	4	3	0	2	0	22
J. Taylor		05:02	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
F. Garcia		23:07	2-8	1-5	0-0	-13	1	2	3	3	1	1	3	1	1	5
L. Head	DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total		265	39-100	7-23	24-28		17	39	56	18	27	9	19	7	8	109
			39.0%	30.4%	85.7%		team rebs: 8			total to: 20

Posted by Mike in Postgame Box Score

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