Posts Tagged ‘ andris biedrins ’

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26
Jan

Preview: Hornets at Warriors

New Orleans
Hornets

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Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
January 5, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 110
Hornets 103
 
January 26, 2011 • Recap
Hornets 112
Warriors 103
 
February 15, 2011 • Recap
Hornets 89
Warriors 109
 

The going doesn’t get any easier for the Warriors, as the red-hot Hornets — winners of 9 straight — visit Oracle tonight. What to watch for tonight:

  • Backcourt health. Curry tweaked his ankle in practice yesterday (though he’s expected to start), and Monta hasn’t been the same since tweaking his ankle last Friday. We need both to perform at a much higher level than we saw on Monday for the Warriors to have a chance. Silver lining: Chris Paul also tweaked his ankle recently, so maybe that will balance things out a bit.
  • Goose ‘em. Biedrins has been on a horrible streak lately, with almost non-existent scoring, prolific fouling, and so-so rebounding in limited minutes. The team needs Andris to get back on track, and fast. But does he have anything left in the tank these days?
  • Recapture the magic. The Warriors’ win against the Hornets in New Orleans was one of the biggest momentum changers of the season — instead of a 1-4 trip, they finished 2-3 and came home on a high note. But they haven’t beaten a good team since (unless you count the home win against the Clippers, and I don’t), and things are going to completely slip away unless they start beating some quality teams on this homestand. Will they react similarly with their backs once again up against the wall?
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23
Jan

Game #43: Clippers 113, Warriors 109

Warriors 109

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Clippers 113
January 22, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 22 34 26 27 109
Clippers 34 31 21 27 113
  Net -12 3 5 0 -4
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -9.1 2.2 5.4 0.1 -1.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 45.9% 33.3% 81.5% 27 29 13 42 23 6 2 11 11 40 12
Season Avg 46.2% 39.2% 76.1% 20.7 22 11.6 40.5 22.5 9 5 14.1 17.5 42.6 18.6
Difference -0.3% -5.9% 5.4% 6.3 7 1.4 1.5 0.5 -3 -3 -3.1 2.5 -2.6 -6.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 2.4% 12.1% 1.5% -13 -5 -5 -6 -5 2 -6 1 11 -12 -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 3% 8.6% 2.7% -6 -1.4 -3.8 -1.7 -2.8 1.2 -6.7 -0.2 9 -9.1 -4.2

The Warriors almost overcame a typically slow road start, but in the end there was just too much Blake Griffin (Seriously, hitting a 3 — just his 6th of the year — for the go-ahead basket as the shot clock expires?).

Curry did a nice job taking over the offensive load from Ellis, who probably should have sat this one out (6-21 from the field, 0-6 from 3). Biedrins was woeful once again with just 6 and 6 in 22 minutes with a team-low (by a lot) -18.

Solid line from Lee at 16 and 15, though you have to dock him a bit for Griffin’s performance. Williams showed up with 16 off the bench, but with Curry the only player who cracked 20 it just wasn’t enough.

I guess I can’t feel too bad about this loss, as it was a road back-to-back against a fresh team that’s been playing well at home. But pretty soon the Warriors need to start winning these sorts of games if they hope to be a good team — this game was there for the taking, but they couldn’t get it done in crunch time. And there’s only so long that you can make excuses for losses before you have to expect to stay in the lottery.

Golden State Warriors (19-24)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 41:48 3-6 2-4 6-6 -3 3 4 7 4 4 0 0 1 0 14
D. Lee F-C 41:13 6-16 0-0 4-5 +4 3 12 15 3 5 2 3 0 3 16
A. Biedrins C 22:17 3-4 0-0 0-0 -18 2 4 6 1 4 2 1 0 0 6
M. Ellis G 42:17 6-21 0-6 5-7 -4 2 1 3 4 5 0 5 0 4 17
S. Curry G 40:50 12-23 3-9 5-5 +9 2 4 6 8 5 1 2 1 1 32
R. Williams 18:15 6-10 2-4 2-2 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16
V. Radmanovic 27:12 3-5 2-4 0-0 +4 1 2 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 8
E. Udoh 06:03 0-0 0-0 0-2 -6 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bell 00:04 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Wright 00:01 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Amundson 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 39-85 9-27 22-27 13 29 42 23 29 6 11 2 8 109
45.9% 33.3% 81.5% team rebs: 8 total to: 11
Los Angeles Clippers (17-26)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Gomes F 36:44 5-12 2-6 3-4 -1 4 4 8 2 5 0 1 0 0 15
B. Griffin F 41:26 10-16 1-1 9-10 +7 5 13 18 8 4 0 4 0 0 30
D. Jordan C 28:28 2-3 0-0 3-6 +3 2 6 8 1 4 0 1 4 0 7
E. Gordon G 28:51 7-17 1-6 8-8 +7 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 23
B. Davis G 27:21 3-10 1-5 0-1 -9 1 0 1 6 3 1 2 3 0 7
E. Bledsoe 25:01 3-6 0-2 0-0 +12 2 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 0 6
A. Aminu 19:04 2-7 1-6 4-4 -7 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 9
I. Diogu 13:23 3-5 0-0 0-1 +8 3 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 6
R. Foye 19:42 2-9 1-7 5-6 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 10
R. Butler 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Collins 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Cook 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 37-85 7-33 32-40 18 30 48 28 24 4 12 8 2 113
43.5% 21.2% 80.0% team rebs: 9 total to: 12

inactive

  • Warriors: Law, Lin
  • Clippers: Kaman, Smith, Warren

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Clippers: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Times Tied: 6

arena stats

  • Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • Officials: #9 Derrick Stafford, #70 Brent Barnaky, #7 Kevin Fehr
  • Attendance: 19373
  • Duration: 2:35
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17
Jan

Game #40: Warriors 109, Nets 100

Nets 100

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Warriors 109
January 17, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Nets 28 18 27 27 100
Warriors 28 26 25 30 109
  Net 0 8 -2 3 9
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 2.9 7.2 -1.6 3.1 11.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 49.4% 33.3% 75% 28 21 11 35 25 5 10 6 12 44 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 3.2% -5.9% -1.1% 7.3 -1 -0.6 -5.5 2.5 -4 5 -8.1 6.5 1.4 -5.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 0.6% 11.9% -4.2% 4 3 0 -3 -3 2 7 7 14 4 -2
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 1.2% 8.4% -3% 11 6.6 1.2 1.3 -0.8 1.2 6.3 5.8 12 6.9 -1.2

A somewhat disappointing game, as the Warriors could never quite get separation from a 10-31 team playing a day game on the road. But as Fitzgerald pointed out near the end, this isn’t college football: all that matters at the end is whether you get a W or an L.

And a W it was. The team was led by Monta, who was a bit of a volume shooter today at 11-25, but made up for it with 9 assists against only 1 turnover. In fact, the entire team did a great job hanging onto the ball, with only 6 turnovers in the entire game.

The front line also played well, as David Lee had 24 and 10 and Biedrins got the coveted postgame interview on CSN. Goose didn’t quite get to his double-double of times gone by, but 7 and 9 with a team-high +12 is certainly on the right track.

Kudos to the bench as well, which played well in the second quarter when the Warriors first built the almost-10-point-lead that they would continue to bump up against over the course of the game before frittering it away. Acie Law played about as well as I’ve seen from him this year with 8 points and a couple of assists.

Even the guy who was probably the day’s biggest disappointment, Steph Curry, who thought a touch foul on a layup in the opening seconds would be a great way to start the game, came up huge with a big three in the final minutes when the Nets were making their final run.

So despite playing down to their competition, the Warriors get their 8th win in 13 games, and if they can beat the Pacers and Kings they’ll be able to pull within 4 games of .500 before heading down to LA for their final meeting with the Clippers.

One final point of note: the Warriors won the free throw attempts battle! Huzzah!

New Jersey Nets (10-31)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
T. Outlaw F 33:43 4-4 0-0 0-0 -13 1 3 4 5 2 0 2 0 0 8
D. Favors F 19:22 0-3 0-0 0-0 -7 3 4 7 2 2 0 2 1 1 0
B. Lopez C 35:39 9-15 0-1 2-3 -14 3 4 7 1 4 1 3 2 3 20
S. Graham G-F 22:57 3-4 0-0 0-0 -9 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
D. Harris G 32:35 5-14 0-2 9-10 -12 0 1 1 8 4 0 3 0 2 19
J. Farmar 28:37 3-9 2-6 0-0 +1 0 2 2 7 2 0 1 0 0 8
K. Humphries 22:01 3-8 0-0 5-8 -1 3 7 10 2 2 0 0 0 3 11
J. Petro 12:21 4-8 0-1 0-0 +5 0 3 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 8
S. Vujacic 26:58 6-12 1-4 3-3 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 16
Q. Ross 05:06 1-2 0-0 0-0 +1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
B. Uzoh 00:41 1-1 0-0 0-0 +4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
A. Morrow DND – Strained Right Hamstring
Total 240 39-80 3-14 19-24 11 27 38 28 24 3 13 3 10 100
48.8% 21.4% 79.2% team rebs: 12 total to: 16
Golden State Warriors (17-23)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 26:37 2-7 1-4 5-6 +3 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 10
D. Lee F-C 35:56 9-13 0-0 6-7 +4 3 7 10 4 2 0 1 0 0 24
A. Biedrins C 29:51 4-6 0-0 1-2 +12 3 4 7 0 4 0 0 3 0 9
M. Ellis G 41:58 11-25 0-4 4-7 +4 1 4 5 9 2 3 1 1 0 26
S. Curry G 23:04 4-10 2-5 3-4 +11 0 2 2 6 4 0 2 1 1 13
R. Williams 26:42 5-9 2-3 0-0 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 12
D. Gadzuric 04:49 0-1 0-0 0-0 -4 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
A. Law 18:22 3-6 0-1 2-2 +5 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 8
L. Amundson 06:23 0-1 0-0 0-0 +3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
V. Radmanovic 21:09 2-3 1-1 0-0 +4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
E. Udoh 05:09 1-2 0-0 0-0 +3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 41-83 6-18 21-28 11 24 35 25 21 5 6 10 3 109
49.4% 33.3% 75.0% team rebs: 10 total to: 6

inactive

  • Nets: James, Murphy
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Nets: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Times Tied: 3

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #57 Greg Willard, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #73 Tre Maddox
  • Attendance: 18563
  • Duration: 2:21
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15
Jan

Game #39: Warriors 122, Clippers 112

Clippers 112

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Warriors 122
January 14, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Clippers 39 23 24 26 112
Warriors 35 34 25 28 122
  Net -4 11 1 2 10
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -1.1 10.2 1.4 2.1 12.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 52.4% 53.8% 91.7% 24 22 7 35 29 9 3 14 21 42 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 6.3% 14.7% 15.6% 3.3 -0 -4.6 -5.5 6.5 0 -2 -0.1 1.5 -0.6 1.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -0.5% 32.4% 18.6% -2 -1 -5 -6 6 1 1 1 0 -26 -8
Net Season Avg -0.6% 3.5% -1.2% -7 -3.6 -1.2 -4.3 -2.2 0.8 0.7 1.2 2 -2.9 -0.8
Net Difference 0.1% 28.9% 19.8% 5 2.6 -3.8 -1.7 8.2 0.2 0.3 -0.2 -2 -23.1 -7.2

Great win for the Warriors, as they weathered a strong start from the Clippers, adjusted well compared to last Sunday, and finished strong to pull away at the end.

Game ball goes to Radmonovic for his two clutch 3′s in the 4th quarter, and for leading the team with a +19. Though there were plenty of players deserving last night: Monta for his huge first half (and though the foul trouble was rough, it kept him fresh at the end of the game), Reggie Williams for providing a huge spark off the bench (particularly in the 2nd after Monta went to the bench with his 3rd foul), David Lee for his solid line and great passing, and even Andris looked like the Goose of old at times before he fouled out.

The postgame talk has been about Curry’s benching at the 4:00 mark of the 4th, but you certainly can’t argue with the results. It just may be the case that against bigger backcourts, Curry will need to sit when the game slows down in crunch time to avoid being a liability on defense. That said, his early offense in this game was huge, especially after his rough game in LA on Sunday.

The Warriors now get a few days off before continuing the home stand in an MLK day matinee against the Nets, which kicks off a stretch of 3 games (Nets, Pacers, and Kings) they desperately need to win as they work to get back to .500.

Los Angeles Clippers (13-25)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Gomes F 40:03 1-6 0-2 0-0 -14 1 4 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 2
B. Griffin F 39:18 12-20 0-0 4-6 -17 5 8 13 3 1 1 2 0 2 28
D. Jordan C 29:18 4-5 0-0 3-6 -6 2 7 9 0 4 0 1 1 1 11
E. Gordon G 40:26 11-18 2-5 4-5 +1 0 4 4 7 3 2 4 0 0 28
B. Davis G 27:03 6-15 1-4 2-2 -16 1 0 1 4 3 1 4 0 0 15
I. Diogu 12:41 6-8 0-0 1-1 +12 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 13
E. Bledsoe 18:59 2-4 0-0 2-2 +4 1 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 6
A. Aminu 20:25 3-8 0-2 1-2 -4 2 4 6 0 1 2 0 1 0 7
R. Foye 09:32 0-1 0-1 2-2 -9 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2
J. Collins 02:14 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
R. Butler DNP – Coach’s Decision
W. Warren DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 45-85 3-14 19-26 12 29 41 23 21 8 15 2 3 112
52.9% 21.4% 73.1% team rebs: 8 total to: 16
Golden State Warriors (16-23)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 37:57 4-10 2-5 1-1 +6 1 2 3 4 2 2 5 1 0 11
D. Lee F-C 43:58 9-17 0-0 1-1 +7 2 7 9 6 1 3 2 0 1 19
A. Biedrins C 25:06 4-7 0-0 0-0 -10 2 5 7 1 6 1 1 2 0 8
M. Ellis G 31:52 10-17 2-4 8-8 +3 0 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 30
S. Curry G 27:09 7-15 5-7 4-4 +9 1 3 4 4 2 1 2 0 1 23
A. Law 15:05 1-2 0-0 0-0 -8 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
R. Williams 29:31 5-9 2-5 4-4 +17 0 4 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 16
L. Amundson 04:54 0-0 0-0 0-2 +4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
V. Radmanovic 20:26 3-5 3-5 4-4 +19 0 6 6 2 3 0 2 0 0 13
E. Udoh 04:02 0-0 0-0 0-0 +3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 43-82 14-26 22-24 7 28 35 29 22 9 14 3 2 122
52.4% 53.8% 91.7% team rebs: 4 total to: 14

inactive

  • Clippers: Cook, Kaman, Smith
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Clippers: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Times Tied: 13

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #71 Rodney Mott, #45 Brian Forte
  • Attendance: 19273
  • Duration: 2:19
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13
Jan

Game #38: Lakers 115, Warriors 110

Lakers 115

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Warriors 110
January 12, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Lakers 21 24 24 46 115
Warriors 26 27 22 35 110
  Net 5 3 -2 -11 -5
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 7.9 2.2 -1.6 -10.9 -2.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 50.6% 43.3% 81.8% 11 24 7 27 28 10 5 11 14 40 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 4.4% 4.1% 5.7% -9.7 2 -4.6 -13.5 5.5 1 0 -3.1 0.5 -2.6 12.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -0.6% 12.1% -7.8% -18 -13 -11 -20 2 4 1 2 6 -16 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 0% 8.6% -6.6% -11 -9.4 -9.8 -15.7 4.2 3.2 0.3 0.8 4 -13.1 9.8

Didn’t watch the game, but the box score tells the same old story: destroyed on the boards (47-27), destroyed at the line (29 FTAs to 11), and destroyed in the paint (56-40 on points in the paint). On the bright side, the Warriors played great for 3 quarters, but like in Miami and Orlando, let things get out of hand late (not going to win many games when you give up 46 points in the 4th quarter).

Nice game for Monta with 38 on a fairly efficient 15-26, and Wright and Curry also played well with 27 points and 10 assists respectively (with Curry being the only plus player at +2).

But another invisible game from Biedrins, a quiet night for Lee on the boards, and a DNP-CD for Udoh. Throw in what sounded like the usual late-game heroics from Kobe, and the end result was depressingly the same. The Warriors are now 1-2 on their “easy stretch,” so they better start getting things in gear before the season slips too much further out of reach.

Los Angeles Lakers (29-11)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Artest F 40:18 4-7 2-4 0-0 +4 0 2 2 7 0 0 3 0 0 10
P. Gasol C 37:21 8-14 0-0 8-9 +8 7 4 11 3 1 0 1 0 1 24
A. Bynum C 29:25 4-11 0-0 3-5 +6 5 9 14 0 2 0 2 2 1 11
K. Bryant G 36:27 13-21 2-5 11-11 -2 1 5 6 4 1 3 6 0 2 39
D. Fisher G 35:01 1-6 0-3 0-0 +4 0 2 2 6 2 2 0 0 1 2
L. Odom 29:14 8-13 0-1 4-4 -4 5 4 9 1 3 0 0 1 0 20
S. Blake 12:59 1-3 0-1 0-0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
S. Brown 14:32 3-6 1-2 0-0 +9 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 7
L. Walton 04:43 0-1 0-0 0-0 -1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
D. Caracter 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Ebanks 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Smith 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 42-82 5-16 26-29 18 29 47 26 11 6 13 4 5 115
51.2% 31.2% 89.7% team rebs: 4 total to: 14
Golden State Warriors (15-23)
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 11-24 5-11 0-0 -5 3 4 7 4 3 3 0 2 1 27
D. Lee F-C 36:16 7-13 0-0 0-0 -1 2 5 7 6 3 2 1 0 2 14
A. Biedrins C 24:43 1-2 0-0 0-0 -1 0 3 3 2 6 1 2 0 0 2
M. Ellis G 48:00 15-26 4-7 4-5 -5 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 38
S. Curry G 37:51 5-12 1-6 4-4 +2 1 3 4 10 3 2 3 0 0 15
V. Radmanovic 18:13 4-7 3-6 0-0 -6 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 11
A. Law 10:09 0-0 0-0 0-0 -7 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric 16:48 1-3 0-0 1-2 -2 1 3 4 0 4 0 0 2 1 3
L. Amundson 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Udoh 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Williams 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Wright 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 44-87 13-30 9-11 7 20 27 28 24 10 11 5 4 110
50.6% 43.3% 81.8% team rebs: 10 total to: 11

inactive

  • Lakers: Barnes, Ratliff
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Lakers: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Times Tied: 7

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #47 Bennie Adams, #55 Bill Kennedy, #34 Kevin Cutler
  • Attendance: 19596
  • Duration: 2:17
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22
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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20
Dec

Preview: Rockets at Warriors

Houston
Rockets

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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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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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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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Nov

Game #17: Warriors 104, Timberwolves 94

Warriors 104

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Timberwolves 94
November 27, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 28 20 36 20 104
Timberwolves 26 25 17 26 94
  Net 2 -5 19 -6 10
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 4.9 -5.8 19.4 -5.9 12.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 50.6% 66.7% 70.6% 17 23 6 32 26 16 3 10 11 30 18
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 4.5% 27.5% -5.5% -3.7 1 -5.6 -8.5 3.5 7 -2 -4.1 12.5 -12.6 -0.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 11.1% 38.9% -10.1% -14 -8 -17 -23 7 12 -3 11 21 -6 12
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 11.7% 35.4% -8.9% -7 -4.4 -15.8 -18.7 9.2 11.2 -3.7 9.8 19 -3.1 12.8

[Enjoy postgame box score version 1.0 above]

Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images

The Warriors come away with a sorely needed victory, riding David Lee’s enthusiasm and Dorell Wright’s hot hand to a win over the lowly T-wolves. Boy, it’s nice to see a new green tick on the left for the first time in a while!

As far as the formula for victory, on first glance this one is a bit of a head scratcher as the Warriors were out-rebounded 55-32, were out-shot from the line 31-17, and gave up 22 and 21 to Kevin Love. But what they did do was shoot over 50% while holding the T-wolves under 40%, went 12-18 from deep, assisted 26 of their 40 field goals, and dominated the turnover battle 21-11. That should do the trick most nights.

They had a nice start, taking a lead at the end of the first quarter for the first time in a while (though they did bleed a bigger early lead down to 2 by the end of the period). And their third quarter was one of their best of the year, with Wright refusing to miss from outside and Gadzuric providing a huge burst of energy off the bench.

Gadzuric finished with 8 points and a team-high +18 in 18 minutes off the bench subbing for a foul-prone Biedrins, and Smart deservedly gave him the game ball. Dude is obviously awkward and borderline uncoordinated, but damn does he bring the energy every night. Unlike many Warriors of recent vintage, effort is never the problem with him.

Outside of Gadzuric though, the bench reverted to its largely useless status. Monta played the full 48, Wright was over 46, and Lee played 43 minutes in his first game back from two weeks off. I think Smart was well aware of how much they needed this game.

So the legend of David Lee will grow, even though he only had 10 points and 6 rebounds. But he seems to have a big impact on defense with his size and communication, and the team clearly benefits from his energy and leadership. And as GSOM notes, he kept Vlad on the bench which may have been his biggest contribution of all.

Golden State Warriors (8-9)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 44:38 10-15 9-12 1-2 +13 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 30
D. Lee F-C 42:36 5-15 0-0 0-0 +14 2 4 6 4 2 3 2 1 2 10
A. Biedrins C 24:20 1-6 0-0 0-0 +1 2 10 12 1 6 0 2 0 3 2
M. Ellis G 48:00 10-20 1-2 5-8 +10 2 2 4 10 3 7 3 0 0 26
S. Curry G 27:33 6-10 2-3 6-7 +16 0 3 3 7 5 3 1 0 0 20
R. Williams 15:25 3-4 0-0 0-0 -7 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 6
J. Adrien 06:02 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bell 06:59 1-1 0-0 0-0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
R. Carney 06:49 0-2 0-1 0-0 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric 17:38 4-6 0-0 0-0 +18 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 8
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
V. Radmanovic DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 40-79 12-18 12-17 6 26 32 26 23 16 10 3 6 104
50.6% 66.7% 70.6% team rebs: 8 total to: 11
Minnesota Timberwolves (4-13)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
M. Beasley F 34:43 11-25 1-2 5-7 -12 6 3 9 3 3 0 3 1 1 28
K. Love F-C 42:02 6-16 0-3 9-9 -8 5 17 22 1 1 0 0 1 1 21
D. Milicic C 29:35 4-10 0-0 1-2 -24 4 3 7 3 2 0 3 3 0 9
W. Johnson G 21:25 2-6 0-3 1-1 -15 1 3 4 0 4 1 2 1 0 5
L. Ridnour G 36:33 5-10 2-4 4-4 -1 1 2 3 6 1 1 5 0 0 16
W. Ellington 14:02 1-1 1-1 0-0 +9 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3
A. Tolliver 20:45 2-4 1-2 3-6 +12 2 2 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 8
C. Brewer 27:34 0-4 0-2 0-0 -2 2 2 4 1 2 0 3 0 0 0
S. Telfair 11:27 1-4 0-1 2-2 -9 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 4
K. Koufos 01:54 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
S. Gaines DNP – Coach’s Decision
L. Hayward DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 32-81 5-18 25-31 23 32 55 19 15 4 21 6 3 94
39.5% 27.8% 80.6% team rebs: 4 total to: 22

inactive

  • Warriors: Amundson, Udoh, Wright
  • Timberwolves: Flynn, Pekovic, Webster

technical fouls

  • Warriors: Smart
  • Timberwolves: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Times Tied: 4

arena stats

  • Arena: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • Officials: #8 Marc Davis, #30 John Goble, #68 Marat Kogut
  • Attendance: 14440
  • Duration: 2:17

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