Posts Tagged ‘ ekpe udoh ’

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18
Jun

Re-creating That Garnett Trade Magic?

Via GoldenStateofMind, Jonathan Givony at DraftExpress is reporting that the Warriors have offered Biedrins, Ellis, and Udoh to the Magic for Dwight Howard. I’d have to imagine it will take more than that, though in the end it will depend on what other teams offer (Lakers/Bynum?) if the Magic decide they can’t afford to see Howard walk — a distinct possibility considering how much Shaq fleeing to LA with no compensation seems to still needle the fan base.

No surprise that Lacob would want in on this action — he saw how much of a difference a bona fide superstar can make when his Celtics acquired Kevin Garnett. I would certainly agree — and would do this trade in a heartbeat if the Magic gave the green light (this trade doesn’t work as-is salary-wise, so I’d assume the Magic would dump a bad contract in there as well).

I’d just be happy that someone is taking Biedrins, Udoh would become much less necessary with Howard prowling the paint (though how fun would it be to see them play together?), and while Ellis would be missed, there’s no question that Howard is by far the better player.

But what if the Magic want more? Is there a better combination that would work for them — and wouldn’t be too painful for the Warriors? There’s the #11 pick (I believe the Warriors would have to draft the player for the Magic and then trade him, since they can’t outright trade the pick before the draft), and of course, Curry is the other name that they’d surely be asking for (would they want also want to replace Biedrins with Lee in the deal, or would Lee’s contract scare them off?). Would you include Curry in a trade if it meant getting Howard?

I would, provided that Howard signed an extension. Howard is a clear top-5 player in the league, and some systems rate him as #1. If the Warriors could sign him to a long-term deal, I’d trade anyone to get him.

But if it’s just for the 1-year rental, then I’d keep Curry out of the deal. Sure, he didn’t make the leap many of us expected/hoped for, but he still has more potential for growth than anyone else on the team at an incredibly valuable position.

So we’ll see. I’d have to imagine that the Magic will get better offers, starting with the Lakers. But you never know — maybe the more “likely” trade partners get cold feet, in which case working aggressively to get in the game as the Warriors appear to be doing could just pay off.

A fan can dream, after all…

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14
Apr

Game #82: Warriors 110, Trail Blazers 86

Trailblazers 86

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Warriors 110
April 13, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Trailblazers 28 17 24 17 86
Warriors 30 21 34 25 110
  Net 2 4 10 8 24
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 4.9 3.2 10.4 8.1 26.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 51.1% 43.5% 66.7% 15 21 9 41 33 15 7 11 14 58 24
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% 4.3% -9.4% -5.7 -1 -2.6 0.5 10.5 6 2 -3.1 5.5 15.4 5.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 17.4% 1.2% -9.3% -10 -6 -8 -7 15 9 6 8 11 38 10
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 18% -2.3% -8.1% -3 -2.4 -6.8 -2.7 17.2 8.2 5.3 6.8 9 40.9 10.8

And thus the season comes to a close, with a nice little win in front of the home town fans against the Trail Blazers’ 3rd-stringers. And with that, the Warriors finish with 36 wins, a 10-game improvement over last year but still 10 back of the last playoff spot. The Warriors will have the 11th pick in the draft barring any lottery upsets.

Nice game all around, with Reggie Williams playing the full 48 and leading the team with an efficient 28 points. Curry continued his hot shooting with 18 points on 7-11 from the field, and Dorell Wright became the first player in league history to score more points in his 7th season than in his first 6 combined. And 8 rebounds for Udoh! (But only 3 points.)

The Warriors once again lost the rebounding battle (they finished last in the league in rebounding margin, again, and without even resorting to small-ball much), but at least they moved the ball around great — 33 assists for the team, 10.5 above the season average.

Despite the win, the real news was the hire of agent Dan Myers to be the new VP of Basketball Operations. Despite an extension for Riley, the expectation is that Myers will take over most of the day-to-day GM duties before long. More on this in the weeks to come — have to talk about something during what could be an extremely long off-season, after all — but suffice to say this is the best news I’ve heard from this team in quite some time.

So onto another playoffs without the Warriors, and the countdown to the draft lottery, and hope springing eternal, and all that jazz. I guess I’m kinda used to a postseason-less season at this point, but it still sucks.

Portland Trail Blazers (48-34)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Fernandez G 34:52 2-8 1-5 0-0 -15 0 2 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 5
C. Johnson C 40:19 1-8 0-0 6-8 -20 8 5 13 1 4 1 2 1 1 8
E. Barron C-F 36:39 2-10 0-0 1-2 -35 4 9 13 3 4 0 3 0 1 5
W. Matthews G 24:00 5-9 4-7 4-4 -12 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 18
A. Miller G 07:05 2-3 0-1 0-0 -11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
A. Johnson 34:46 5-12 0-1 2-3 -15 0 3 3 3 2 2 5 0 0 12
L. Babbitt 33:20 4-17 2-5 1-2 -5 3 8 11 3 2 0 3 0 1 11
P. Mills 28:59 7-16 4-7 5-6 -7 2 3 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 23
L. Aldridge DNP – Coach’s Decision
M. Camby DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Roy DNP – Coach’s Decision
G. Wallace DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 28-83 11-26 19-25 17 31 48 18 15 6 19 1 7 86
33.7% 42.3% 76.0% team rebs: 9 total to: 21
Golden State Warriors (36-46)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 36:00 8-21 3-9 1-2 +20 0 5 5 6 1 4 1 1 0 20
D. Lee F-C 40:28 6-13 0-0 1-3 +18 1 5 6 2 2 3 2 1 0 13
E. Udoh F 29:03 1-5 0-0 1-2 +16 4 4 8 4 4 4 1 2 0 3
R. Williams G 48:00 12-18 4-8 0-0 +24 0 7 7 5 2 1 1 0 0 28
S. Curry G 24:09 7-11 2-4 2-2 +16 0 3 3 9 4 0 1 0 0 18
J. Lin 23:51 5-8 1-2 1-2 +8 2 3 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 12
L. Amundson 12:00 2-5 0-0 0-0 +4 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 3 1 4
V. Radmanovic 04:09 0-2 0-0 0-0 +1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
A. Thornton 12:00 2-2 0-0 2-2 +4 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
J. Adrien 10:20 2-3 0-0 2-2 +9 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 6
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
M. Ellis DND – Grade 2 Concussion
Total 240 45-88 10-23 10-15 9 32 41 33 21 15 11 7 1 110
51.1% 43.5% 66.7% team rebs: 11 total to: 12

inactive

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

technical fouls

  • Trail Blazers: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 3
  • Times Tied: 1

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #40 Leon Wood, #54 Nick Buchert
  • Attendance: 19596
  • Duration: 2:05
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13
Apr

Preview: Trail Blazers at Warriors

Portland
Trailblazers

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSN+

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
 

This is it, the merciful end to the season. No matter what happens tonight, this has to be considered a year of deep disappointment for the Warriors. On the heels of a new owner and a big offseason acquisition, it seems like if anything the team regressed from last year (despite the increase in wins). At least last year there were significant disruptions (Stephen Jackson) and injuries to blame things on (I just don’t buy the argument that David Lee’s injury cost this team that many games — the stretch he missed was one the Warriors would have had trouble succeeding in anyway).

Instead, we have a new high-paid interior player who just isn’t that good inside, an owner who appears surprisingly accepting of treading water (when he isn’t stocking the bench with inferior players), and a team that STILL CAN’T PLAY ANY FUCKING DEFENSE. Top it off with the fact that our potential-star young PG didn’t take the leap forward that most of us expected this year, and it’s hard to feel that this franchise has turned much of a corner — much less put itself on the path to the playoffs.

Really, the only things to get excited about is that the players genuinely seem to get along for once (not insignificant, considering the history of the franchise) and that their draft pick doesn’t appear to be a bust (though the smart money is on him remaining limited throughout his career).

As for tonight, I’ll kinda be rooting for a loss. I don’t feel this team deserves the AWESOME ACHIEVEMENT of a 10-win improvement over last year, and they could potentially tie Milwaukee for the 10th-worst record in the league (I think the draft position would then be decided by a coin flip?). That’s unlikely as the Bucks would have to win but are playing their final game at Oklahoma City, and considering that Portland’s playoff position is set I doubt they’ll try hard.

So if they have to win, I’d just love to see something positive from Udoh and Curry. I just don’t trust this front office to get anything done, so if the Warriors are going to be any better next year I feel like those two are going to have to be the primary drivers of improvement.

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10
Apr

Preview: Kings at Warriors

Sacramento
Kings

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Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
6:00pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 21, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 117
Kings 109
 
January 21, 2011 • Recap
Kings 112
Warriors 119
 
March 14, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 119
Kings 129
 
April 10, 2011 • Recap
Kings 104
Warriors 103
 

We’re down to the final 3 games of the season, with this being the most winnable one left. The Kings-Warriors matchups have generally been entertaining this year, with a couple of big Warriors comebacks to go with the atrocious defensive night the Dubs had in Sacramento a few weeks back.

Once again, I’ll be watching the matchup between the 5th and 6th players taken in this year’s draft. While Ekpe certainly has a lot to work on this summer (offense and rebounding in particular), he’s been a presence defensively and has even looked a bit better when shooting in recent games. Cousins has had his own ups and downs, but I still can’t shake the feeling that he’s exactly the sort of inside presence that the Warriors really need. So it would be nice to see Udoh win the matchup and give us something to feel good about tonight.

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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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2
Apr

Preview: Mavericks at Warriors

Dallas
Mavericks

@

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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29
Mar

Preview: Warriors at Thunder

Golden State
Warriors

@

Oklahoma City
Thunder

Ford Center
5:00pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 5, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 109
Thunder 114
 
February 13, 2011 • Recap
Thunder 94
Warriors 100
 
March 29, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 114
Thunder 115
 

The Warriors head back out on the road tonight in Oklahoma City against a Thunder team that they’ve matched up well against so far this year. That said, the prior meetings were before the Thunder acquired Kendrick Perkins, so that could make a big difference tonight. You’d have to imagine that Ekpe will have his hands full tonight, but it’s also a good chance to prove himself against a veteran who nonetheless is hardly explosive. The backcourt matchup will also be interesting, with Westbrook going up against Monta and Curry — they bottled him up decently this time, so it will be “fun” to see if they can do it again.

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25
Mar

Preview: Raptors at Warriors

Toronto
Raptors

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

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

Another game with the Warriors up against NCAA tourney play, and I can’t say I’ll be watching the game from the Association. That said, should be a decent chance for the Warriors to win, as the Raptors have been fairly terrible in recent weeks.

Will be interesting to see who wins the rebounding battle between Udoh and the similarly-board-challenged Bargnani, who nonetheless is putting together a solid season. But more important, I hope that Curry can shake his recent poor play and put together a complete game for the first time in a while. We’re starting to run out of games and I’d love to see him get a few solid performances under his belt before he hits the offseason.

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25
Mar

Game #72: Rockets 131, Warriors 112

Warriors 112

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Rockets 131
March 23, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 33 24 28 27 112
Rockets 36 30 34 31 131
  Net -3 -6 -6 -4 -19
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -0.1 -6.8 -5.6 -3.9 -16.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 51.1% 46.7% 61.1% 18 27 13 42 25 6 5 12 17 56 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 4.9% 7.5% -15% -2.7 5 1.4 1.5 2.5 -3 0 -2.1 -4.5 13.4 -2.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 0.5% 0.5% -16% -17 -10 -1 -3 -10 -1 2 -3 -2 2 -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 1.1% -3% -14.8% -10 -6.4 0.2 1.3 -7.8 -1.8 1.3 -4.2 -4 4.9 -7.2

Another dreadful defensive performance in a season packed with them. The Warriors gave up 30+ points in all four quarters, and unlike in the season opener they weren’t able to match the Rockets on the scoring front.

A career high in points for Dorell Wright to go along with 5 rebounds and 6 assists, but that was about it in terms of good offensive performances. Curry continues to regress with a volume shooting night to go with 6 assists and 4 turnovers, while Monta had a similarly underwhelming game with only 15 points. Udoh got major minutes again in Biedrins’ absence, and did ok with 9 points on 4-7 shooting and 5 rebounds. The rebounding numbers are still light, but are up from the previously disastrous levels.

So the road trip mercifully ends, as the Warriors went 0-4 and are now 9-28 on the road this season. But hey, the Warriors are now tied in the loss column for the 9th pick in the draft!

Golden State Warriors (30-42)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 42:30 14-21 3-6 3-4 -13 1 4 5 6 2 3 1 1 1 34
D. Lee F-C 35:01 9-19 0-0 1-1 -13 2 7 9 4 4 0 2 0 1 19
E. Udoh F 33:48 4-7 0-0 1-2 -10 2 3 5 0 4 0 1 2 0 9
M. Ellis G 35:18 5-13 1-3 4-4 -14 0 5 5 5 3 1 3 0 0 15
S. Curry G 29:58 7-16 2-3 0-0 -14 3 3 6 6 4 1 4 0 1 16
R. Williams 17:07 2-6 1-2 0-0 -5 0 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 5
A. Law 13:03 1-2 0-0 1-2 -5 2 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 3
L. Amundson 15:49 4-5 0-0 1-5 -3 3 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 0 9
A. Thornton 08:51 1-2 0-0 0-0 -8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
V. Radmanovic 07:42 0-1 0-1 0-0 -8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0
J. Adrien 00:54 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 47-92 7-15 11-18 13 29 42 25 27 6 12 5 3 112
51.1% 46.7% 61.1% team rebs: 8 total to: 12
Houston Rockets (38-34)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
C. Lee G 41:54 10-16 5-8 0-0 +17 0 2 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 25
L. Scola F 31:30 7-16 0-0 6-6 +10 4 6 10 4 3 0 1 1 0 20
C. Hayes C 38:13 5-11 0-0 3-7 +17 5 9 14 11 0 2 2 0 2 13
K. Martin G 39:06 12-21 4-7 6-6 +19 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 34
K. Lowry G 38:56 3-11 1-9 6-8 +15 0 4 4 12 3 1 2 0 0 13
P. Patterson 23:48 3-8 0-0 2-2 +9 3 6 9 2 4 0 0 2 2 8
G. Dragic 18:49 4-5 2-2 4-6 -1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14
D. Carroll 03:03 0-0 0-0 0-0 +3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Hill 02:29 1-2 0-0 0-0 +2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
M. Harris 02:12 1-1 0-0 0-0 +4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
B. Miller DNP – Coach’s Decision
T. Williams DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 46-91 12-26 27-35 14 31 45 35 17 7 9 3 5 131
50.5% 46.2% 77.1% team rebs: 10 total to: 11

inactive

  • Warriors: Biedrins, Lin
  • Rockets: Budinger, Ming, Thabeet

technical fouls

  • Warriors: Ellis
  • Rockets: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Times Tied: 3

arena stats

  • Arena: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
  • Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #38 Michael Smith, #74 Curtis Blair
  • Attendance: 16623
  • Duration: 2:08