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Game #57: Hawks 95, Warriors 79

Mike — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 04:45:04 +0000

Well, that was ugly. I don’t have much to say about this one, except that it further confirms just how far the Warriors have to go before they’ll truly be competitive.

The way the Hawks played was exhibit A on why you make a trade before the deadline: their new acquisition spurred them to their best game in weeks, while the same old cast of characters for the Warriors showed just how bad they can be on defense. It’s pretty sad when a 16-point loss isn’t even indicative of how bad things really were in this game.

So the Warriors finish the “easy” part of their schedule at 12-10 — gaining no ground in the standings — and now they go on the road for 7 straight. At least they open up against Minnesota, who the Warriors still should beat. But if they lose that one, it’s going to be a long trip…

Atlanta Hawks (35-23)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
M. Williams	F	32:21	2-7	0-2	0-0	-5	1	1	2	1	3	1	6	1	1	4
J. Smith	F	34:35	11-18	1-2	3-4	+17	3	6	9	4	1	1	1	1	1	26
A. Horford	C-F	34:51	10-14	0-0	2-2	+32	5	8	13	7	1	1	2	2	0	22
J. Johnson	G	28:29	6-14	0-3	0-0	+26	1	4	5	5	1	1	1	0	2	12
J. Teague	G	25:58	2-9	0-2	2-2	+24	1	1	2	6	2	3	3	0	2	6
J. Crawford		25:49	3-10	3-7	0-0	+1	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	9
K. Hinrich		16:56	3-6	1-2	1-1	-3	1	2	3	3	2	0	1	0	1	8
J. Powell		18:05	2-4	0-0	0-0	-3	3	5	8	0	0	0	3	0	1	4
D. Wilkins		21:40	1-2	0-1	2-2	-6	2	4	6	0	4	0	1	1	0	4
H. Armstrong		01:16	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3	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
Z. Pachulia		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		240	40-84	5-19	10-11		17	32	49	26	14	9	20	5	8	95
			47.6%	26.3%	90.9%		team rebs: 8			total to: 22

Golden State Warriors (26-31)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
D. Wright	F	33:03	2-7	1-3	0-0	-14	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	5
D. Lee	F-C	25:07	9-19	0-0	2-2	-30	4	6	10	0	1	0	2	0	2	20
A. Biedrins	C	15:59	1-2	0-0	0-0	-18	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	3	0	2
M. Ellis	G	31:31	7-21	0-2	2-2	-25	2	1	3	5	0	4	6	0	0	16
S. Curry	G	30:00	2-7	0-2	3-3	-27	1	1	2	5	1	0	3	0	0	7
E. Udoh		22:39	2-5	0-0	1-2	+6	2	0	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	5
V. Radmanovic		12:53	0-3	0-2	0-0	-10	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
R. Williams		22:53	3-11	1-2	2-2	+14	2	5	7	4	2	0	0	0	0	9
L. Amundson		17:33	4-7	0-0	0-0	+6	5	2	7	0	1	0	0	1	0	8
A. Law		18:14	3-6	0-1	1-2	+8	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	7
J. Lin		10:08	0-1	0-0	0-0	+10	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	1	0	0
C. Bell		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		240	33-89	2-12	11-13		17	17	34	21	14	11	14	8	5	79
			37.1%	16.7%	84.6%		team rebs: 12			total to: 16

inactive

Hawks: Sy, Thomas
Warriors: Adrien, Murphy

technical fouls

Hawks: –
Warriors: –

scoring

Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 4

arena stats

Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #68 Marat Kogut, #40 Leon Wood
Attendance: 19858
Duration: 2:02

Preview: Hawks at Warriors

Mike — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:11:48 +0000

The Warriors finish their home-heavy stretch with a Friday night matchup against a reeling Hawks team, losers of 5 of 6. After the Boston massacre, A win would provide a huge boost before the Warriors head back out on the road for an extended stretch. What to watch for:

Be sharp. Atlanta just made a big trade, with Kirk Hinrich the big get. They should be a little off with a new point guard working his way onto the team, and smart, tight D could lead to a nice turnover advantage.
Get Monta Going. Given how well the Hawks played inside the last game, I think the Warriors need a big game from their best player in order to keep Atlanta’s woes from dissipating.
Make Your Money. If David Lee wants to show he was worth the big contract, this would be a great game for him to show up. Al Horford and Josh Smith ain’t slouches, so he’ll definitely have his work cut out for him.

Game #31: Hawks 103, Warriors 93

Mike — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:01:35 +0000

The Warriors played a 4pm game after flying across the country and…looked like a team playing a 4pm game after flying across the country.

Well, aside from Dorrell Wright, that is. Dude might finally be putting it together, pairing more aggression with his previously shown ability to get open and knock down 3′s. If he can show the same mindset on a night when the Warriors big 3 do better than 13-38, we could finally have the semblance of a hard-to-stop offense.

But that didn’t happen last night, and despite holding their own on the boards, the Warriors shooting cooled off, they got beat in the paint, and their assist numbers were way down from the past few games (though Curry had an impressive 12 dimes against 3 turnovers in only 29 minutes).

Now the Warriors head to Charlotte, where Curry will get a hero’s welcome but Stephen Jackson will be lying in wait to torment us. Let’s hope Curry and Ellis are feeling a bit better (ankles/flu and ankle, respectively) — this is the easiest game on the trip, and one they have to have in order to hang in there if they hope to use the upcoming January/February stretch to make a run back to respectability.

Golden State Warriors (12-19)
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	13-21	4-9	2-2	-10	1	10	11	0	1	2	3	0	0	32
L. Amundson	F	22:17	5-7	0-0	0-3	-4	2	5	7	0	1	1	1	0	0	10
D. Lee	F-C	38:46	5-12	0-0	4-5	-8	4	4	8	3	1	1	3	0	2	14
M. Ellis	G	43:07	4-13	2-4	2-2	-15	0	1	1	4	3	1	2	2	1	12
S. Curry	G	28:58	4-13	0-3	1-1	-1	1	4	5	12	2	0	3	0	1	9
V. Radmanovic		22:07	1-4	1-4	0-0	-7	0	6	6	0	4	3	2	0	0	3
R. Williams		27:31	4-10	1-4	0-0	-3	0	2	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	9
E. Udoh		05:38	0-2	0-0	2-2	+1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
B. Wright		03:36	1-1	0-0	0-0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
C. Bell	DNP – Coach’s Decision
R. Carney	DNP – Coach’s Decision
A. Law	DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total		240	37-83	8-24	11-15		10	33	43	22	13	8	15	2	4	93
			44.6%	33.3%	73.3%		team rebs: 6			total to: 18

Atlanta Hawks (21-13)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
M. Williams	F	27:05	3-7	0-1	0-0	+2	0	3	3	3	2	0	1	0	0	6
J. Smith	F	42:00	10-18	1-1	1-4	0	2	8	10	5	0	2	2	2	0	22
A. Horford	C-F	37:50	10-14	0-0	1-1	+14	5	10	15	4	1	2	3	2	0	21
J. Johnson	G	36:46	6-14	2-5	2-3	+5	1	2	3	8	1	0	2	0	0	16
M. Bibby	G	27:23	6-12	3-8	0-0	0	0	2	2	3	5	1	3	0	0	15
Ja. Crawford		32:17	2-10	1-3	0-0	+14	0	1	1	6	1	2	1	0	1	5
Z. Pachulia		19:04	4-6	0-0	3-4	+11	2	5	7	2	2	1	0	0	0	11
M. Evans		14:52	3-4	1-1	0-0	+8	0	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	7
J. Teague		02:43	0-1	0-0	0-0	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
J. Collins	DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Powell	DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Wilkins	DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total		240	44-86	8-19	7-12		10	34	44	31	14	8	12	4	2	103
			51.2%	42.1%	58.3%		team rebs: 4			total to: 13

inactive

Warriors: Biedrins, Gadzuric, Lin
Hawks: Crawford, Sy, Thomas

technical fouls

Warriors: –
Hawks: –

scoring

Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 2

arena stats

Arena: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #6 Tony Brown, #68 Marat Kogut
Attendance: 15925
Duration: 2:1

Preview: Warriors at Hawks

Mike — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:02:19 +0000

The Warriors start their 5-game road trip in Atlanta in just a few minutes. The Hawks haven’t exactly turned into the elite Eastern Conference team they were threatening to be a few years ago, but they’re still rolling at 20-13 so far this year — including 9 in a row at home — so it would make for a great start to the trip if the Warriors can keep up their recent run and extend their winning streak to 4 games. I think that will take another strong shooting night and a merciful end to the terrible turnovers that have marred even their recent wins, so let’s see what happens. At the very least, let’s hope they keep it close to avoid a big stinker to set the wrong tone for the trip.