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Dec

Preview: Rockets at Warriors

Houston
Rockets

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
October 27, 2010 • Recap
Rockets 128
Warriors 132
 
November 24, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 101
Rockets 111
 
December 20, 2010 • Recap
Rockets 121
Warriors 112
 
March 23, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 112
Rockets 131
 

The Warriors return home to face a surging Rockets team — a team that, like the Trail Blazers, is finding a way to win even in the face of injuries. Imagine that! What to watch for tonight:

  • Comparison Time. Once again, we get the treat of watching the Most Annoying Player in the NBA™, Kevin Martin, a guy who plays like Monta but manages to draw about twice as many fouls (and converts much better once he gets to the line). I’ll be watching closely to see what the difference is in the two players’ styles — my guess is that Martin manages to draw fouls on the way past players whereas Monta has a habit of driving right into defenders, but it will be interesting to watch them side-by-side. (And don’t forget that in the last game against the Rockets, the Warriors were outshot from the line 51-18)
  • Inside Game. Yao is now officially out for the season, though he didn’t play in either of the previous matchups anyway. You’d think that the Warriors should be able to do some damage on the inside against the Rockets, but instead they’ve given up back-to-back career games to Chuck Hayes. Not sure if Biedrins will be back tonight, but given his previous performance against Hayes it might be nice to see what Amundson (or Udoh! Or Lee at the 5!) can do instead.
  • Score. I assume that Curry is still out (probably being saved for the Christmas Day prime time matchup), so once again a big question is whether or not the Warriors can score enough points to win. Monta had his season-high (on an efficient 18-24 from the field) in the opening night matchup, and now would be a great time for a repeat. Would also be nice if Reggie could rediscover his 3-point shooting stroke, and can Carney make it two good games in a row?
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19
Dec

Game #26: Trail Blazers 96, Warriors 95

Warriors 95

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Trailblazers 96
December 18, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 18 24 23 30 95
Trailblazers 21 30 23 22 96
  Net -3 -6 0 8 -1
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -0.1 -6.8 0.4 8.1 1.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 44.4% 35.3% 73.9% 23 23 15 42 17 11 4 17 22 48 8
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 -1.7% -3.9% -2.2% 2.3 1 3.4 1.5 -5.5 2 -1 2.9 -1.5 5.4 -10.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -4.3% -4.7% 10.3% 1 -4 4 -7 -7 1 4 -4 -4 6 -9
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 -3.7% -8.2% 11.5% 8 -0.4 5.2 -2.7 -4.8 0.2 3.3 -5.2 -6 8.9 -8.2

Well, that was quite the wasted opportunity. The Warriors overcome a mostly awful night and still had a chance to win at the end. But Monta bricked a gift of a look, leading to a tough loss in terms of both the game and his trade value.

Of course, if they hadn’t dug themselves into a 15 point hole with less than 8 minutes left, their impressive run over the closing minutes could have made the difference.

So I guess in terms of positives we can appreciate the contributions of both Carney and Radmanovic off the bench, and the fact that Lee didn’t have the worst +/- of the night for the first game in a while (Amundson barely edged him).

But other than that, this was a weak performance in a very winnable game. In fact, I’m starting to wonder if Mike Singletary has taken over this team: the offense is uncreative, the players make stupid mental errors constantly, and the staff never outcoaches their counterpart (and regularly gets pwn3ed on that front). As the Kawakami’s of the world will (rightly) note, the Warriors can’t blame injuries when they lose to a team that has clearly outdone them on that front.

No excuses: the Warriors should have won this game. And the more they miss these opportunities, the more the case for blowing up both the roster and the coaching staff is being made.

Postscript: I guess the hype about Udoh was just that, hype. A DNP-CD on a night where Biedrins was out and Amundson was basically in foul trouble from the opening tip? I get that the Blazers represent a relatively small matchup, but to not even make it off the bench makes you wonder just how ready this guy actually is.

Golden State Warriors (9-17)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 37:37 5-14 0-3 2-4 -7 3 3 6 1 1 4 1 0 0 12
L. Amundson F 15:23 1-3 0-0 1-2 -8 3 1 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 3
D. Lee F-C 42:50 5-11 0-0 3-3 -2 2 9 11 1 2 2 3 1 0 13
R. Williams F 38:13 6-14 1-5 3-3 0 2 4 6 3 3 0 2 0 0 16
M. Ellis G 35:25 9-20 1-3 7-9 -4 0 4 4 5 5 3 7 1 0 26
D. Gadzuric 10:36 2-4 0-0 0-1 +2 3 3 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 4
A. Law 18:00 1-3 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2
V. Radmanovic 23:20 3-6 2-4 1-1 +11 1 1 2 4 4 0 0 2 0 9
R. Carney 18:36 4-6 2-2 0-0 +6 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 10
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
E. Udoh DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 36-81 6-17 17-23 15 27 42 17 23 11 17 4 0 95
44.4% 35.3% 73.9% team rebs: 8 total to: 18
Portland Trail Blazers (14-14)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Fernandez G 38:41 6-12 2-4 1-2 -2 0 4 4 6 3 3 2 0 0 15
L. Aldridge F 40:44 6-10 0-0 5-8 +1 2 10 12 1 2 0 4 0 1 17
D. Cunningham F 39:16 6-13 0-0 1-2 +2 1 4 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 13
W. Matthews G 44:32 5-12 2-5 1-1 -1 0 7 7 2 2 0 2 0 3 13
A. Miller G 28:10 7-12 0-0 3-4 +11 1 2 3 8 1 4 0 0 0 17
S. Marks 15:59 3-4 0-0 0-0 -1 4 1 5 1 3 0 2 0 0 6
P. Mills 19:50 4-10 2-5 2-4 -10 2 0 2 4 2 1 2 0 0 12
L. Babbitt 11:07 1-5 0-1 1-1 +3 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3
A. Johnson 01:40 0-0 0-0 0-0 +2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Batum DND – Right Shoulder
M. Camby DND – Right Shoulder
B. Roy DND – Left Knee
Total 240 38-78 6-15 14-22 11 29 40 24 19 10 13 0 4 96
48.7% 40.0% 63.6% team rebs: 9 total to: 14

inactive

  • Warriors: Biedrins, Curry, Wright
  • Trail Blazers: Oden, Przybilla, Williams

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Trail Blazers: Matthews

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Times Tied: 6

arena stats

  • Arena: Rose Garden, Portland, OR
  • Officials: #57 Greg Willard, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #59 Gary Zielinski
  • Attendance: 20398
  • Duration: 2:17
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18
Dec

Preview: Warriors at Trail Blazers

Golden State
Warriors

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Portland
Trailblazers

Rose Garden
7:00pm | CSNBA

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
 

The Warriors try to make it two in a row when the take on the Blazers in Portland. No Curry and no Biedrins tonight, so we should get an extended look at Udoh and maybe some Lee at center. The Blazers have their own injury problems, as Roy has been shut down for a few games and Oden is obviously out for the year. The Blazers have been scuffling so a win is there for the taking tonight — let’s see if the dubs can take advantage.

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14
Dec

Preview: Timberwolves at Warriors

Minnesota
Timberwolves

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
November 27, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 104
Timberwolves 94
 
December 14, 2010 • Recap
Timberwolves 99
Warriors 108
 
February 27, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 123
Timberwolves 126
 
March 13, 2011 • Recap
Timberwolves 77
Warriors 100
 

Finally, a game that the Warriors should win. And boy do they need a W. Hell, I need a W to get us back to a nice blend of Christmas colors on the W/L ticks on the left instead of the solid red that has become the norm.

The Timberwolves are the last team that the Warriors beat. Let’s hope they’re similarly charitable tonight, or this season is going to start looking mighty long…

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14
Dec

Game #24: Jazz 108, Warriors 95

Warriors 95

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Jazz 108
December 13, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 23 23 24 25 95
Jazz 20 23 31 34 108
  Net 3 0 -7 -9 -13
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 5.9 -0.8 -6.6 -8.9 -10.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 39.5% 44% 64.5% 31 23 18 46 18 8 1 19 18 26 11
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 -6.7% 4.8% -11.6% 10.3 1 6.4 5.5 -4.5 -1 -4 4.9 -0.5 -16.6 -7.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -9.9% 8.7% -18.2% 2 1 8 6 -8 -4 -7 -3 1 -24 -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 -9.3% 5.2% -17% 9 4.6 9.2 10.3 -5.8 -4.8 -7.7 -4.2 -1 -21.1 -12.2

First 34 minutes: Yaaaaaaay!

Last 14 minutes: Boooooooooo.

Similar to the Dallas game, the Warriors hung tight against a quality opponent on the road, only to see things fall apart at the end. The night was filled with half full/half empty moments: Reggie started on fire and carried the team in the first quarter, but provided little after that; Lee had a solid rebounding night and got to the line 14 times, but went only 3-15 from the field; Biedrins was the only plus player for the night and was strong on the glass yet again, but still struggled offensively on his way to only 8 points.

And dear lord the bench is terrible. Also, anyone else starting to wonder if Brandon Wright is pulling an Al Harrington with his back?

At least the brutal stretch is over — and now there are no more excuses.

Golden State Warriors (8-16)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 37:00 8-17 4-9 0-0 -6 2 4 6 3 3 0 2 0 1 20
D. Lee F-C 40:34 3-15 0-0 12-14 -9 5 7 12 2 3 0 4 0 1 18
A. Biedrins C 27:53 4-10 0-0 0-2 +4 7 5 12 2 4 0 1 0 2 8
R. Williams F 38:04 7-12 4-6 1-3 -10 1 4 5 6 4 2 1 0 1 19
M. Ellis G 40:09 7-16 2-6 0-2 -5 0 4 4 5 5 4 7 1 1 16
L. Amundson 07:39 0-3 0-0 0-2 -3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
V. Radmanovic 17:17 2-4 1-3 0-0 -7 2 2 4 0 0 2 3 0 0 5
A. Law 15:12 1-2 0-0 6-6 -17 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 8
C. Bell 05:09 0-1 0-1 0-0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric 08:44 0-1 0-0 1-2 -13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
J. Lin 01:21 0-0 0-0 0-0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Udoh 01:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 32-81 11-25 20-31 18 28 46 18 23 8 19 1 8 95
39.5% 44.0% 64.5% team rebs: 10 total to: 19
Utah Jazz (18-8)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
A. Kirilenko F 37:17 4-6 0-0 4-4 +20 1 3 4 4 1 4 1 1 0 12
P. Millsap F 32:28 7-14 0-0 2-3 0 3 5 8 0 3 2 1 0 0 16
A. Jefferson C 33:50 4-13 0-0 5-5 -5 1 7 8 2 2 1 1 6 0 13
G. Hayward F 10:52 0-1 0-0 1-2 +4 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 1
D. Williams G 34:33 8-16 4-8 10-11 +3 1 5 6 10 2 1 3 0 1 30
R. Price 19:56 1-6 0-3 1-2 +2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 3
C. Miles 27:58 9-14 2-6 0-1 +13 1 5 6 2 4 2 3 1 0 20
K. Fesenko 14:10 1-1 0-0 0-0 +18 1 3 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 2
J. Evans 09:21 4-4 0-0 1-1 +6 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 9
E. Watson 19:35 1-4 0-0 0-0 +4 1 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 0 2
R. Bell DND – sprained right adductor
F. Elson NWT – personal reasons
Total 240 39-79 6-17 24-29 10 30 40 26 24 12 16 8 1 108
49.4% 35.3% 82.8% team rebs: 9 total to: 16

inactive

  • Warriors: Carney, Curry, Wright
  • Jazz: Okur

technical fouls

  • Warriors: Ellis
  • Jazz: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Times Tied: 4

arena stats

  • Arena: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Officials: #27 Dick Bavetta, #25 Tony Brothers, #34 Kevin Cutler
  • Attendance: 19176
  • Duration: 2:13
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13
Dec

Preview: Warriors at Jazz

Golden State
Warriors

@

Utah
Jazz

Energy Solutions Arena
6:00pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
November 5, 2010 • Recap
Jazz 78
Warriors 85
 
December 13, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 95
Jazz 108
 
January 30, 2011 • Recap
Jazz 81
Warriors 96
 
February 16, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 107
Jazz 100
 

The Warriors try to repeat their best victory of the season so far. Unlikely, given that they’re playing a Jazz team that has been much hotter of late than when they played the first time, but THAT’S WHY THEY PLAY THE GAME.

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11
Dec

Game #23: Heat 106, Warriors 84

Heat 106

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Warriors 84
December 10, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Heat 26 22 36 22 106
Warriors 20 25 20 19 84
  Net -6 3 -16 -3 -22
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -3.1 2.2 -15.6 -2.9 -19.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 37.3% 33.3% 66.7% 21 17 16 41 24 9 2 14 19 26 7
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 -8.8% -5.9% -9.4% 0.3 -5 4.4 0.5 1.5 0 -3 -0.1 3.5 -16.6 -11.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -15.2% -31% -4.8% 0 -1 1 -9 -9 1 -5 2 4 -24 -20
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 -14.6% -34.5% -3.6% 7 2.6 2.2 -4.7 -6.8 0.2 -5.7 0.8 2 -21.1 -19.2

(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The Warriors hung in this one for a while, but a dominant 3rd quarter behind LeBron blew things open and ended any hopes of an upset. It was obvious early on that the Warriors were going to have trouble scoring with Curry out, and eventually they just hit the wall. And, sadly, we didn’t even really get to see much of Udoh (though he did get to make his debut in garbage time).

The stats for this one are straight up ugly. The plus-minus numbers for the starters are just brutal, and the team got killed on the glass, killed in the paint, and killed on fast break points. Not exactly a winning formula!

Now the Warriors head to Utah for the final game of this brutal stretch (check the newly updated schedule page, which is now being powered by the database). While the schedule certainly explains this losing streak, it’s unfortunate that this team hasn’t been able to steal any of these games (and really only looked competitive in the Dallas and Phoenix games). Oh well — at least they have the Timberwolves coming up on Tuesday…

Miami Heat (16-8)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
L. James F 30:43 10-18 3-4 2-3 +22 0 7 7 9 1 1 4 1 0 25
C. Bosh F 33:11 7-14 0-0 2-2 +22 2 5 7 4 1 4 2 1 0 16
Z. Ilgauskas C 20:57 3-4 0-0 1-3 +19 3 3 6 0 1 0 2 2 0 7
D. Wade G 34:30 12-20 0-1 10-13 +30 3 6 9 7 3 1 4 0 1 34
C. Arroyo G 18:44 4-4 1-1 0-0 +15 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 9
J. Jones 27:25 3-5 3-5 0-0 -2 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 9
E. Dampier 18:18 0-6 0-0 0-0 +8 4 3 7 1 1 0 1 2 1 0
J. Howard 11:05 0-2 0-0 0-0 -2 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
M. Chalmers 28:13 2-4 2-3 0-0 +5 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 0 0 6
J. Anthony 12:29 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
E. House 04:25 0-1 0-0 0-0 -4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Magloire 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 41-78 9-14 15-21 15 35 50 33 16 8 16 7 2 106
52.6% 64.3% 71.4% team rebs: 5 total to: 19
Golden State Warriors (8-15)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 41:35 4-15 4-9 0-0 -17 4 6 10 4 2 2 2 0 1 12
D. Lee F-C 31:41 6-14 0-0 1-2 -28 1 7 8 4 3 0 1 0 1 13
A. Biedrins C 24:40 1-5 0-0 0-0 -15 0 3 3 2 3 2 2 0 0 2
R. Williams F 37:05 4-11 1-4 4-5 -26 2 0 2 3 1 2 2 0 1 13
M. Ellis G 42:20 8-18 2-7 2-4 -22 0 3 3 7 4 1 3 1 1 20
L. Amundson 19:44 2-5 0-0 4-6 -5 4 1 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 8
D. Gadzuric 07:21 2-3 0-0 0-0 +4 4 1 5 0 1 1 2 1 1 4
A. Law 18:12 0-4 0-2 3-4 -5 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 3
V. Radmanovic 10:42 3-5 1-2 0-0 -4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
E. Udoh 03:20 1-2 0-0 0-0 +4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
J. Lin 03:20 0-1 0-0 0-0 +4 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
C. Bell 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 31-83 8-24 14-21 16 25 41 24 17 9 14 2 7 84
37.3% 33.3% 66.7% team rebs: 6 total to: 15

inactive

  • Heat: Haslem, Miller, Pittman
  • Warriors: Carney, Curry, Wright

technical fouls

  • Heat: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Times Tied: 6

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #63 Derek Richardson, #49 Tom Washington
  • Attendance: 20036
  • Duration: 2:22



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10
Dec

Preview: Heat at Warriors

Miami
Heat

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA/ESPN

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 10, 2010 • Recap
Heat 106
Warriors 84
 
January 1, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 107
Heat 114
 

Say what you will about the Warriors’ chances tonight, the game should at least be interesting! Not only is it the Quitness’ one visit to Oakland this year, and not only will the game be nationally televised on ESPN, but the Warriors welcome two new bodies in Acie Law and Ekpe Udoh.

Udoh is clearly the draw on that front — while the Kawakami’s of the world are trashing the Warriors for yet another PR campaign, from all accounts the guy has been a standout presence while he’s been out and is turning heads now that he’s been practicing again. Should at least be fun to see a guy step into the Anthony Randolph “huge upside” role for the team if he can leap and block as well as has been reported.

As for Acie Law? Eh. They obviously need another body in the back court, especially with Curry likely out with his ankle, but it’s not like he lit the world on fire during his first tour of duty with the Warriors. Still, with the big guys back Adrien became expendable, and despite all the hustle he brought to the team the dude just couldn’t score consistently. Given how hard he played I do hope he catches on with another team and is able to put a solid role-player career together.

So on to the game tonight — while a win is still unlikely, it should be fun to see the “super team” in action, and it would be great to at least get something to feel hopeful about again.

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10
Dec

Game #22: Spurs 111, Warriors 94

Warriors 94

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Spurs 111
December 8, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 19 28 27 20 94
Spurs 29 28 29 25 111
  Net -10 0 -2 -5 -17
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -7.1 -0.8 -1.6 -4.9 -14.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 45.1% 52.2% 72.7% 11 15 13 45 24 6 2 21 20 38 13
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 -1.1% 13% -3.4% -9.7 -7 1.4 4.5 1.5 -3 -3 6.9 -11.5 -4.6 -5.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -6.1% 6% 0.5% -7 0 3 4 -7 -4 -3 -10 -12 -10 -20
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 -5.5% 2.5% 1.7% 0 3.6 4.2 8.3 -4.8 -4.8 -3.7 -11.2 -14 -7.1 -19.2

(AP Photo/Eric Gay)

As noted in the preview, this was an unsurprising loss. Still, it was unfortunate they couldn’t put up a stronger fight given the contribution from Reggie Williams off the bench (a sign of things to come?). After closing within a few points late in the second, the Spurs proved themselves the better team by running the margin up to 10 before half time. After that, they never looked back.

With 6 players in double-digits, the Spurs ultimately made things look pretty easy. The Warriors lost Curry early to a re-aggravated ankle (though he still managed a -15 in only 10 minutes), and with Monta going 7-24 there was never really a path to victory.

Aside from Reggie, the Warriors got one of their better recent games from David Lee, and Amundson again provided quality minutes off the bench. It’s nice to see the Warriors with more combination options up front (soon to get even better with Udoh’s return tonight), though also unfortunate that Biedrins is making himself so easy to pull off the court. Hell, Amundson has seemed like the better scoring option since he’s come back.

The roadie is now mercifully over, and only two games left in the murder stretch. With the Warriors having lost 10 of 11, a softer stretch in the schedule can’t come soon enough.

Golden State Warriors (8-14)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 40:11 5-15 3-8 0-0 -18 2 7 9 1 1 1 4 2 1 13
D. Lee F-C 35:54 7-10 0-0 2-2 -3 6 7 13 6 1 0 6 0 0 16
A. Biedrins C 23:41 1-5 0-0 0-1 -10 1 9 10 1 3 0 1 0 0 2
M. Ellis G 43:45 7-24 0-4 5-6 -13 0 3 3 6 1 1 3 0 2 19
S. Curry G 10:51 0-2 0-0 0-0 -15 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0
L. Amundson 21:32 3-7 0-0 0-0 -12 3 2 5 0 3 1 2 0 1 6
R. Williams 35:32 11-16 8-10 1-2 -1 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 31
D. Gadzuric 05:32 0-0 0-0 0-0 -4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
V. Radmanovic 16:14 3-3 1-1 0-0 +1 0 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 7
J. Lin 04:55 0-0 0-0 0-0 -7 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jeff. Adrien 01:53 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 37-82 12-23 8-11 13 32 45 24 15 6 21 2 5 94
45.1% 52.2% 72.7% team rebs: 6 total to: 22
San Antonio Spurs (18-3)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Jefferson F 26:58 4-8 2-5 0-0 +12 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 10
T. Duncan F 17:57 4-7 0-0 0-0 +9 1 4 5 2 1 1 1 0 1 8
D. Blair C-F 26:52 5-8 0-0 5-6 +8 2 11 13 2 2 3 0 0 0 15
M. Ginobili G 27:49 4-11 2-5 2-2 +21 0 3 3 8 2 3 2 0 0 12
T. Parker G 27:31 9-14 0-1 1-2 +13 2 0 2 9 2 1 2 0 0 19
T. Splitter 24:00 4-7 0-0 4-6 +6 3 3 6 1 3 1 1 0 1 12
G. Hill 27:05 7-16 3-4 0-0 +10 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 17
M. Bonner 27:11 3-5 2-4 0-0 +11 1 5 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 8
I. Udoka 15:50 0-3 0-2 0-0 -3 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
G. Neal 15:57 2-4 2-4 1-2 -3 0 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 7
C. Quinn 02:50 1-1 1-1 0-0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
A. McDyess DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 43-84 12-26 13-18 10 31 41 31 15 10 11 5 2 111
51.2% 46.2% 72.2% team rebs: 2 total to: 11

inactive

  • Warriors: Carney, Udoh, Wright
  • Spurs: Anderson

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Spurs: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Times Tied: 1

arena stats

  • Arena: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
  • Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #50 Olandis Poole, #38 Michael Smith
  • Attendance: 16913
  • Duration: 2:4
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Preview: Warriors at Spurs

Golden State
Warriors

@

San Antonio
Spurs

AT&T Center
5:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
November 30, 2010 • Recap
Spurs 118
Warriors 98
 
December 8, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 94
Spurs 111
 
January 24, 2011 • Recap
Spurs 113
Warriors 102
 
March 21, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 96
Spurs 111
 

Tonight is perhaps the least likely opportunity for a win all year. Back half of a back-to-back, after the starters played heavy minutes, and against a team that absolutely destroyed the Warriors just a few weeks back in Oakland. I hope that the players will keep their heads high and put a strong effort in, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see them get lit up from the start. I’ll consider it a moral victory if the deficit is less than 10 at the end of any quarter in this game.