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31
Dec

Game #32: Warriors 96, Bobcats 95

Warriors 96

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Bobcats 95
December 31, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 30 22 25 19 96
Bobcats 28 18 24 25 95
  Net 2 4 1 -6 1
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 4.9 3.2 1.4 -5.9 3.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 49.4% 41.7% 62.5% 16 21 7 39 16 9 8 13 14 36 20
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 3.2% 2.5% -13.6% -4.7 -1 -4.6 -1.5 -6.5 0 3 -1.1 -3.5 -6.6 1.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 7.2% 10.4% -8.9% -12 -5 -11 -11 -3 0 4 0 2 -8 -3
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 7.8% 6.9% -7.7% -5 -1.4 -9.8 -6.7 -0.8 -0.8 3.3 -1.2 0 -5.1 -2.2

Well, that was ugly! But a win is a win is a win, and with a date in Miami tomorrow night against the Heat you can be sure that the Warriors will take it.

The defensive rebounding in the 4th quarter was just atrocious; hard to say you deserve to win when you give up 3 defensive rebounds off free throws in the final 12 minutes.

Have to give credit to the backcourt in this one — Curry’s four made 3′s were all big, and Monta got his scoring touch back despite a less-than-efficient 11-23 from the field. David Lee had a quiet line with 8 and 8, but came up with a lot of big rebounds in the closing minutes.

I usually don’t like to blame officiating, but some of the calls in this game were just atrocious. Amundson got destroyed on a layup with no call, that Monta offensive foul after he was clearly held was brutal, and that Diaw pass-to-himself that wasn’t called was insane — though thankfully someone on the crew noticed and gave the Warriors a makeup call on the out of bounds.

And as for my Stephen Jackson key to the game in the preview? My dream came true — with that ugly shot at the end, he arguably lost the game for the Bobcats. Happy New Year!

Golden State Warriors (13-19)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 34:18 6-13 3-8 2-2 +7 0 5 5 1 3 1 2 0 1 17
V. Radmanovic F 32:16 3-5 0-2 0-0 +7 2 3 5 0 5 0 0 1 0 6
D. Lee F-C 32:02 3-8 0-0 2-4 0 1 7 8 2 2 2 1 2 1 8
M. Ellis G 38:08 11-23 2-5 1-2 +2 0 4 4 5 1 3 5 1 1 25
S. Curry G 36:06 10-17 4-5 0-0 +6 0 1 1 3 3 1 3 0 0 24
A. Law 16:30 2-3 0-0 0-0 -9 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
E. Udoh 17:32 0-0 0-0 4-4 -8 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 4
R. Carney 05:23 0-1 0-1 0-0 -4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
L. Amundson 14:10 1-3 0-0 0-2 +3 3 5 8 1 2 2 1 1 0 2
R. Williams 13:35 2-4 1-3 1-2 +1 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 6
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 38-77 10-24 10-16 7 32 39 16 21 9 13 8 4 96
49.4% 41.7% 62.5% team rebs: 6 total to: 13
Charlotte Bobcats (11-20)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
G. Wallace F 36:52 5-15 3-3 7-10 -6 3 5 8 0 2 1 2 0 2 20
B. Diaw F 35:52 5-9 0-0 0-0 -8 3 4 7 3 0 1 3 2 0 10
N. Mohammed C 18:46 3-8 0-0 0-0 -12 4 4 8 0 4 1 1 0 0 6
S. Jackson G 42:19 7-22 1-6 7-9 +3 2 4 6 4 3 2 5 0 3 22
D. Augustin G 32:05 5-12 1-6 1-1 -5 0 1 1 6 2 1 1 0 1 12
D. McGuire 19:49 2-3 0-0 0-0 +7 2 6 8 1 3 1 0 1 0 4
S. Livingston 17:04 1-3 0-0 5-6 +5 0 3 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 7
D. Diop 04:42 0-1 0-0 0-2 +6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Henderson 22:14 5-6 0-0 0-0 +9 2 4 6 0 0 1 0 1 1 10
D. Brown 04:32 0-1 0-0 0-0 -5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
M. Carroll 05:45 2-3 0-1 0-0 +1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
S. Collins DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 35-83 5-16 20-28 18 32 50 19 16 9 13 4 8 95
42.2% 31.2% 71.4% team rebs: 6 total to: 13

inactive

  • Warriors: Biedrins, Gadzuric, Lin
  • Bobcats: Brown, Najera, Thomas

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Bobcats: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Times Tied: 5

arena stats

  • Arena: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
  • Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #16 David Guthrie, #77 Karl Lane
  • Attendance: 16249
  • Duration: 2:8
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31
Dec

Preview: Warriors at Bobcats

Golden State
Warriors

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Charlotte
Bobcats

TWC Arena
12:00pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 31, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 96
Bobcats 95
 
January 28, 2011 • Recap
Bobcats 121
Warriors 113
 

The Warriors face the easiest game of the current roadie in a New Year’s Even matinee (as an aside, kinda brutal that they have to play a back to back over New Year’s). That said, it’s still a road game, and it’s against a team that seems to have gotten a nice spark from a coaching change (2 straight wins since Silas took over). What to watch for today:

  • Healthy Backcourt. Monta still seems to be struggling with his ankle sprain, and Curry has the flu on top of his own ankle problems. I’d have to imagine that adrenaline along will carry the day for Curry as he plays in front of his home-town fans, but getting Monta back in order will likely be a necessary condition for a W today — especially considering that the Bobcats’ starting backcourt has averaged 58 points and 9 assists in their last 2 games.
  • More Udoh. Udoh only played 6 minutes in the last game, with Smart blaming conditioning and saying he looked a step slow. Let’s hope he has his wind back, as the Warriors will need some inside play over the next 48 hours with Biedrins and Gadzuric still out. Plus, Charlotte seems like a good matchup for him — let’s see if he can take advantage.
  • Don’t Let Jackson Beat You. This is more personal preference than a true key to the game, but please Warriors, I beg of you: don’t let Stack Jack go nuts from deep and win the game on his own. Please.
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30
Dec

Game #31: Hawks 103, Warriors 93

Warriors 93

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Hawks 103
December 29, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 27 20 22 24 93
Hawks 29 23 26 25 103
  Net -2 -3 -4 -1 -10
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 0.9 -3.8 -3.6 -0.9 -7.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 44.6% 33.3% 73.3% 15 13 10 43 22 8 2 15 20 34 21
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 -1.6% -5.9% -2.8% -5.7 -9 -1.6 2.5 -0.5 -1 -3 0.9 -4.5 -8.6 2.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -6.6% -8.8% 15% 3 1 0 -1 -9 0 -2 -3 -5 -10 5
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 -6% -12.3% 16.2% 10 4.6 1.2 3.3 -6.8 -0.8 -2.7 -4.2 -7 -7.1 5.8

The Warriors played a 4pm game after flying across the country and…looked like a team playing a 4pm game after flying across the country.

Well, aside from Dorrell Wright, that is. Dude might finally be putting it together, pairing more aggression with his previously shown ability to get open and knock down 3′s. If he can show the same mindset on a night when the Warriors big 3 do better than 13-38, we could finally have the semblance of a hard-to-stop offense.

But that didn’t happen last night, and despite holding their own on the boards, the Warriors shooting cooled off, they got beat in the paint, and their assist numbers were way down from the past few games (though Curry had an impressive 12 dimes against 3 turnovers in only 29 minutes).

Now the Warriors head to Charlotte, where Curry will get a hero’s welcome but Stephen Jackson will be lying in wait to torment us. Let’s hope Curry and Ellis are feeling a bit better (ankles/flu and ankle, respectively) — this is the easiest game on the trip, and one they have to have in order to hang in there if they hope to use the upcoming January/February stretch to make a run back to respectability.

Golden State Warriors (12-19)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 48:00 13-21 4-9 2-2 -10 1 10 11 0 1 2 3 0 0 32
L. Amundson F 22:17 5-7 0-0 0-3 -4 2 5 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 10
D. Lee F-C 38:46 5-12 0-0 4-5 -8 4 4 8 3 1 1 3 0 2 14
M. Ellis G 43:07 4-13 2-4 2-2 -15 0 1 1 4 3 1 2 2 1 12
S. Curry G 28:58 4-13 0-3 1-1 -1 1 4 5 12 2 0 3 0 1 9
V. Radmanovic 22:07 1-4 1-4 0-0 -7 0 6 6 0 4 3 2 0 0 3
R. Williams 27:31 4-10 1-4 0-0 -3 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 9
E. Udoh 05:38 0-2 0-0 2-2 +1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
B. Wright 03:36 1-1 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
R. Carney DNP – Coach’s Decision
A. Law DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 37-83 8-24 11-15 10 33 43 22 13 8 15 2 4 93
44.6% 33.3% 73.3% team rebs: 6 total to: 18
Atlanta Hawks (21-13)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
M. Williams F 27:05 3-7 0-1 0-0 +2 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 6
J. Smith F 42:00 10-18 1-1 1-4 0 2 8 10 5 0 2 2 2 0 22
A. Horford C-F 37:50 10-14 0-0 1-1 +14 5 10 15 4 1 2 3 2 0 21
J. Johnson G 36:46 6-14 2-5 2-3 +5 1 2 3 8 1 0 2 0 0 16
M. Bibby G 27:23 6-12 3-8 0-0 0 0 2 2 3 5 1 3 0 0 15
Ja. Crawford 32:17 2-10 1-3 0-0 +14 0 1 1 6 1 2 1 0 1 5
Z. Pachulia 19:04 4-6 0-0 3-4 +11 2 5 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 11
M. Evans 14:52 3-4 1-1 0-0 +8 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 7
J. Teague 02:43 0-1 0-0 0-0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
J. Collins DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Powell DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Wilkins DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 44-86 8-19 7-12 10 34 44 31 14 8 12 4 2 103
51.2% 42.1% 58.3% team rebs: 4 total to: 13

inactive

  • Warriors: Biedrins, Gadzuric, Lin
  • Hawks: Crawford, Sy, Thomas

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Hawks: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Times Tied: 2

arena stats

  • Arena: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
  • Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #6 Tony Brown, #68 Marat Kogut
  • Attendance: 15925
  • Duration: 2:1
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29
Dec

Preview: Warriors at Hawks

Golden State
Warriors

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Atlanta
Hawks

Philips Arena
4:00pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 29, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 93
Hawks 103
 
February 25, 2011 • Recap
Hawks 95
Warriors 79
 

The Warriors start their 5-game road trip in Atlanta in just a few minutes. The Hawks haven’t exactly turned into the elite Eastern Conference team they were threatening to be a few years ago, but they’re still rolling at 20-13 so far this year — including 9 in a row at home — so it would make for a great start to the trip if the Warriors can keep up their recent run and extend their winning streak to 4 games. I think that will take another strong shooting night and a merciful end to the terrible turnovers that have marred even their recent wins, so let’s see what happens. At the very least, let’s hope they keep it close to avoid a big stinker to set the wrong tone for the trip.

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27
Dec

Preview: Sixers at Warriors

Philadelphia
76ers

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Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 27, 2010 • Recap
76ers 95
Warriors 110
 
March 6, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 117
76ers 125
 

The Warriors go for three in a row against a very beatable 76ers team tonight, and it’s a win they need before they head out on the road for a fairly tough 5-game trip. What to watch for tonight. Here’s to a better shooting night from Curry (and that he at least outplays Holliday), some rebounds for Udoh, no pangs of regret from not signing Elton Brand after Baron fled, and a first chance to see Evan Turner play.

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27
Dec

Game #29: Warriors 109, Trail Blazers 102

Trailblazers 102

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Warriors 109
December 25, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Trailblazers 28 29 23 22 102
Warriors 25 31 22 31 109
  Net -3 2 -1 9 7
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -0.1 1.2 -0.6 9.1 9.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 48.2% 45.5% 90.5% 21 16 7 32 31 7 8 12 16 42 28
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 2% 6.3% 14.4% 0.3 -6 -4.6 -8.5 8.5 -2 3 -2.1 -0.5 -0.6 9.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 5.9% 17.7% 15.5% 1 4 -17 -21 4 0 4 3 3 -20 14
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 6.5% 14.2% 16.7% 8 7.6 -15.8 -16.7 6.2 -0.8 3.3 1.8 1 -17.1 14.8

Holidays and the new baby took up more time than I expected this weekend, so this recap will be short in the interest of getting it up before tonight’s game. Here’s the quick version:

Huge game from Monta, and doing it on national television will help his All-Star chances/trade value; nice return for Curry on the assists-to-turnover front, and a ton of his missed shots were in-and-out so he should get his stroke back soon; nice to see Lee making his jumper consistently; Udoh continues to impress though it would be nice to see him grab a few more boards; speaking of which, how did they get out-rebounded yet still win this game? Ah yes, they outscored them by 14 on fast break points; who knew this team could actually run?

Now, can they keep up the momentum from this TWO GAME WINNING STREAK?

Portland Trail Blazers (15-15)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
N. Batum F 35:09 8-14 2-6 0-0 -11 7 3 10 4 2 1 0 0 0 18
L. Aldridge F 39:31 7-21 0-0 1-2 -7 3 5 8 1 4 2 2 1 2 15
M. Camby C 23:28 3-4 0-0 1-1 -6 5 8 13 2 2 1 1 3 0 7
W. Matthews G 38:02 9-19 1-6 6-6 -4 1 2 3 1 4 2 5 0 1 25
A. Miller G 33:40 4-15 0-0 4-6 -14 4 3 7 15 1 0 3 0 4 12
D. Cunningham 25:24 4-8 0-0 1-1 +4 1 3 4 1 4 0 2 0 0 9
R. Fernandez 26:58 3-8 1-4 1-2 -4 3 4 7 2 1 1 1 0 1 8
P. Mills 14:04 3-7 1-2 0-0 +7 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7
S. Marks 03:45 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
L. Babbitt DNP – Coach’s Decision
A. Johnson DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Roy NWT – Left Knee
Total 240 41-97 5-18 15-20 24 29 53 27 20 7 15 4 8 102
42.3% 27.8% 75.0% team rebs: 9 total to: 16
Golden State Warriors (11-18)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 30:57 6-9 4-4 0-0 +10 0 8 8 4 2 3 1 1 0 16
D. Lee F-C 44:39 8-11 0-0 5-6 +10 2 5 7 5 4 0 5 0 1 21
L. Amundson F 17:20 3-5 0-0 0-0 -1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
M. Ellis G 45:50 13-26 3-5 10-11 +9 1 1 2 7 3 2 1 1 2 39
S. Curry G 29:18 2-15 0-5 0-0 +7 1 3 4 11 2 0 2 0 1 4
V. Radmanovic 17:10 1-4 1-3 2-2 +11 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5
R. Williams 18:28 4-9 1-4 0-0 +7 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 9
R. Carney 15:05 1-1 1-1 2-2 -3 0 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 5
E. Udoh 16:21 2-3 0-0 0-0 -6 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 4
A. Law 04:52 0-0 0-0 0-0 -9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 40-83 10-22 19-21 7 25 32 31 16 7 12 8 4 109
48.2% 45.5% 90.5% team rebs: 12 total to: 13
inactive
  • Trail Blazers: Oden, Przybilla, Williams
  • Warriors: Bell, Biedrins, Gadzuric
technical fouls
  • Trail Blazers: –
  • Warriors: –
scoring
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Times Tied: 14
arena stats
  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #20 Leroy Richardson, #57 Greg Willard, #56 Mark Ayotte
  • Attendance: 19596
  • Duration: 2:29
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25
Dec

Preview: Trail Blazers at Warriors

Portland
Trailblazers

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA/ESPN

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 18, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 95
Trailblazers 96
 
December 25, 2010 • Recap
Trailblazers 102
Warriors 109
 
April 5, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 108
Trailblazers 87
 
April 13, 2011 • Recap
Trailblazers 86
Warriors 110
 

Out most of the day so no time for a proper preview, but will be looking forward to this game later tonight. The Warriors face a Blazers team that they *almost* beat a few games ago, so we’ll see if home court makes the difference tonight. Curry and Brandan Wright are expected back, and with the Blazers still missing Roy the injury excuse is definitely out the window.

And for the Fitz haters, a Christmas miracle: a chance to listen to a national broadcast team that won’t just marvel at marvelous outside shooting by the Blazers, but will point out the defensive culpability as well…

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Dec

Game #28: Warriors 117, Kings 109

Warriors 117

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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

(Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

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

inactive

  • Warriors: Biedrins, Curry, Wright
  • Kings: Thompson, Whiteside

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Kings: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Times Tied: 6

arena stats

  • Arena: ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA
  • Officials: #38 Michael Smith, #30 John Goble, #12 Violet Palmer
  • Attendance: 13740
  • Duration: 2:43
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Dec

Preview: Warriors at Kings

Golden State
Warriors

@

Sacramento
Kings

Arco Arena
7:00pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 21, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 117
Kings 109
 
January 21, 2011 • Recap
Kings 112
Warriors 119
 
March 14, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 119
Kings 129
 
April 10, 2011 • Recap
Kings 104
Warriors 103
 

A battle of shitty teams tonight, as the Warriors make the bus ride to Sacramento in search of a desperately needed win. Aside from looking for a W, the main thing I’ll be watching for is pick #5 (Cousins) vs. pick #6 (Udoh). Can the Warriors latest FUTURE HOPE make it two solid outings in a row?

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Dec

Game #27: Rockets 121, Warriors 112

Rockets 121

@

Warriors 112
December 20, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Rockets 26 24 31 40 121
Warriors 26 20 29 37 112
  Net 0 -4 -2 -3 -9
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 2.9 -4.8 -1.6 -2.9 -6.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 51.2% 31.8% 70.4% 27 30 13 35 29 9 6 14 18 44 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 5% -7.4% -5.7% 6.3 8 1.4 -5.5 6.5 0 1 -0.1 -0.5 1.4 12.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 1.2% -14% -6.1% -7 -10 -4 -10 -2 2 4 2 1 -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 1.8% -17.5% -4.9% 0 -6.4 -2.8 -5.7 0.2 1.2 3.3 0.8 -1 -1.1 13.8

Another wasted opportunity, as Monta plays his ass off to score 44 points (on 15-20 shooting!) and Udoh provides inspiring play off the bench in the loss. The Warriors made a nice run late to tie the game at 96, but after that the wheels fell off: the Rockets made the big plays at the end, while the Warriors scuffled when it really mattered (and Radmonovic’s flagrant? Oy…).

Wright was awful, Law went 0-5 from deep, and Amundson was ineffective starting in place of Biedrins.

But at least we got something to get excited about, as Udoh provided 25 quality minutes and led the team with a +9. The team still sucks of course, and the playoff hopes are quickly fading with each late-game turnover. But at least we have something to look forward to watching in the next game, as he was active and had a couple of jaw-dropping plays (especially that dunk/block sequence in the 4th).

Houston Rockets (13-15)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
S. Battier F 28:26 4-7 4-6 2-2 +21 1 3 4 5 2 0 0 2 0 14
L. Scola F-C 33:16 9-21 0-0 2-4 +20 2 7 9 6 5 0 3 0 1 20
C. Hayes F-C 22:50 6-8 0-0 0-1 +8 4 6 10 1 4 0 3 0 1 12
K. Martin G 32:33 7-14 3-4 13-13 +17 3 2 5 3 4 1 2 0 1 30
K. Lowry G 36:22 3-6 2-3 5-8 +8 1 2 3 8 1 4 2 0 1 13
C. Budinger 11:31 3-6 0-2 0-0 -5 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 6
A. Brooks 17:38 1-5 1-5 2-2 -7 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 5
J. Hill 18:54 3-7 0-1 0-0 -9 2 3 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
B. Miller 14:44 3-4 1-2 2-2 -11 2 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 9
C. Lee 23:46 3-6 0-1 0-2 +3 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 6
P. Patterson DNP – Coach’s Decision
T. Williams DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 42-84 11-24 26-34 17 28 45 31 20 7 16 2 6 121
50.0% 45.8% 76.5% team rebs: 11 total to: 17
Golden State Warriors (9-18)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 28:49 4-13 1-5 0-2 -22 0 3 3 4 3 0 3 0 1 9
D. Lee F-C 32:22 8-11 0-0 3-3 -9 1 5 6 3 5 1 1 1 0 19
L. Amundson F 17:07 3-5 0-0 0-0 -14 3 4 7 0 4 1 1 0 0 6
R. Williams F 27:18 3-11 1-4 4-6 -6 2 1 3 2 6 0 0 1 1 11
M. Ellis G 41:54 15-20 3-4 11-14 -8 0 1 1 7 4 3 3 0 0 44
E. Udoh 24:50 2-4 0-0 1-2 +9 4 3 7 4 4 0 2 3 0 5
A. Law 31:37 4-10 0-5 0-0 -2 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 8
V. Radmanovic 16:24 2-3 1-2 0-0 +3 2 3 5 3 2 1 2 0 0 5
R. Carney 09:28 1-4 1-2 0-0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
J. Lin 10:12 1-3 0-0 0-0 +5 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gadzuric DND – Left Groin Strain
Total 240 43-84 7-22 19-27 13 22 35 29 30 9 14 6 2 112
51.2% 31.8% 70.4% team rebs: 8 total to: 14

inactive

  • Rockets: Jeffries, Ming, Smith
  • Warriors: Biedrins, Curry, Wright

technical fouls

  • Rockets: –
  • Warriors: Sichting

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Times Tied: 4

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #7 Kevin Fehr, #29 Steve Javie, #73 Tre Maddox
  • Attendance: 19256
  • Duration: 2:17