Spurs 113	@	Warriors 102

January 24, 2011		1	2	3	4	T
	Spurs	34	28	28	23	113
	Warriors	34	21	23	24	102
	Net	0	-7	-5	1	-11
	Season Avg	-2.9	0.8	-0.4	-0.1	-2.2
	Compare to Season Avg	2.9	-7.8	-4.6	1.1	-8.8

	Warriors Stats
	FG%	3P%	FT%	FTA	Fouls	OReb	TReb	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Turns	POTurns	PIPaint	FBPoints
Game	45.9%	33.3%	95%	20	21	6	36	21	4	5	9	9	40	19
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	-0.3%	-5.9%	18.9%	-0.7	-1	-5.6	-4.5	-1.5	-5	0	-5.1	-5.5	-2.6	0.4
	Net Comparison
	FG%	3P%	FT%	FTA	Fouls	OReb	TReb	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Turns	POTurns	PIPaint	FBPoints
Net Game	-4.1%	0%	18.5%	-14	-2	-2	-10	-5	-3	4	0	5	2	-8
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	-3.5%	-3.5%	19.7%	-7	1.6	-0.8	-5.7	-2.8	-3.8	3.3	-1.2	3	4.9	-7.2

The end result was right in line with expectations, though at least the Warriors didn’t get throttled this time. After a strong opening quarter where they matched the Spurs at 34, the dubs couldn’t score more than 24 in a quarter the rest of the way and watched San Antonio methodically pull away.

The Spurs rode an incredibly balanced attack on the way to victory: 6 players in double-digits, and 46 points off their bench. Meanwhile, only two players really came to play for the Warriors: David Lee posted an encouraging 31 points (his season high) along with 12 rebounds, and the other stats that jumps out of the box score is Dorell Wright’s 9 assists, which he paired with 18 points and 7 rebounds (dude is probably the second most likely to have a triple-double on this team after Curry — shows how well rounded he’s become).

But with Monta and Curry both cold (shooting a combined 16 of 41, nearly half of the Warriors 85 total shots from the field), Biedrins once again posting a team-low -18 (when was the last time he scored a point?), and little help from the bench (the low-light of which was probably Reggie Williams’ 0 points and -11 in 14 minutes), a win against the Spurs was going to be tough to come by. Gotta play the best to beat the best.

Posted by Mike in Postgame Box Score

Tags: david lee, dorell wright, monta ellis, reggie williams, spurs, stephen curry, warriors