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Nov

Game #9: Bulls 120, Warriors 90

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Warriors 90

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Bulls 120
November 11, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 20 18 25 27 90
Bulls 34 32 28 26 120
  Net -14 -14 -3 1 -30
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -11.1 -14.8 -2.6 1.1 -27.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 41.1% 30.4% 71.4% 7 16 18 39 20 9 4 19 31 44 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 -5.1% -8.8% -4.7% -13.7 -6 6.4 -1.5 -2.5 0 -1 4.9 -3.5 1.4 1.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -13.7% -6.4% -19.9% -16 -9 7 -7 -9 -5 -6 -7 -15 -14 -17
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 -13.1% -9.9% -18.7% -9 -5.4 8.2 -2.7 -6.8 -5.8 -6.7 -8.2 -17 -11.1 -16.2

Ugly loss. When you’re missing your best inside player and then turn the ball over 9 times in the opening period on the road, you’re basically giving yourself no chance. Hopefully they can forget this one before finishing up the roadie tomorrow night in Milwaukee.

Read Feltbot for a recap of just how awful Brandon Wright was in his first start of the year. File this one under “Not seizing the opportunity.”

Upsides to this game? None that I can really see. The deficit hit 30 points in the second quarter, and still Monta played 37 minutes. You get the opportunity to see if Jeremy Lin and Jeff Adrien have anything to offer, and they get 9 and 6 minutes, respectively. They lose the rebounding battle, shoot 41%, and give up 55% shooting.

At least it’s just one game, and no one really faults them for losing to the Bulls on the road without Lee. Still, you’d hope to have at least seen a better effort. Let’s hope they get some needed rest before playing the red-hot Bucks tomorrow night.

1 2 3 4 T
GS 20 18 25 27 90
CHI 34 32 28 26 120
Golden State Warriors (6-3)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright G-F 35:10 5-13 2-7 0-0 -20 1 7 8 2 1 0 3 1 1 12
B. Wright F 15:36 2-6 0-0 0-0 -15 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
A. Biedrins C 22:20 1-3 0-0 0-0 -14 5 0 5 2 3 1 3 0 0 2
M. Ellis G 36:40 10-20 0-3 4-4 -37 0 5 5 5 0 1 4 0 0 24
S. Curry G 30:58 7-18 2-5 1-2 -13 0 3 3 6 2 5 5 0 4 17
V. Radmanovic 23:25 4-9 1-3 0-0 -9 4 2 6 0 5 0 0 1 0 9
D. Gadzuric 20:42 4-8 0-0 0-0 -11 5 1 6 0 3 0 0 1 2 8
J. Lin 09:01 0-2 0-0 0-0 -7 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
R. Carney 17:38 2-5 1-1 0-1 -10 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
R. Williams 14:39 3-7 1-3 0-0 -10 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
J. Adrien 06:26 1-2 0-0 0-0 -6 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
C. Bell 07:25 0-2 0-1 0-0 +2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total 240 39-95 7-23 5-7 18 21 39 20 16 9 19 4 10 90
41.1% 30.4% 71.4% team rebs: 6 total to: 19
Chicago Bulls (4-3)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
L. Deng F 39:35 9-19 2-5 6-7 +27 3 8 11 6 0 1 0 2 3 26
T. Gibson F 25:46 5-10 0-0 4-4 +31 3 4 7 0 3 2 1 3 0 14
J. Noah C-F 32:56 6-10 0-0 5-6 +19 3 4 7 5 1 1 1 2 0 17
K. Bogans G-F 35:34 6-10 2-6 0-0 +25 0 5 5 2 1 6 1 1 0 14
D. Rose G 36:42 10-17 0-3 2-2 +31 1 2 3 13 0 1 3 1 0 22
R. Brewer 21:06 1-4 0-0 0-0 +1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
O. Asik 11:03 3-4 0-0 2-2 +4 0 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 8
C. Watson 17:05 2-3 1-2 2-2 +4 0 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 7
K. Korver 13:56 4-5 2-3 0-0 +5 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 10
J. Johnson 03:31 0-2 0-0 0-0 +4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
B. Scalabrine 02:46 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
K. Thomas 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 46-84 7-19 21-23 11 35 46 29 7 14 12 10 4 120
54.8% 36.8% 91.3% team rebs: 7 total to: 14

inactive

  • Warriors: Amundson, Lee, Udoh
  • Bulls: Boozer

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Bulls: Bogans

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Times Tied: 4

arena stats

  • Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
  • Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #23 Jason Phillips, #77 Karl Lane
  • Attendance: 21140
  • Duration: 2:4

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Nov

Preview: Warriors at Bulls

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Golden State
Warriors

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Chicago
Bulls

United Center
5:00pm | CSNBA

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2010-11 Meetings
November 11, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 90
Bulls 120
 
February 5, 2011 • Recap
Bulls 90
Warriors 101
 

The Warriors gain an hour as they move to the central time zone, but still have to play their fourth game in five nights. With Saturday night opponent Milwaukee having blown out their last two opponents, this might be the best chance for the Warriors to secure a winning record on this road trip. What to watch for tonight:

  • Da Bench. Four of the five starters played 40+ minutes last night, so to have any chance the Warriors are going to need some quality minutes from the bench. Wright and Lin have been making progress, so I’d hope to see them get some run tonight. Reggie Williams was decent last night, but I think the team will need a lot more scoring from him to have a chance. And can Radmonovic turn around his recent woeful play?
  • Da Boards. Boozer is still out with an injury, but Joakim Noah has been an animal on the glass and is averaging 15 boards a game. I’d expect Lee to be a bit stiff tonight after the elbow injury (not to mention the emotions from last night’s return to the Garden), so Biedrins better bring it against Noah in the middle. If Biedrins can equal Noah’s rebounding total tonight, then the Warriors should be in good shape to steal one.
  • Controlling Rose and Deng. Derrick Rose had the hot hand early for the Bulls, but in recent games it was been Luol Deng who’s done the most damage. This will be a hell of a test for Dorrell Wright — let’s see if he can be the perimeter stopper he was advertised as when the Warriors signed him (though, in fairness, he’s been doing a hell of a lot more than just defending so far this season).

Regret watch: after seeing Anthony Randolph last night, tonight the Warriors get to see how C.J. Watson is adjusting to the Bulls. Despite the Warriors’ obvious hole at the backup PG spot this year, I still don’t miss Watson much: he just isn’t a PG, can’t play defense, and does little more but give you a backup Monta with a better outside shot but little to no inside game.

UPDATE: Per the twitter, Lee is out tonight as he rests his lacerated elbow. An already tough back-to-back just got a whole lot harder…

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Nov

Game #8: Warriors 122, Knicks 117

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Warriors 122

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Knicks 117
November 10, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 34 26 29 33 122
Knicks 32 24 25 36 117
  Net 2 2 4 -3 5
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 4.9 1.2 4.4 -2.9 7.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 52.8% 50% 71.9% 32 33 9 36 23 13 3 14 22 74 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 6.6% 10.8% -4.2% 11.3 11 -2.6 -4.5 0.5 4 -2 -0.1 10.5 31.4 1.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 6.1% 27.4% -16.5% -11 -8 0 -5 6 3 -1 6 8 30 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 6.7% 23.9% -15.3% -4 -4.4 1.2 -0.7 8.2 2.2 -1.7 4.8 6 32.9 5.8

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images

An ugly win, but a win nonetheless. After blowing a huge lead and falling behind in the closing minutes, the Warriors rallied behind a pair of clutch plays by Dorrell Wright and solid rebounding by David Lee.

I missed most of this game, and my DVR cut out right after the Knicks had tied it near the end. The endless and-1 procession to the free throw line for the Knicks was depressing, and I thought Reggie Williams was generally woeful down the stretch. Dude needs a confidence booster, stat.

But the Warriors pulled it off: Lee put up his best game as a Warriors in his New York homecoming, and played Amare to a standstill in terms of stats. Monta recovered well enough to play 40 minutes and had a solid game (his kick-out pass to Wright for his big 3-pointer was huge), while Curry did his best to remind the Knicks of what might have been had they been able to leapfrog the Warriors in last year’s draft.

With a quick turnaround before tonight’s game in Chicago, this was a game that would have been a devastating loss if they hadn’t recovered. So kudos to the team for gutting it out, and picking up their first back-to-back road wins since 2007.

Postscript: Along with Anthony Randolph’s scoreless 7-minute performance (no trade regrets tonight!), this was satisfying to read:

Thanks for nothing: Asked about the offseason deal between the Warriors and the Knicks, one New York writer said, “Thanks for the 6-foot-11 guy who can’t play.” No, he wasn’t talking about Ronny Turiaf; he was referring to Anthony Randolph.

Slam!

1 2 3 4 T
GS 34 26 29 33 122
NY 32 24 25 36 117
Golden State Warriors (6-2)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Lee F-C 40:16 11-17 0-0 6-8 +9 4 6 10 2 1 4 4 0 0 28
D. Wright G-F 41:41 5-11 3-5 2-2 +3 1 6 7 3 5 0 2 0 0 15
A. Biedrins C 26:24 5-10 0-0 0-2 +14 3 6 9 1 4 1 0 2 0 10
S. Curry G 45:03 11-20 1-1 2-3 +6 0 6 6 8 4 2 2 1 0 25
M. Ellis G 40:30 7-16 0-2 8-11 +7 0 2 2 6 4 4 2 0 0 22
B. Wright 09:22 2-3 0-0 3-4 +3 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 7
V. Radmanovic 06:03 1-3 1-2 0-0 -9 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 3
J. Lin 02:57 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
R. Williams 22:48 5-9 0-0 2-2 -6 0 1 1 1 5 1 2 0 3 12
R. Carney 04:56 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
J. Adrien 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 47-89 5-10 23-32 9 27 36 23 33 13 14 3 4 122
52.8% 50.0% 71.9% team rebs: 11 total to: 14
New York Knicks (3-5)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
W. Chandler G-F 41:00 9-20 4-10 5-7 -5 2 4 6 0 1 1 2 3 0 27
D. Gallinari F 32:43 3-9 0-5 9-9 -7 1 6 7 3 5 2 3 0 0 15
A. Stoudemire F-C 40:54 9-15 1-1 14-16 -2 1 9 10 3 3 3 6 1 2 33
R. Felton G 37:33 6-12 2-5 6-6 -13 3 3 6 6 5 2 4 0 0 20
L. Fields G-F 34:07 5-7 0-2 1-2 +9 1 5 6 1 3 0 3 0 0 11
T. Mozgov 01:59 0-0 0-0 2-2 -3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2
T. Douglas 34:06 4-12 0-7 1-1 -1 1 0 1 2 4 2 2 0 1 9
A. Randolph 07:33 0-2 0-1 0-0 -5 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
B. Walker 10:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 +2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Mason Jr. 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Rautins 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Williams 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 36-77 7-31 38-43 9 32 41 17 25 10 20 4 3 117
46.8% 22.6% 88.4% team rebs: 9 total to: 21

inactive

  • Warriors: Amundson, Gadzuric, Udoh
  • Knicks: Azubuike, Curry, Turiaf

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Knicks: Stoudemire

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Times Tied: 11

arena stats

  • Arena: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
  • Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #46 Matt Boland, #60 James Williams
  • Attendance: 19763
  • Duration: 2:40

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Nov

Preview: Warriors at Knicks

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New York
Knicks

Madison Square Garden
4:30pm | CSNBA

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2010-11 Meetings
November 10, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 122
Knicks 117
 
November 19, 2010 • Recap
Knicks 125
Warriors 119
 

Monta Ellis says he wants to play — hard to keep a guy on the bench when his team is playing in the Garden — but I can’t imagine that he could possible be very effective. We should know early on at least in a game the Warriors should win — the Knicks played last night in Milwaukee and got run out of the building (though one downside is that their starters got a lot of rest). What to watch for tonight:

  • Homecoming. David Lee returns to the arena where he became an all-star, an honor which at this point seems a far-off dream given his low scoring averages this year. He’ll match up against his replacement, Amare Stoudamire, who so far is not exactly setting the world on fire in terms of production. Can Lee remind the Garden crowd — and his new team’s fan base — of the 20 and 10 machine from 2009-10 and maybe even instill some New York regrets?
  • Reggie, Reggie, Reggie. It’s been a tough year so far for Reggie Williams, as the pleasant surprise from late last season has looked tentative while failing to find his groove. He’s the player who is best situated to step into the potential scoring vacuum if Monta sits this one out (or is ineffective), and if the Knicks defense is similar to recent years then this could be the perfect opponent to try to jump-start things.
  • (Return to) The Prodigal Son. Anthony Randolph, the apple of many a Warriors fan’s eye over the past few years, has so far disappointed in New York since being traded for Lee during the off-season (along with Turiaf and a still-rehabbing Azabuke). Last night, Randolph got 28 minutes during the blowout (by far the most minutes in his five appearances this year), posting 8 points (on 2-7 shooting with four free throws), 9 rebounds, 5 fouls, and a -15. I’d have to assume he’ll be motivated to bring it against his former team, though knowing Randolph the extra energy will likely cause him to increase his unforced errors. Like Lee, can Randolph induce regret from the fans of the team that traded him?

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9
Nov

Ellis Injury Not Serious

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Big sigh of relief — early word is that Monta Ellis’ back injury is just a strain:

Official word from the team is that Ellis simply has a back strain, that the X-rays and a CT scan showed nothing serious. He is listed as day-to-day and is catching up with the Warriors in New York, where the team faces the Knicks Wednesday night.

Adam Lauridsen notes that Monta has a congenital spine problem, so that could explain why he had such a weird reaction on the way down. I’d find it shocking if he is able to play against the Knicks tomorrow, but he’s recovered quickly from horrible-looking injuries in the past so hopefully this one will be no different.

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Nov

Game #7: Warriors 109, Raptors 102

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Warriors 109

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Raptors 102
November 8, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 26 29 29 25 109
Raptors 19 22 31 30 102
  Net 7 7 -2 -5 7
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 9.9 6.2 -1.6 -4.9 9.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 52.7% 31.3% 81.3% 32 26 11 42 19 13 7 20 32 42 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 6.5% -7.9% 5.1% 11.3 4 -0.6 1.5 -3.5 4 2 5.9 3.5 -0.6 0.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 6.9% 2.7% -0.2% 5 -3 0 10 0 1 4 -4 -9 -6 -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 7.5% -0.8% 1% 12 0.6 1.2 14.3 2.2 0.2 3.3 -5.2 -11 -3.1 -2.2

A great game sadly overshadowed by the late injury to Monta. The fall sure looked strange as hell, and he’s staying in Toronto while the team travels to New York. Sounds like his back is the issue, so let’s hope it isn’t anything too serious. I don’t expect him back on the road trip.

But other than that, nice win! Curry had a season-high 34 points, and carried the team in the 4th quarter — never bigger than right after Monta went out. Warriors are going to need him to go crazy over the next few games, so this better be an indication that he’s starting to get going.

Lee struggled with fouls but still had a double-double with 14 and 12. Biedrins had 8 and 9 but seemed to play much bigger than that. The two led the Warriors back into positive territory in rebounding +/-, which is still the key to a win for this team.

I said before the game that the bench needed to come up big tonight, and they did from early on. Jeremy Lin and Brandon Wright gave quality minutes in the first half that gave the starters some needed rest — a needed statement from both of them.

After the debacle last night in Detroit, this was an impressive bounce-back and the strongest statement yet in Smart’s young career.

1 2 3 4 T
GS 26 29 29 25 109
TOR 19 22 31 30 102
Golden State Warriors (5-2)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright G-F 34:00 1-5 1-4 4-4 +7 0 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 0 7
D. Lee F-C 31:42 6-11 0-0 2-2 +8 4 8 12 3 6 2 3 0 1 14
A. Biedrins C 25:22 4-5 0-0 0-2 +10 1 8 9 0 4 2 1 0 0 8
M. Ellis G 43:00 10-17 1-3 7-9 -4 0 3 3 3 3 3 6 1 1 28
S. Curry G 36:27 12-21 2-4 8-8 +13 2 3 5 4 2 3 5 0 0 34
B. Wright 21:03 4-8 0-0 0-1 +6 2 3 5 0 2 0 2 2 1 8
J. Lin 15:21 0-2 0-1 3-4 +3 0 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 0 3
R. Carney 18:45 2-3 1-2 0-0 -1 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 5
R. Williams 08:03 0-1 0-1 2-2 -6 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
V. Radmanovic 06:17 0-1 0-1 0-0 -1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 39-74 5-16 26-32 11 31 42 19 26 12 20 7 3 109
52.7% 31.2% 81.2% team rebs: 8 total to: 21
Toronto Raptors (1-6)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
L. Kleiza F 38:06 8-16 2-7 2-4 -2 3 4 7 4 3 0 4 0 1 20
R. Evans F 18:11 0-2 0-0 0-0 -19 2 4 6 1 2 1 2 1 1 0
A. Bargnani C-F 20:51 5-10 1-1 0-0 -17 1 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 11
D. DeRozan G-F 33:02 4-8 0-0 0-0 -8 0 4 4 1 2 2 2 1 2 8
J. Jack G 38:08 7-13 1-3 9-10 +1 0 1 1 8 3 3 1 0 0 24
D. Andersen 15:07 3-6 0-1 2-2 +6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
L. Barbosa 14:58 3-8 0-2 1-2 +1 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 7
J. Calderon 09:52 0-4 0-0 0-0 -8 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
A. Johnson 28:40 3-7 0-0 6-7 +13 4 1 5 0 5 1 0 1 0 12
S. Weems 23:05 5-9 0-0 2-2 -2 1 5 6 2 2 2 2 0 1 12
M. Banks DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 38-83 4-14 22-27 11 21 32 19 23 12 16 3 7 102
45.8% 28.6% 81.5% team rebs: 9 total to: 17

inactive

  • Warriors: Adrien, Amundson, Udoh
  • Raptors: Alabi, Davis, Dorsey

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Raptors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Times Tied: 2

arena stats

  • Arena: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OT
  • Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #25 Tony Brothers, #66 Haywoode Workman, #53 Mark Lindsay
  • Attendance: 14127
  • Duration: 2:23

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Nov

Preview: Warriors at Raptors

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Toronto
Raptors

Air Canada Centre
4:00pm | CSNBA

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2010-11 Meetings
November 8, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 109
Raptors 102
 
March 25, 2011 • Recap
Raptors 100
Warriors 138
 

On the back end of a back-to-back, after a dreadful night in Detroit, the Warriors need a bounce-back game in the worst way. What to look for:

  • Lee Bounce-back. Lee has been terrible in the Warriors’ two losses. I think a double-digit rebounding game from Lee is necessary for a Warriors win on the road.
  • Curry Bounce-back. Curry has been a bit slow coming back from his ankle injury, culminating in 10 points on 3-12 shooting last night (0-3 from deep). The Warriors need him to take care of the ball and become an integral part of the offense once again.
  • Bench Bounce-back. After a collective -28 last night, here’s to hoping that the bench can give the team something positive tonight when they’re likely to really need it (especially since Monta played 45 minutes last night).

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Game #6: Pistons 102, Warriors 97

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Warriors 97

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Pistons 102
November 7, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 18 27 31 21 97
Pistons 23 26 24 29 102
  Net -5 1 7 -8 -5
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -2.1 0.2 7.4 -7.9 -2.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 42.9% 26.1% 82.6% 23 22 15 46 19 6 2 14 23 48 17
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 -3.3% -13.1% 6.5% 2.3 -0 3.4 5.5 -3.5 -3 -3 -0.1 -6.5 5.4 -1.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -2.3% -26.9% 14.8% -5 -5 2 0 -8 -2 -2 -3 -10 14 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 -1.7% -30.4% 16% 2 -1.4 3.2 4.3 -5.8 -2.8 -2.7 -4.2 -12 16.9 3.8

Rough start to the road trip, with the Warriors threatening to pull off another defensive masterpiece before succumbing to tired legs in the fourth. For the second straight game, their shots were off — exemplified most frustratingly in Curry’s missed shot to tie the game with 20 seconds remaining. And when Curry went out with 4 fouls in the fourth, the ball handling disintegrated and gave more than the final margin to the Pistons in easy buckets off turnovers.

Aside from the bad shooting and ball handling, I’d say the biggest disappointments were David Lee and the entire bench. Lee grabbed just 7 boards to go along with his now customary low-teens scoring, as the Warriors tied the Pistons in the overall rebounding battle. And no one off the bench had a positive +/-, with Radmonovic posting a team-worst -12. Going to need more than that to win games on the road.

Here’s to forgetting this one, and hoping that their shots finally settle down for tonight’s quick turnaround against the Raptors.

1 2 3 4 T
GS 18 27 31 21 97
DET 23 26 24 29 102
Golden State Warriors (4-2)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright G-F 39:20 6-14 3-5 4-4 -1 3 1 4 5 3 2 1 0 0 19
D. Lee F-C 35:40 5-11 0-0 1-2 +4 4 3 7 3 0 0 3 0 2 11
A. Biedrins C 25:52 3-6 0-0 0-0 +4 3 10 13 1 2 0 3 0 0 6
M. Ellis G 44:28 11-23 0-5 2-2 -1 1 5 6 2 2 1 1 0 1 24
S. Curry G 28:59 3-12 0-3 4-4 -3 1 3 4 6 4 2 2 0 1 10
V. Radmanovic 19:53 3-6 1-3 0-0 -12 0 3 3 2 4 1 1 1 0 7
R. Williams 27:55 4-8 1-3 3-3 -6 2 2 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 12
R. Carney 09:39 1-2 1-2 3-4 -3 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 6
B. Wright 04:43 0-0 0-0 2-2 -3 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
C. Bell 03:32 0-2 0-2 0-2 -4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 36-84 6-23 19-23 15 31 46 19 22 6 14 2 4 97
42.9% 26.1% 82.6% team rebs: 5 total to: 14
Detroit Pistons (2-5)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
T. Prince F 33:26 5-14 2-2 2-2 +2 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 14
A. Daye F 16:56 4-5 1-1 0-0 -4 1 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 9
B. Wallace C 23:04 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 7 9 2 1 2 0 1 0 0
R. Hamilton G 37:44 10-17 2-4 5-5 +12 1 4 5 2 2 1 5 0 0 27
R. Stuckey G 32:45 7-15 1-2 6-6 +2 3 2 5 9 2 1 4 0 0 21
C. Villanueva 26:20 5-13 2-6 4-6 +6 2 8 10 1 1 2 0 1 0 16
W. Bynum 17:30 0-1 0-0 0-0 +3 0 4 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
B. Gordon 25:09 3-6 1-2 0-0 +5 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 7
G. Monroe 17:59 3-8 0-0 1-7 +4 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 7
T. McGrady 09:07 0-1 0-0 1-2 -5 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
J. Maxiell DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Summers DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 37-82 9-17 19-28 13 33 46 27 17 8 11 4 2 102
45.1% 52.9% 67.9% team rebs: 9 total to: 13

inactive

  • Warriors: Adrien, Amundson, Udoh
  • Pistons: Jerebko, White, Wilcox

technical fouls

  • Warriors: Smart
  • Pistons: Hamilton

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Times Tied: 9

arena stats

  • Arena: Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI
  • Officials: #27 Dick Bavetta, #45 Brian Forte, #42 Eric Lewis
  • Attendance: 12813
  • Duration: 2:23

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Nov

Preview: Warriors at Pistons

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Golden State
Warriors

@

Detroit
Pistons

The Palace at Auburn Hills
3:00pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
November 7, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 97
Pistons 102
 
November 15, 2010 • Recap
Pistons 97
Warriors 101
 

The Warriors kick off their 5-game road trip with a (west coast) matinee in Detroit. The Pistons are struggling, so this is a game the Warriors need to pick up to get their road trip off to a good start. Speaking of the road trip, after looking over the opponents the opportunity is definitely there to put together a winning trip:

  • Tonight: Detroit (1-5)
  • Tomorrow: Toronto (1-5)
  • Wednesday: New York (3-2)
  • Thursday: Chicago (2-3)
  • Saturday: Milwaukee (2-5)

Chicago is probably the scariest team on the list, and even they have been beatable so far. It would be great to see the Warriors pick up the first two games, which would take the pressure off for the New York and Chicago games as they know they’ll have Milwaukee at the end to get to 3-2 on the trip. But seeing as tomorrow they’ll be on a back to back, tonight is the game the really need to have.

What to watch for tonight:

  • Rebounding. The Warriors are currently 5th in rebounding differential (+2.8), while the Pistons are 27th (-3.3). Second chance points were the difference in Friday’s game against Utah, and the opportunity is certainly there tonight if the Warriors can take advantage.
  • “Defense Travels Well.” Can DTW become the GTL of the Warriors season? After holding an opponent to 78 points (and winning with only 85!), the team certainly seems to be buying into a more defense-oriented mindset. The players are saying all the right things, too. On their first game after a cross country flight, when the shots might be a little flat, can they rely on their defense to produce another win?
  • Finishing Inside. While Lee and Biedrins were monsters on the glass on Friday, neither was able to consistently finish at the rim. Ethan Sherwood Strauss has an interesting theory that the fact that they are both lefties is causing an adjustment period as they both crash the same side of the rim, though Biedrins is fairly insistent that it’s just a matter of luck (the BAPIP argument, as it were). Either way, if they could start making their inside chances the second chance points could go through the roof.

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Nov

Smart

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I know it is really early but 4-1 and the question in my mind is on the head coach wishy-washyness. I really like what I have seen out of Smart so far. The Dubs are playing much better defense, rebounding much better and playing more like a team than we have seen in a decade. Even “We Believe” Warriors had a different feel than the current team. All caveats of too early to really have an opinion aside, what do you think of Smart so far? Keeper or not? And if you would rather see another man coaching the W’s who would it be?

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