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Game #63: Warriors 95, Cavaliers 85

Mike — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:24:47 +0000

Nice win for the Warriors, who overcame a slow start to beat the Cavs fairly easily. Things got a little hairy in the 4th, but they kept the lead close to double digits most of the way and will leave town with a desperately needed win.

Big night from the backcourt, as Monta and Steph combined for 47 points, 14 rebounds, and 13 assists. And check out the +/- that Curry pulled down: +20 in 39 minutes. I can’t remember the last time a Warrior had a number that high.

David Lee had his now customary double-double — you can call his stats hollow, but you can’t completely discount them.

Now it’s on to New Jersey, and something of a freebie as no one will be expecting much from the Dubs on the back end of a back-to-back at the end of their season-long roadie. But this team has surprised in this situation before — in particular, the game at New Orleans — so maybe they’ll come out tomorrow and surprise.

Golden State Warriors (28-35)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
D. Wright	F	32:38	3-9	0-2	1-2	+2	0	1	1	4	1	2	1	1	0	7
D. Lee	F-C	26:07	6-16	0-0	2-2	+5	7	7	14	2	4	0	2	1	0	14
E. Udoh	F	20:02	2-4	0-0	0-0	+3	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	4
M. Ellis	G	42:41	9-21	6-9	0-0	+5	0	7	7	7	2	3	4	2	1	24
S. Curry	G	39:12	10-18	2-5	1-1	+20	4	3	7	6	3	2	3	1	0	23
A. Law		14:07	1-4	0-0	0-0	-5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
R. Williams		03:22	0-1	0-1	0-0	-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Biedrins		20:03	1-1	0-0	0-0	+1	1	1	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	2
L. Amundson		05:57	2-4	0-0	0-0	-1	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	4
A. Thornton		19:05	3-3	0-0	3-3	+11	0	3	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	9
V. Radmanovic		16:46	2-5	0-1	2-2	+14	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	3	0	6
J. Lin	DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total		240	39-86	8-18	9-10		14	26	40	21	17	9	15	11	2	95
			45.3%	44.4%	90.0%		team rebs: 11			total to: 16

Cleveland Cavaliers (12-51)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
A. Gee	F	20:31	2-7	0-3	0-0	-4	4	4	8	0	4	0	2	1	1	4
S. Samuels	F	30:55	5-14	0-1	1-2	-25	5	4	9	1	2	0	3	0	2	11
J. Hickson	F	28:37	3-11	0-0	4-4	-7	4	3	7	3	2	1	2	0	3	10
A. Parker	G	28:19	2-9	1-4	1-2	-14	0	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	6
R. Sessions	G	21:33	2-9	0-0	4-4	-17	0	4	4	2	0	1	3	0	3	8
D. Gibson		23:47	1-5	1-4	0-0	+5	0	1	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	3
C. Eyenga		27:33	3-7	0-2	2-2	0	1	4	5	0	1	1	1	0	1	8
B. Davis		30:31	7-14	2-4	3-4	+5	1	4	5	6	2	3	4	1	1	19
R. Hollins		23:30	6-8	0-0	2-3	+7	2	0	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	14
J. Graham		04:44	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
L. Harangody	DND – Right Hip Pointer
M. Harris	DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total		240	31-85	4-18	19-23		17	27	44	18	16	7	17	2	11	85
			36.5%	22.2%	82.6%		team rebs: 11			total to: 19

inactive

Warriors: Adrien, Bell
Cavaliers: Erden, Jamison, Varejao

technical fouls

Warriors: –
Cavaliers: –

scoring

Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 1

arena stats

Arena: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #40 Leon Wood, #75 Eric Dalen
Attendance: 19919
Duration: 2:04

Preview: Warriors at Cavaliers

Mike — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:38:34 +0000

The Warriors face their old friend Baron Davis tonight, who is now leading a Cavs team that has added a few solid wins to its resume in recent weeks. With a game against the Deron Williams-led Nets in New Jersey tomorrow night, this is the best chance the Dubs have to make it home to Oracle with at least two wins on this trip. On top of my list of wants for tonight, I’d like to see Curry break loose: it would be great to see him make himself indispensable, lest Smart decide to bench him for another 4th quarter.

Game #36: Warriors 116, Cavaliers 98

Mike — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:45:34 +0000

A solid win, and while the Warriors let the Cavs hang around a bit longer than I would have liked, can’t really complain about an 18 point victory and a lead that never dipped below 10 in the second half.

Game ball goes to David Lee, who showed signs of his former self with 22 points and 14 rebounds while leading the team with a +24. Monta also had a solid game with 32 points on 10-21 shooting, and he even got 8 full minutes of rest. Credit also goes to the team for hitting 20 of 21 foul shots (though Cleveland has 15 more attempts from the line — getting to the stripe continues to be a big problem for this team).

Now the Warriors will head down to LA to play the Clippers in a Sunday matinee, and it would be nice to get another win in before the Lakers come to town on Wednesday. And let’s hope Curry recovers well from that flagrant foul, as it was nice having everyone back healthy for the past few games…

Cleveland Cavaliers (8-28)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
A. Gee	F	24:49	0-3	0-1	0-2	-13	0	3	3	1	3	3	1	0	1	0
A. Jamison	F	36:57	8-17	2-5	3-6	-16	2	3	5	4	1	1	3	0	0	21
R. Hollins	C	15:55	3-5	0-0	0-0	-14	2	1	3	0	4	0	1	0	2	6
M. Harris	G	36:29	6-9	1-2	3-3	-6	2	8	10	4	2	3	1	0	1	16
M. Williams	G	30:23	5-11	1-3	5-7	-25	1	1	2	7	5	3	2	0	0	16
J. Hickson		32:05	5-13	0-0	7-9	-4	0	9	9	0	4	2	4	1	2	17
C. Eyenga		27:16	2-6	0-2	0-0	-7	1	3	4	3	0	1	2	2	1	4
R. Sessions		27:40	4-9	0-0	5-8	-5	1	1	2	5	1	1	3	0	1	13
S. Samuels		08:26	2-3	0-0	1-1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5
J. Moon	DNP – Coach’s Decision
A. Parker	DND – Low Back Strain
A. Varejao	DND – Right Ankle Sprain
Total		240	35-76	4-13	24-36		10	29	39	24	20	15	17	3	8	98
			46.1%	30.8%	66.7%		team rebs: 11			total to: 17

Golden State Warriors (15-21)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
D. Wright	F	40:12	7-18	3-11	3-3	+16	1	5	6	2	2	1	3	0	0	20
D. Lee	F-C	38:40	10-16	0-0	2-2	+24	5	9	14	5	5	0	3	2	1	22
A. Biedrins	C	19:05	1-1	0-0	0-0	+12	3	5	8	2	4	2	0	3	0	2
M. Ellis	G	37:27	10-21	4-5	8-8	+11	1	1	2	10	1	3	6	0	1	32
S. Curry	G	24:30	4-7	3-4	4-4	+15	0	2	2	4	2	2	0	1	0	15
A. Law		18:25	2-4	0-0	0-0	+1	0	1	1	1	2	1	2	0	1	4
E. Udoh		12:12	0-0	0-0	1-2	-2	0	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	1
V. Radmanovic		21:35	4-9	3-5	2-2	+8	0	5	5	1	2	0	1	2	0	13
L. Amundson		10:45	1-2	0-0	0-0	-5	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
R. Williams		15:38	2-6	1-3	0-0	+9	0	1	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	5
B. Wright		01:31	0-1	0-0	0-0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Gadzuric	DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total		240	41-85	14-28	20-21		11	31	42	26	25	9	17	8	3	116
			48.2%	50.0%	95.2%		team rebs: 6			total to: 17

inactive

Cavaliers: Gibson, Graham, Powe
Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

Cavaliers: Williams
Warriors: –

scoring

Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 1

arena stats

Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #38 Michael Smith, #11 Derrick Collins
Attendance: 18858
Duration: 2:13

Preview: Cavaliers at Warriors

Mike — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:52:44 +0000

The Warriors return home to host the dreadful Cavaliers tonight. The Cavs have lost 8 in a row and 18 of their last 19, so there are absolutely no excuses for losing this game. Hell, I’d say there’s no excuse for not winning by double digits, especially since it appears that Varejao and Daniel Gibson will both be out with injuries. So no keys to the game, other than just win baby!