Posts Tagged ‘ david lee ’

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31
Oct

Game 1 Quick thoughts

That’s a pretty impressive way to open the 2013-2014 NBA season. We really couldn’t have asked for too much more, especially with so many other favorites getting hit with upsets. This one was never really close.

Quick thoughts:

  • I am the only person in California without an HD TV, so I kept having flashbacks every time Bogut and Lee were on the court at the same time. I caught myself thinking, “huh Biedrins is getting some early minutes.” Thank god those are just flashbacks
  • Hott damn Klay Thompson. That was impressive even if against a crap Lakers team. 38 points in 3 quarters. I almost wish the game hadn’t been so close so we could have seen how hott he could get, but in the long run I’d rather take a rested Thompson for tonight’s game against the other LA team.
  • Iguodala is really hard for my dyslexic brain to spell, but he looked great on defense and that fast break give and take with David Lee was pretty.
  • Back to Thompson, once Barnes gets healthy, this interplay between 5th/6th man is going to be interesting. I expect them to get roughly equal minutes, even if the hot hand gets more minutes during a single game. I just cannot decide who fits the 6th man spark-plug role better, but I think it might be Thompson.
  • Anytime you can win a game and Steph Curry only score 10 points is a good day.
  • I’m a Bazemore fan boi heavily influenced by watching him in Santa Cruz, so it was nice to see him hit a couple of 3s.
  • Which one of the Euros becomes the human victory cigar? Should be an epic battle.
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7
Apr

Game #79: Warriors 95, Lakers 87

Lakers 87

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Warriors 95
April 6, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Lakers 23 15 17 32 87
Warriors 14 29 29 23 95
  Net -9 14 12 -9 8
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -6.1 13.2 12.4 -8.9 10.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 41.9% 28% 84.2% 19 18 18 50 23 10 2 11 13 44 16
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 -4.2% -11.2% 8.1% -1.7 -4 6.4 9.5 0.5 1 -3 -3.1 1.5 1.4 -2.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -0.9% 1.7% 25% -8 -2 6 3 6 1 1 7 8 2 4
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 -0.3% -1.8% 26.2% -1 1.6 7.2 7.3 8.2 0.2 0.3 5.8 6 4.9 4.8

Break up the Warriors!

In all seriousness, this has been a tremendous 3-game stretch. These aren’t meaningless end-of-season games for the opposition; the Mavericks, Blazers, and Lakers all had a lot to play for when they faced the Warriors this past week.

The last two games in particular have been a ton of fun to watch, as the Warriors — dare I say it — dominated for most of the second half in both contests. Things got a little hairy at the end of the game last night, but the Dubs hit enough big shots to keep a healthy cushion and even avoid a foul-plagued ending.

Perhaps most impressive, the Warriors out-rebounded the Lakers 50-47. Bynum pulled down 17 boards, but they were able to hold Gasol and (especially) Odom in check. David Lee matched Bynum with 17 boards of his own, making it his second straight impressive double-double. Thanks to the rebounding and turnover (+7) margins, the Warriors ended up with 93 shots to the Lakers 77 — a big part of why they won despite shooting just 39%.

Curry and Ellis put on a nice show, as despite Curry’s cold touch early he hit some big shots at the end to preserve the win. Wright had another cold shooting night, but hit two big 3′s late to keep up the lead and break the Warriors’ single-season record for made 3-pointers. Udoh went scoreless, but pulled down 8 rebounds in 19 minutes — impressive considering the front line he was up against.

Now the Warriors get a few nights off before facing the Kings on Sunday, when they can get to the 36-win mark that they decided to shoot for after the bottom fell out after the All Star break. I know the Warriors have developed a habit of getting hot late in the season when their playoff spot is already decided, but they appear locked into the 11th draft position at this point so might as well see what they can do!

Los Angeles Lakers (55-23)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Artest F 25:17 1-7 0-2 0-0 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 2
P. Gasol F-C 27:23 7-11 0-0 4-8 -2 1 6 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 18
A. Bynum C 35:00 5-5 0-0 3-7 -2 4 13 17 3 4 1 3 0 0 13
K. Bryant G 31:55 10-20 1-5 4-6 +2 0 2 2 2 1 4 3 0 1 25
D. Fisher G 31:18 2-9 0-1 2-3 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 6
L. Odom 31:40 3-7 2-3 0-0 -13 1 7 8 5 2 1 6 0 0 8
S. Blake 16:42 0-5 0-4 0-0 -8 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
S. Brown 18:02 1-6 1-2 2-2 -9 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
M. Barnes 22:43 4-7 1-2 1-1 -8 3 3 6 0 3 1 2 1 0 10
T. Ratliff DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Smith DNP – Coach’s Decision
L. Walton DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 33-77 5-19 16-27 12 35 47 17 16 9 17 1 2 87
42.9% 26.3% 59.3% team rebs: 10 total to: 17
Golden State Warriors (35-44)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 43:44 3-13 2-8 2-2 +9 0 7 7 2 1 2 0 0 0 10
D. Lee F-C 44:43 9-17 0-0 4-4 +8 8 9 17 5 2 4 4 1 0 22
E. Udoh F 19:08 0-3 0-0 0-0 +1 5 3 8 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
M. Ellis G 42:28 9-22 3-9 5-6 +8 0 3 3 6 4 1 3 0 0 26
S. Curry G 42:05 8-23 2-6 2-2 +2 2 4 6 5 3 2 2 0 0 20
L. Amundson 25:17 4-6 0-0 3-5 +1 2 3 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 11
A. Thornton 08:37 1-4 0-0 0-0 +5 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2
R. Williams 07:17 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
V. Radmanovic 06:41 2-3 0-1 0-0 +6 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4
J. Adrien DNP – Coach’s Decision
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 36-93 7-25 16-19 18 32 50 23 18 10 11 2 1 95
38.7% 28.0% 84.2% team rebs: 8 total to: 11

inactive

  • Lakers: Caracter, Ebanks
  • Warriors: Biedrins, Law

technical fouls

  • Lakers: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Times Tied: 4

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #8 Marc Davis, #33 Zach Zarba, #35 Kane Fitzgerald
  • Attendance: 20024
  • Duration: 2:18
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5
Apr

Game #78: Warriors 108, Trail Blazers 87

Warriors 108

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Trailblazers 87
April 5, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 19 28 37 24 108
Trailblazers 19 28 21 19 87
  Net 0 0 16 5 21
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 2.9 -0.8 16.4 5.1 23.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 50% 43.8% 86.4% 22 19 14 47 16 8 5 11 10 38 13
Season Avg 46.2% 39.2% 76.1% 20.7 22 11.6 40.5 22.5 9 5 14.1 17.5 42.6 18.6
Difference 3.8% 4.6% 10.3% 1.3 -3 2.4 6.5 -6.5 -1 0 -3.1 -7.5 -4.6 -5.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 9% 29.5% -2.5% 4 -3 -1 7 -3 2 1 -2 2 -6 7
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 9.6% 26% -1.3% 11 0.6 0.2 11.3 -0.8 1.2 0.3 -3.2 0 -3.1 7.8

Great, win, perhaps the Warriors’ most impressive since the win at New Orleans. They absolutely owned the second half, blowing the Blazers out of their own gym. That they did it against a team that’s been red-hot at home and is still fighting for playoff position was huge.

David Lee had his finest game as a Warrior, helping the team to a +7 rebounding advantage by pulling down 20 boards to go with 29 points. Monta and Steph also chimed in with 30 and 28, respectively, and as they mentioned on the postgame show this was the best game these three have played together as a trio.

Amundson gave some great second half minutes off the bench — even hitting his free throws — and while Dorell Wright couldn’t hit a shot to save his life, he didn’t screw things up too badly either as he posted a +21.

Now the Warriors head down to LA to take on the Lakers on the back end of a back-to-back. As the great Fitz just mentioned on the telecast, winning tomorrow would complete the most improbably 3-game winning streak…just about ever.

Golden State Warriors (34-44)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 33:25 2-11 0-4 0-0 +21 3 2 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 4
D. Lee F-C 40:50 13-17 0-0 3-3 +24 4 16 20 2 3 2 4 1 1 29
E. Udoh F 18:48 2-3 0-0 0-0 +6 1 0 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 4
M. Ellis G 44:11 11-19 4-6 4-4 +23 1 2 3 5 2 1 2 1 0 30
S. Curry G 42:06 10-21 3-5 5-6 +20 1 7 8 4 2 2 2 1 1 28
L. Amundson 26:59 1-3 0-0 7-9 +12 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 9
A. Thornton 14:50 1-5 0-0 0-0 +2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2
V. Radmanovic 07:15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
R. Williams 07:06 0-2 0-1 0-0 +1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lin 02:15 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Adrien 02:15 1-1 0-0 0-0 -2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 41-82 7-16 19-22 14 33 47 16 19 8 11 5 4 108
50.0% 43.8% 86.4% team rebs: 5 total to: 11
Portland Trail Blazers (45-33)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
G. Wallace F 36:42 4-9 0-1 2-2 -16 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 0 1 10
L. Aldridge F 40:34 7-15 0-0 3-3 -17 4 8 12 4 2 1 1 2 1 17
M. Camby C 10:07 0-0 0-0 0-0 +2 2 6 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
W. Matthews G 29:29 6-11 1-5 4-5 -10 0 3 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 17
A. Miller G 30:50 4-7 0-0 4-4 -11 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 12
N. Batum 30:13 7-14 1-6 0-0 -13 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 15
B. Roy 15:53 2-11 0-1 1-2 -12 5 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
R. Fernandez 24:01 1-9 0-6 0-0 -12 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2
C. Johnson 06:49 0-0 0-0 2-2 -6 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 2
P. Mills 08:21 1-3 1-2 0-0 -12 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
L. Babbitt 03:34 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
A. Johnson 03:27 1-1 0-0 0-0 +2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Total 240 34-83 3-21 16-18 15 25 40 19 16 6 9 4 5 87
41.0% 14.3% 88.9% team rebs: 3 total to: 9

inactive

  • Warriors: Biedrins, Law
  • Trail Blazers: Oden, Williams

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Trail Blazers: Fernandez

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Times Tied: 16

arena stats

  • Arena: Rose Garden, Portland, OR
  • Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #6 Tony Brown, #34 Kevin Cutler
  • Attendance: 20551
  • Duration: 2:05
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2
Apr

Preview: Mavericks at Warriors

Dallas
Mavericks

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Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSN+

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 7, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 100
Mavericks 105
 
March 16, 2011 • Recap
Mavericks 112
Warriors 106
 
March 20, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 73
Mavericks 101
 
April 2, 2011 • Recap
Mavericks 92
Warriors 99
 

The Mavericks visit Oracle tonight on the heels of an ugly loss at the Lakers. Given their success against the Warriors this season, they’ll likely be looking at tonight as an opportunity to get back on track. At this stage in the season, the only thing I’m really looking for are good performances from Udoh and Curry. And if Monta wants to show he hasn’t quit on the season, and Lee wants to leave a positive final impression heading into the offseason, then more power to them.

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30
Mar

Game #75: Thunder 115, Warriors 114

Warriors 114

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Thunder 115
March 29, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 29 21 27 29 114
Thunder 25 33 20 28 115
  Net 4 -12 7 1 -1
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 6.9 -12.8 7.4 1.1 1.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 42.3% 42.3% 88.2% 17 23 8 42 25 9 5 13 16 50 2
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 -3.9% 3.1% 12.1% -3.7 1 -3.6 1.5 2.5 0 0 -1.1 8.5 7.4 -16.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -3.1% 9% 3.4% -16 -3 0 -10 1 0 -1 4 12 -4 -32
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 -2.5% 5.5% 4.6% -9 0.6 1.2 -5.7 3.2 -0.8 -1.7 2.8 10 -1.1 -31.2

A hearbreaker of a loss, but great to see that this team still has fight left in it. Those back-to-back 3′s at the end of regulation were almost legendary, and had me scaring the hell out of my 4-month-old with my yells. Sadly, they couldn’t recreate the magic at the end of OT, but still a good showing against a playoff team on the road.

Curry brought his A offensive game — as he usually does against the Thunder — though his PG stats (5 assists/6 turnovers) were once again lacking. Monta on the other hand continued his hot streak in terms of distribution, with double-digit assists for the third straight game.

Udoh continued to make his presence felt defensively, and Lee did a good job playing big with 15 boards to go with 24 points (even with Perkins, the Warriors continue to match up inside against the Thunder better than they seemingly do anyone else).

Only Wright disappointed among the starters with a 2-13 shooting night, and he still managed to pull down 10 boards and post a team-high +10. And looking at the overall +/- stats, this game was clearly lost by the bench: all positive for the starters, all double-digit negative for the reserves — only 3 of whom played, totaling just 35 minutes.

Overall, I guess this is the sort of result you want at this point — great effort, but lottery position preserved.

Golden State Warriors (32-43)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 47:58 2-13 2-8 1-2 +10 0 10 10 4 2 0 1 2 0 7
D. Lee F-C 48:08 11-17 0-0 2-3 +8 6 9 15 4 5 1 4 0 1 24
E. Udoh F 39:04 4-11 0-0 4-4 +9 0 6 6 0 5 2 0 3 1 12
S. Curry G 48:31 13-23 5-8 4-4 +6 1 5 6 5 3 2 6 0 2 35
M. Ellis G 46:44 9-30 2-6 0-0 +3 0 2 2 11 2 3 1 0 2 20
R. Williams 13:26 3-4 2-3 2-2 -14 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 10
L. Amundson 10:34 1-1 0-0 2-2 -13 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
A. Thornton 10:35 1-5 0-1 0-0 -14 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
J. Adrien DNP – Coach’s Decision
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
V. Radmanovic DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 265 44-104 11-26 15-17 8 34 42 25 23 9 13 5 6 114
42.3% 42.3% 88.2% team rebs: 11 total to: 13
Oklahoma City Thunder (49-24)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
K. Durant F 48:43 13-23 3-5 10-12 -3 1 5 6 5 2 1 2 1 1 39
S. Ibaka F-C 34:52 9-16 0-0 1-1 -5 3 5 8 0 4 0 1 3 1 19
K. Perkins C 30:34 0-3 0-0 0-2 -7 2 11 13 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
T. Sefolosha G 23:46 2-5 1-2 2-2 +2 0 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 7
R. Westbrook G 37:00 4-15 0-0 7-8 -7 1 7 8 9 5 1 6 0 2 15
J. Harden 31:20 5-10 1-5 3-3 +2 0 5 5 3 1 3 4 0 1 14
N. Mohammed 21:55 3-5 0-0 2-2 +9 1 5 6 0 4 1 1 1 0 8
E. Maynor 16:00 2-3 0-1 0-0 +8 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 4
D. Cook 20:51 2-8 2-8 3-3 +6 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 9
C. Aldrich DNP – Coach’s Decision
R. Ivey DNP – Coach’s Decision
N. Robinson DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 265 40-88 7-21 28-33 8 44 52 24 20 9 17 6 5 115
45.5% 33.3% 84.8% team rebs: 10 total to: 19

inactive

  • Warriors: Biedrins, Law
  • Thunder: Collison, Mullens

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Thunder: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Times Tied: 11

arena stats

  • Arena: Oklahoma City Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
  • Officials: #38 Michael Smith, #52 Pat Fraher, #58 Josh Tiven
  • Attendance: 18203
  • Duration: 2:35
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28
Mar

Game #74: Warriors 114, Wizards 104

Wizards 104

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Warriors 114
March 27, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Wizards 36 31 17 20 104
Warriors 35 29 26 24 114
  Net -1 -2 9 4 10
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 1.9 -2.8 9.4 4.1 12.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 47.4% 45.8% 68.4% 19 19 15 44 26 5 7 10 7 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 1.2% 6.6% -7.7% -1.7 -3 3.4 3.5 3.5 -4 2 -4.1 2.5 1.4 -5.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 5.8% 20.8% -18.2% -11 -5 0 -2 2 0 0 2 15 -2 7
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 6.4% 17.3% -17% -4 -1.4 1.2 2.3 4.2 -0.8 -0.7 0.8 13 0.9 7.8

So how much do you discount a win like this because of the competition? The Wizards have won a grand total of 1 game on the road this year, and for a while it looked like they might pick up #2 in Oakland. But the Warriors did a good job of taking control about half way through the final period, and even looked like a decent team while they did it.

Ellis looked great tonight with 37, 7, and 12, and his 360 layup was truly a thing of beauty. David Lee also brought it with a season-high 33 points to go along with 12 rebounds, and Ekpe played big minutes once against and even managed to snag a very respectable 7 boards.

Curry’s night was mixed, as he was hampered by fouls — yet again — and had just 4 assists to 5 turnovers. The bench was similarly unimpressive, providing just 11 points and only 48 minutes to spell the starters.

Now the competition gets tough again, starting on the road against the Thunder on Tuesday. The Warriors have put a nice little run together against two inferior teams, so once again we get to see if they can build off this sort of momentum and keep it up against quality teams.

Washington Wizards (17-55)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
N. Young G 13:10 3-5 1-1 0-0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Y. Jianlian F 33:10 6-14 0-0 0-0 +3 2 8 10 1 2 0 2 0 0 12
J. McGee C 40:05 9-12 0-0 10-11 -11 7 11 18 0 2 0 3 5 1 28
J. Crawford G 36:42 5-21 0-4 1-1 -22 1 4 5 7 4 0 3 0 2 11
J. Wall G 44:24 5-16 0-3 8-10 -15 0 2 2 12 1 2 3 1 2 18
K. Seraphin 05:16 0-1 0-0 0-0 -3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Evans 36:27 8-15 2-4 5-6 -15 4 4 8 0 0 0 1 1 1 23
C. Martin 09:24 1-3 1-3 2-2 +7 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5
O. Jeffers 21:22 0-2 0-1 0-0 +5 1 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 1 0
T. Booker DND – Sore Right Foot
H. N’Diaye DNP – Coach’s Decision
M. Shakur DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 37-89 4-16 26-30 15 31 46 24 14 5 12 7 7 104
41.6% 25.0% 86.7% team rebs: 11 total to: 14
Golden State Warriors (32-42)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 42:53 6-14 5-11 2-2 +13 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 19
D. Lee F-C 44:09 15-26 0-0 3-5 +12 4 8 12 5 0 3 0 2 1 33
E. Udoh F 28:59 2-7 0-0 0-0 +13 4 3 7 1 4 1 2 3 2 4
M. Ellis G 48:00 14-24 4-6 5-7 +10 3 4 7 13 4 0 2 0 1 37
S. Curry G 28:17 3-11 1-4 3-3 +11 1 4 5 4 5 1 5 1 1 10
L. Amundson 09:01 0-2 0-0 0-2 -2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
A. Thornton 18:58 2-5 0-0 0-0 -6 2 4 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 4
R. Williams 19:43 3-6 1-3 0-0 -1 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 7
J. Adrien DNP – Coach’s Decision
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
A. Law DNP – Coach’s Decision
V. Radmanovic DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 45-95 11-24 13-19 15 29 44 26 19 5 10 7 7 114
47.4% 45.8% 68.4% team rebs: 11 total to: 11

inactive

  • Wizards: Blatche, Howard, Lewis
  • Warriors: Biedrins, Lin

technical fouls

  • Wizards: Saunders
  • Warriors: Lee

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Times Tied: 7

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #65 Sean Wright, #53 Mark Lindsay
  • Attendance: 17723
  • Duration: 2:09
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19
Mar

David Lee Wins vs Losses

Since I accuse David Lee of only having good games in Warrior’s losses I thought I would build a little box plot of his total rebounds and points scored in wins versus loses.

Turns out I was probably wrong.  Lee has pretty much the exact same rebounding average in a win as in a loss.  He has slightly more points in a loss but it is not a huge difference (about a point).  Lee is however much more consistent in losses than he is in wins, that can be seen in the more compact boxes.  Look how 10-11 rebounds takes up the entire 50-75% percentile group.  That is pretty damn consistent.  Lee is more likely to have a good rebounding game in a Warriors win (or the Warriors tend to win when Lee has a higher rebounding game) which makes sense.

Nothing earth-shattering but there it is. Maybe I will take a look at some of the other players over the next few days.

On a side note I like the boxplot because there is more information in it than just looking at per game averages home versus away, for example the implied consistency.

UPDATE: In the comments Mike asked for the assists version of this graph.  I don’t think you could have drawn splits that were much similar.

David Lee Assists in wins versus losses

 

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14
Mar

Game #66: Warriors 100, Timberwolves 77

Timberwolves 77

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Warriors 100
March 13, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Timberwolves 23 21 15 18 77
Warriors 26 23 26 25 100
  Net 3 2 11 7 23
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 5.9 1.2 11.4 7.1 25.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 43.7% 33.3% 77.3% 22 25 13 46 23 16 10 14 11 44 32
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 -2.5% -5.9% 1.2% 1.3 3 1.4 5.5 0.5 7 5 -0.1 13.5 1.4 13.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 7.1% -7.8% 15.2% -7 -5 4 3 3 10 6 12 22 12 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 7.7% -11.3% 16.4% 0 -1.4 5.2 7.3 5.2 9.2 5.3 10.8 20 14.9 14.8

Despite a somewhat shaky first half, this is the first time in a while where the Warriors won a game they’re supposed to win in the way that they’re supposed to. No last-second shot or overtime needed; the Warriors won going away and even got to enjoy being on the positive side of garbage time for the first time in a long time. They won every quarter, and held the T-Wolves to just 77 points.

The bigs deserve most of the credit in this one, as they frustrated Kevin Love and his frontline friends on the way to a +41 between Lee, Biedrins, Udoh, and Amundson. They won the rebounding battle against a team that bested them by 21 on that stat in their last meeting, and fueled the Warriors big turnover advantage by making Darko cough up the ball and generating 10 blocks (5 of those for Udoh). And, of course, ending Love’s double-double streak is a nice trophy achievement — one that should go in Lee’s case.

Another thing that stood out about this game was how ugly it was during the Warriors’ run over the 3rd and 4th quarters. It had a slow, plodding pace with a ton of whistles, but for once the Dubs were the beneficiary of ugly ball as they completely flummoxed the Timberwolves’ offense and got plenty on their own offensive end to pull away.

So, good to see a game play out the way it was supposed to, as the Warriors have been a bit lazy about playing up/down to their level of competition this year. But to win consistently you need to beat up on the teams you should, then steal a few against those above you. This was a nice step in that direction — and tonight we’ll see if they can keep it up with a road game against the Kings.

Minnesota Timberwolves (17-51)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
M. Beasley F 26:09 5-12 1-2 5-8 -13 0 5 5 0 0 2 3 0 2 16
K. Love F-C 32:37 1-6 0-1 4-6 -5 2 10 12 5 2 1 3 0 0 6
D. Milicic C 18:36 1-4 0-0 0-0 -9 2 3 5 0 3 0 6 2 0 2
W. Johnson G-F 22:17 1-9 1-3 0-0 -10 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 3
L. Ridnour G 27:27 5-8 2-5 1-1 -9 1 3 4 6 3 1 5 1 0 13
M. Webster 27:07 6-10 2-3 2-5 -14 2 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 16
N. Pekovic 04:43 0-1 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
J. Flynn 20:33 1-6 1-3 1-2 -14 1 4 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 4
A. Tolliver 20:10 1-3 0-0 1-1 -13 0 5 5 2 1 0 3 0 1 3
W. Ellington 17:36 2-4 0-0 0-0 -9 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4
A. Randolph 19:54 2-6 0-0 4-6 -17 0 2 2 2 4 0 2 1 0 8
L. Hayward 02:51 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Total 240 26-71 7-17 18-29 9 34 43 20 20 6 26 4 10 77
36.6% 41.2% 62.1% team rebs: 14 total to: 27
Golden State Warriors (30-36)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 28:42 7-15 2-7 0-0 +11 1 3 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 16
D. Lee F-C 36:18 3-7 0-0 2-4 +18 1 5 6 2 4 2 4 0 0 8
A. Biedrins C 11:58 0-2 0-0 0-0 +5 2 4 6 0 2 4 0 1 1 0
M. Ellis G 28:19 7-15 0-5 2-2 +16 1 1 2 5 4 1 4 1 0 16
S. Curry G 37:55 8-15 4-6 4-4 +18 1 8 9 6 2 2 1 0 1 24
E. Udoh 17:39 0-4 0-0 2-2 +13 2 2 4 0 2 0 2 5 0 2
A. Law 18:46 2-3 0-0 2-2 +11 0 1 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 6
L. Amundson 19:02 5-11 0-0 1-4 +5 2 5 7 0 3 0 0 1 0 11
A. Thornton 19:18 3-8 0-0 2-2 +12 0 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 2 8
R. Williams 08:35 2-5 0-2 0-0 +1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
V. Radmanovic 10:37 1-2 1-1 2-2 +5 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 5
J. Adrien 02:51 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 38-87 7-21 17-22 13 33 46 23 25 16 14 10 4 100
43.7% 33.3% 77.3% team rebs: 7 total to: 15

inactive

  • Timberwolves: Telfair
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Timberwolves: –
  • Warriors: Lee

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Times Tied: 2

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #8 Marc Davis, #6 Tony Brown
  • Attendance: 17788
  • Duration: 2:15
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12
Mar

Game #65: Warriors 123, Magic 120

Magic 120

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Warriors 123
March 11, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Magic 27 29 25 20 120
Warriors 20 22 30 29 123
  Net -7 -7 5 9 3
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -4.1 -7.8 5.4 9.1 5.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 49.5% 60% 76.9% 13 23 8 34 35 12 3 12 11 30 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 3.3% 20.8% 0.8% -7.7 1 -3.6 -6.5 12.5 3 -2 -2.1 9.5 -12.6 1.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 1.8% 13.1% 5.5% -22 -10 -5 -14 12 2 -4 6 18 6 0
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 2.4% 9.6% 6.7% -15 -6.4 -3.8 -9.7 14.2 1.2 -4.7 4.8 16 8.9 0.8

Exciting win for the Warriors, overcoming a huge deficit behind lights-out 3-point shooting. While you can’t count on making 21 3-pointers every game, it sure is enjoyable when it happens.

What stands out the most to me are the assist totals — 35 assists, 12 above their season average. Curry had 12, Monta had 11, and David Lee dished out 9. That’s a mark of great ball movement, and suggests that their great shooting was more than just a lucky hot streak.

Throw in an 18-point advantage on points off turnovers, and it was enough to overcome a typically lax rebounding effort (not to mention bad 3-point defense — we very easily could have been focusing on the Magic’s hot shooting from deep).

All in all, a fun win that cleans out a bit of the bad taste from the road trip. They’ll need to string together a few more of these sorts of performances against Magic-level teams in order to change the current verdict on the season, but for now we can at least savor a good win.

Orlando Magic (41-25)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
H. Turkoglu F 40:40 9-15 4-7 2-3 -2 0 2 2 4 1 5 3 2 0 24
B. Bass F 23:08 2-6 0-0 2-2 -6 2 3 5 1 2 0 2 0 1 6
D. Howard C 46:17 4-9 0-0 5-10 -5 4 17 21 4 2 1 2 2 2 13
J. Richardson G 41:50 10-18 7-11 3-6 -4 0 2 2 3 3 1 2 1 0 30
J. Nelson G 39:24 9-19 1-4 5-5 -8 2 3 5 8 3 2 5 0 0 24
R. Anderson 29:33 2-6 1-4 3-4 +7 2 5 7 3 0 0 2 2 0 8
G. Arenas 17:14 2-5 1-4 5-5 +2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 10
Q. Richardson 26:54 2-6 1-2 0-0 +1 3 1 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 5
M. Allen DNP – Coach’s Decision
E. Clark DNP – Coach’s Decision
C. Duhon DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Redick DND – Lower Abdominal Strain
Total 265 40-84 15-32 25-35 13 35 48 23 13 10 18 7 3 120
47.6% 46.9% 71.4% team rebs: 14 total to: 18
Golden State Warriors (29-36)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 37:36 12-17 8-11 0-0 +18 0 6 6 0 4 0 1 0 2 32
D. Lee F-C 46:01 6-14 0-0 4-6 +5 1 5 6 9 4 2 1 1 3 16
A. Biedrins C 24:22 1-2 0-0 0-0 +5 2 3 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 2
M. Ellis G 53:00 14-24 7-9 4-5 +3 0 6 6 11 2 4 3 1 1 39
S. Curry G 39:49 8-19 4-10 2-2 +1 0 4 4 12 4 3 5 0 0 22
E. Udoh 07:31 2-4 0-0 0-0 -2 3 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 4
A. Law 13:11 0-1 0-0 0-0 +2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0
V. Radmanovic 24:17 3-5 2-4 0-0 +8 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 8
A. Thornton 07:53 0-3 0-0 0-0 -10 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
L. Amundson 03:50 0-2 0-0 0-0 -10 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Williams 07:31 0-2 0-1 0-0 -5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Adrien DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 265 46-93 21-35 10-13 8 26 34 35 23 12 12 3 7 123
49.5% 60.0% 76.9% team rebs: 8 total to: 12

inactive

  • Magic: Orton
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Magic: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Times Tied: 6

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #57 Greg Willard, #56 Mark Ayotte, #44 Eli Roe
  • Attendance: 19596
  • Duration: 2:42
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8
Mar

Game #63: Warriors 95, Cavaliers 85

Warriors 95

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Cavaliers 85
March 8, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 18 29 29 19 95
Cavaliers 30 16 19 20 85
  Net -12 13 10 -1 10
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -9.1 12.2 10.4 -0.9 12.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 45.3% 44.4% 90% 10 17 14 40 21 9 11 15 15 44 10
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 -0.8% 5.3% 13.9% -10.7 -5 2.4 -0.5 -1.5 0 6 0.9 1.5 1.4 -8.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 8.9% 22.2% 7.4% -13 -1 -3 -4 3 2 9 2 6 2 -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 9.5% 18.7% 8.6% -6 2.6 -1.8 0.3 5.2 1.2 8.3 0.8 4 4.9 -4.2

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