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27
Dec

Game #29: Warriors 109, Trail Blazers 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

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Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA/ESPN

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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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23
Dec

Quick Links

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A diagram of the W’s game tying 3 to send the Sacto game to OT. I think the author may be giving Smart et al. too much credit but it worked so credit where credit is due.

Joe Lacob answers a Warrior’s fan’s e-mail.

Despite making choke signs and then choking himself, Demarcus Cousins may be starting to get it.

Rod Benson is back to the blogging thing and publishes his diaries from Indiana Pacers camp.

UPDATE: One more. Warrior’s assistant coach Stephen Silas is the new interim head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats. Cannot really say how big of an impact this will have on the Warriors but it is not usually a good thing to lose an Assistant Coach who is of head-coach quality to another team (although an argument will be made on whether Silas is qualified or got the job out of nepotism, but I don’t know enough to participate in that argument).

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22
Dec

Game #28: Warriors 117, Kings 109

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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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21
Dec

Preview: Warriors at Kings

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Kings

Arco Arena
7:00pm | CSNBA

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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

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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

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Dec

Preview: Rockets at Warriors

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Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

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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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Dec

Game #26: Trail Blazers 96, Warriors 95

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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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Dec

Two ex-Warriors get traded for eachother

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In a trade between the Orlando Magic and the Phoenix Suns, Jason Richardson and Mickael Pietrus got traded for each other.

The trade returns former Magic star Hedo Turkoglu, along with Jason Richardson and Earl Clark, to Orlando in exchange for Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat, Mickael Pietrus, a 2011 first-round pick and cash considerations.

Orlando, losers of five of its last six games, is also close to acquiring Arenas for Rashard Lewis, sources said.

This trade seems to make Orlando better immediately and Phoenix better in the long-term as they get first round draft pick, and maybe some long-term salary relief, but I am not quite sure on that one yet until the cash considerations are released.

Do you see any trades of current Warriors on the docket?

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Dec

Preview: Warriors at Trail Blazers

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Golden State
Warriors

@

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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