Posts Tagged ‘ monta ellis ’

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27
Feb

Game #58: Timberwolves 126, Warriors 123

Warriors 123

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Timberwolves 126
February 27, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 41 32 16 34 123
Timberwolves 32 37 35 22 126
  Net 9 -5 -19 12 -3
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 11.9 -5.8 -18.6 12.1 -0.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 45.8% 40.6% 91.7% 24 24 14 40 21 13 9 13 13 48 22
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% 1.4% 15.6% 3.3 2 2.4 -0.5 -1.5 4 4 -1.1 8.5 5.4 3.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 1.2% -7.4% 10.6% -13 -1 -11 -21 -2 4 4 6 15 8 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 1.8% -10.9% 11.8% -6 2.6 -9.8 -16.7 0.2 3.2 3.3 4.8 13 10.9 9.8

I got my time zones confused and mercifully missed this one. The Warriors once again played atrocious defense, got dominated on the boards (as Lauridsen notes, Minnesota rebounded half of their own missed shots), and dominated on the line, and it just proved too much to overcome even with the T-wolves trying to give the game away at the end.

The Warriors started well, but the aforementioned defense (or lack thereof) and a disastrous 3rd quarter put them down 17 points in the 4th quarter. Even if they had pulled off the comeback at the end, it still wouldn’t have said much positive about this team.

An odd line for Curry — 33 points, 11 rebounds, but only 2 assists? — but at least he scored. I see that Monta’s shot once again wasn’t falling, but at least he moved the ball around a bit on the way to 8 dimes (though it sounds like that final shot attempt was fairly weak). And hey, lookie there: Ekpe got a defensive rebound!

All in all, exactly what they didn’t need, and I’m starting to feel like quite the fool for my 15-12 post-All-Star prediction. They now head to Indiana for a game on Tuesday against the Pacers (the first of a back-to-back), so it will be interesting to see how the team reacts. Can’t say I’m optimistic at this point.

Golden State Warriors (26-32)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 39:39 7-20 4-12 8-8 +1 1 2 3 4 3 1 3 2 0 26
D. Lee F-C 38:11 7-12 0-0 6-8 +8 5 5 10 5 5 1 2 0 1 20
A. Biedrins C 17:37 1-4 0-0 0-0 -6 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 2
M. Ellis G 43:15 7-19 0-4 6-6 +3 2 3 5 8 1 6 4 0 2 20
S. Curry G 44:30 13-21 5-7 2-2 +4 1 10 11 2 1 2 2 0 0 33
L. Amundson 06:45 2-3 0-0 0-0 -2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 4
R. Williams 13:37 2-4 2-4 0-0 -9 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
E. Udoh 09:48 0-2 0-0 0-0 -9 2 1 3 1 4 1 0 1 1 0
A. Law 08:15 0-3 0-0 0-0 -13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
V. Radmanovic 18:23 5-8 2-5 0-0 +8 1 3 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 12
J. Adrien DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 44-96 13-32 22-24 14 26 40 21 24 13 13 9 5 123
45.8% 40.6% 91.7% team rebs: 3 total to: 13
Minnesota Timberwolves (14-46)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
M. Beasley F 31:45 12-23 1-4 0-0 +13 4 5 9 2 4 1 1 1 3 25
K. Love F-C 41:10 8-13 3-4 18-23 +18 7 16 23 1 3 2 3 0 3 37
D. Milicic C 12:33 2-3 0-0 0-0 +24 1 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 0 4
W. Johnson G 38:01 6-14 4-9 1-2 +18 1 6 7 3 1 4 3 2 0 17
L. Ridnour G 28:18 5-16 2-2 1-1 +14 1 1 2 5 2 0 3 0 0 13
L. Hayward 20:55 1-4 0-1 3-4 -14 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
N. Pekovic 08:42 4-5 0-0 3-3 -16 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 11
W. Ellington 05:21 0-2 0-0 0-0 -11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
J. Flynn 19:42 1-4 0-2 0-0 -11 0 1 1 9 2 0 4 0 0 2
A. Randolph 04:29 0-2 0-0 0-0 -11 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
A. Tolliver 29:03 3-8 2-3 4-4 -9 6 4 10 1 2 0 0 1 1 12
S. Telfair DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 42-94 12-25 30-37 25 36 61 23 23 9 19 5 9 126
44.7% 48.0% 81.1% team rebs: 9 total to: 20

inactive

  • Warriors: Bell, Murphy
  • Timberwolves: Curry, Webster

technical fouls

  • Warriors: Lee
  • Timberwolves: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Times Tied: 5

arena stats

  • Arena: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #35 Kane Fitzgerald, #61 Courtney Kirkland
  • Attendance: 16021
  • Duration: 2:25
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25
Feb

Preview: Hawks at Warriors

Atlanta
Hawks

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Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 29, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 93
Hawks 103
 
February 25, 2011 • Recap
Hawks 95
Warriors 79
 

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.
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Feb

Game #55: Warriors 107, Jazz 100

Warriors 107

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Jazz 100
February 16, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 20 28 28 31 107
Jazz 23 25 28 24 100
  Net -3 3 0 7 7
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -0.1 2.2 0.4 7.1 9.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 54.5% 42.1% 68.2% 22 27 7 34 17 9 4 17 18 54 14
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 8.4% 2.9% -7.9% 1.3 5 -4.6 -6.5 -5.5 0 -1 2.9 -3.5 11.4 -4.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 9.1% 20.7% -21.8% -8 -4 -3 -6 -1 -2 1 -3 -2 6 -6
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 9.7% 17.2% -20.6% -1 -0.4 -1.8 -1.7 1.2 -2.8 0.3 -4.2 -4 8.9 -5.2

Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images

The Warriors ride into the All Star break in style behind a huge game from Monta Ellis and another solid defensive performance.

Monta was the hero in this one, as he put the team on his back and hit big shot after big shot in the second half. What was remarkable was that all his shots felt so needed in order for the team to keep pace. Definitely his best game in weeks, and something that should give him a good feeling while he’s fishing in Mississippi during the break.

Curry, on the other hand, had his worst game in a while, as persistent foul trouble kept him chained to the bench. And when he was on the court, his shot wasn’t falling — until his huge bucket in the closing minute to keep it a two possession game. So credit him for keeping his head in the game despite his struggles.

Dorell Wright played the sort of all-around game that has become the norm for him, with 22 points and 5 rebounds. And Reggie Williams gave the team a great offensive spark off the bench — he’s been exactly what they need on that front since he got off his slide back in January.

The bigs were just OK, though Andris’ rebounding in the fourth deserves special mention. There was one stretch where it seemed like he was grabbing every defensive board (not insignificant when offensive rebounding/putback machine Jefferson is on the opposing team). Slightly disappointing night for Lee though, as his rebounds were down for a second game in a row and he only managed 13. Brandon Wright continues to re-establish his trade value and scored 6 points. and Udoh had another largely stat-free line but continues to be a factor on defense.

And while scoring contributions off the bench outside of Reggie’s were fairly light, every single bench player was a positive on the +/-. If they can keep up that sort of consistency, it gives the team a chance to rest some of the starters (and spell Curry when he gets into foul trouble) — and that’s going to be key down the stretch.

So all-in-all another really positive win, and a great one to take into the All Star break (their 26 wins matches the win total from last year). The Warriors took care of business in these final games before the break, and by playing their best basketball of the season they give us hope that a late-season run is a legitimate possibility. We’ll know soon enough once they head back out on the road in the coming weeks, but for now we can at least savor the fact that this team is, unequivocally, improving.

Golden State Warriors (26-29)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 38:24 8-13 4-7 2-2 +4 0 5 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 22
D. Lee F-C 31:12 6-12 0-0 1-2 -7 2 4 6 1 5 0 5 1 1 13
A. Biedrins C 25:25 1-3 0-0 0-2 -7 3 6 9 1 3 0 1 0 0 2
M. Ellis G 42:48 16-25 2-5 1-4 +10 0 4 4 7 3 3 5 1 1 35
S. Curry G 21:30 1-7 0-3 2-2 -6 0 0 0 4 5 2 1 0 1 4
E. Udoh 15:42 0-0 0-0 0-0 +5 0 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 0
R. Williams 23:41 4-6 1-3 6-6 +4 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 15
J. Lin 06:30 2-3 0-0 1-1 +4 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 5
V. Radmanovic 07:27 0-3 0-0 0-0 +12 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
B. Wright 10:09 3-3 0-0 0-1 +5 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
C. Bell 17:12 1-2 1-1 2-2 +11 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 5
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 42-77 8-19 15-22 7 27 34 17 27 9 17 4 3 107
54.5% 42.1% 68.2% team rebs: 6 total to: 17
Utah Jazz (31-26)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
C. Miles F 42:03 7-18 2-6 4-4 +2 1 5 6 1 4 3 0 1 0 20
P. Millsap F 36:56 8-13 0-0 6-6 +1 1 5 6 1 5 2 1 0 1 22
A. Jefferson C 40:51 10-20 0-0 3-4 -4 6 5 11 0 2 0 0 1 1 23
G. Hayward F 33:28 2-6 0-2 1-2 -4 0 3 3 1 4 1 3 0 0 5
D. Williams G 41:54 5-13 1-5 7-8 -5 0 7 7 11 2 3 5 1 1 18
K. Fesenko 06:09 0-0 0-0 0-0 +2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
E. Watson 26:02 1-3 0-1 4-4 -12 0 1 1 2 4 2 2 0 1 6
J. Evans 09:59 2-3 0-0 2-2 -14 2 4 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 6
F. Elson 02:38 0-1 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Bell DND – strained left calf
A. Kirilenko DND – sprained right ankle
R. Price DND – sprained right big toe
Total 240 35-77 3-14 27-30 10 30 40 18 23 11 14 3 4 100
45.5% 21.4% 90.0% team rebs: 7 total to: 14

inactive

  • Warriors: Amundson, Law
  • Jazz: Okur

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Jazz: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Times Tied: 16

arena stats

  • Arena: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #47 Bennie Adams, #63 Derek Richardson
  • Attendance: 19911
  • Duration: 2:16
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Feb

Game #54: Warriors 102, Hornets 89

Hornets 89

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Warriors 109
February 15, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Hornets 32 21 18 18 89
Warriors 22 36 25 19 109
  Net -10 15 7 1 20
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -7.1 14.2 7.4 1.1 22.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 50.6% 52.6% 82.4% 17 23 10 32 25 8 5 13 16 42 19
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% 13.4% 6.2% -3.7 1 -1.6 -8.5 2.5 -1 0 -1.1 2.5 -0.6 0.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 5.3% 22.6% 4.1% -6 -6 -3 -6 9 3 3 2 6 6 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 5.9% 19.1% 5.3% 1 -2.4 -1.8 -1.7 11.2 2.2 2.3 0.8 4 8.9 9.8

It looked like we were sure to have a repeat of the last matchup between these two teams: The Hornets got off to a blistering start, opening a double-digit first quarter lead behind 60+% shooting. But something happened on the way to the blowout: The Warriors bench delivered!

Led by Radmonovic, and with solid performances by Lin and Udoh, they closed the gap from 15 to 6 before the starters returned — when Monta’s hot hand from deep helped them finish the comeback. A dominant second half later (the Hornets scored 32 in the opening quarter, and just 36 in the final two), and the Warriors won this one going away.

Solid performances all around — foul trouble limited Monta and Curry’s minutes, but Monta still led all scores with 21, while Curry had another nice PG game with 8 assists. Lee’s rebounding numbers were down sharply tonight, but he still chipped in 16 points and did a decent job defending West. And Wright was solid as usual, with 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.

Now the Warriors face a tight turnaround with a game tonight against Utah, but at least they’ll be taking two good wins against solid competition with them. The team has been legitimately better since the Bobcats debacle, and while they won’t be getting to .500 by the All-Star break, if they could stay hot they could definitely come close.

New Orleans Hornets (33-24)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
T. Ariza F 37:52 5-9 1-1 0-0 -17 1 5 6 4 2 1 1 0 0 11
D. West F 28:46 5-7 0-0 5-6 -4 3 4 7 0 2 0 3 0 0 15
A. Gray C 15:11 2-4 0-0 0-0 +1 3 1 4 0 3 0 2 1 0 4
W. Green G 29:18 5-10 0-2 2-2 -18 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 12
C. Paul G 32:14 4-12 0-1 3-3 -10 1 3 4 10 1 1 1 0 0 11
J. Smith 13:55 0-1 0-0 2-2 -2 2 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 2
M. Belinelli 22:22 5-8 2-4 3-4 -4 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 15
D. Andersen 11:52 0-4 0-0 0-2 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 2 1 2 0
M. Thornton 15:22 1-6 0-1 2-2 -4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4
J. Jack 18:17 5-10 0-1 1-2 -3 1 3 4 0 1 2 2 0 0 11
D. Mbenga 06:06 0-2 0-0 0-0 -8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Q. Pondexter 08:45 2-2 0-0 0-0 +4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Total 240 34-75 3-10 18-23 13 25 38 16 17 5 15 2 5 89
45.3% 30.0% 78.3% team rebs: 8 total to: 16
Golden State Warriors (25-29)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 43:43 7-13 1-3 1-2 +15 2 3 5 5 1 2 2 2 1 16
D. Lee F-C 28:51 6-14 0-0 4-4 +5 0 4 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 16
A. Biedrins C 17:01 2-3 0-0 0-0 +2 3 2 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 4
M. Ellis G 38:38 7-20 2-6 5-6 +13 0 2 2 3 3 2 2 0 1 21
S. Curry G 24:21 5-5 3-3 1-1 +13 0 0 0 8 3 1 3 0 0 14
R. Williams 19:36 2-5 1-2 2-2 -5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7
V. Radmanovic 18:30 5-6 2-3 1-2 +9 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 13
C. Bell 18:36 1-4 1-2 0-0 +6 1 2 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 3
J. Lin 09:00 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 4
E. Udoh 18:46 1-2 0-0 0-0 +11 2 5 7 0 4 0 3 2 0 2
B. Wright 02:58 1-2 0-0 0-0 -4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 39-77 10-19 14-17 10 22 32 25 23 8 13 5 2 102
50.6% 52.6% 82.4% team rebs: 9 total to: 14

inactive

  • Hornets: Banks, Okafor
  • Warriors: Amundson, Law

technical fouls

  • Hornets: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Times Tied: 2

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #27 Dick Bavetta, #12 Violet Palmer, #56 Mark Ayotte
  • Attendance: 18276
  • Duration: 2:07
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14
Feb

Game #53: Warriors 100, Thunder 94

Thunder 94

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Warriors 100
February 13, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Thunder 20 23 23 28 94
Warriors 23 24 27 26 100
  Net 3 1 4 -2 6
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 5.9 0.2 4.4 -1.9 8.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 43.4% 30.4% 77.8% 9 20 20 47 28 8 1 8 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 -2.7% -8.8% 1.7% -11.7 -2 8.4 6.5 5.5 -1 -4 -6.1 0.5 1.4 -5.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -9.1% -14% -7.9% -19 -1 18 14 13 5 -4 12 13 16 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 -8.5% -17.5% -6.7% -12 2.6 19.2 18.3 15.2 4.2 -4.7 10.8 11 18.9 4.8

Stat of the night: 2 offense rebounds for the Thunder.

Runner up stat of the night: only 59 field goals in the game for the Thunder. (Sure, part of that is their 28 FTAs, but it’s also rebounding and a lack of turnovers for the Warriors, not to mention avoiding and-1′s.)

There’s the whole back-to-back thing, but the Thunder is still a damn good team with two great players — and the Warriors did a number on them tonight. And if they had shot worth a damn it would have been a blowout.

It was great to see Monta get back in the groove with a team-high 33 points, but to me there were two performances that stood above him in terms of team need. The first was David Lee’s 23 points and 19 rebounds — someone must have been reading TK last night! And second, Stephen Curry looked like a true point guard tonight with 13 assists — several of them spectacular — and no turnovers to go with his 23 points.

Dorell Wright was flat tonight offensively — he’s the one I have in mind when I think of the Warriors missing out on a blowout due to missed shots — but he did a great job defending Durant and led the team with a +18 (while Durant had a team-low -11). Udoh was scoreless in 27 minutes, but he continued to play strong defense and grabbed 4 offensive rebounds while playing meaningful crunch-time minutes.

So all in all a quality win against a quality opponent. Nice bounce-back from the Phoenix debacle (part 2!), and hopefully something they can build on as they close out their home stretch with games against New Orleans, Boston, and Atlanta (sandwiched around a game at Utah).

Oklahoma City Thunder (34-19)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
K. Durant F 41:03 10-21 2-7 7-7 -11 1 4 5 2 0 0 3 1 0 29
J. Green F 28:18 3-6 1-2 5-6 +8 0 5 5 2 3 0 2 0 0 12
N. Krstic C 20:05 2-2 0-0 0-0 -6 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 4
T. Sefolosha G 35:44 3-4 1-1 0-0 -10 1 2 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 7
R. Westbrook G 30:31 6-14 2-4 7-9 -6 0 0 0 5 5 1 6 0 0 21
E. Maynor 17:41 2-4 1-2 1-1 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 6
S. Ibaka 19:53 1-2 0-0 0-0 +1 0 7 7 0 1 0 0 2 1 2
J. Harden 15:04 2-3 1-2 3-3 -2 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 8
N. Collison 27:03 2-3 0-0 1-2 -1 0 10 10 0 3 0 1 0 0 5
D. Cook 04:38 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
R. Ivey DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. White DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 31-59 8-18 24-28 2 31 33 15 19 3 20 5 1 94
52.5% 44.4% 85.7% team rebs: 3 total to: 20
Golden State Warriors (24-29)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 38:46 4-16 1-8 1-2 +18 4 3 7 3 4 0 2 0 0 10
D. Lee F-C 45:03 11-22 0-0 1-2 +9 4 15 19 2 3 3 2 0 3 23
A. Biedrins C 20:12 1-3 0-0 0-0 -2 4 3 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 2
M. Ellis G 45:46 13-25 3-7 4-4 +2 0 2 2 7 1 1 4 0 1 33
S. Curry G 37:48 10-18 2-5 1-1 +17 0 2 2 13 2 2 0 0 1 23
E. Udoh 27:21 0-4 0-0 0-0 -4 4 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
R. Williams 17:48 3-7 1-2 0-0 +1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 7
V. Radmanovic 07:16 1-4 0-1 0-0 -11 3 1 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 2
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 43-99 7-23 7-9 20 27 47 28 20 8 8 1 5 100
43.4% 30.4% 77.8% team rebs: 7 total to: 9

inactive

  • Thunder: Aldrich, Mullens, Peterson
  • Warriors: Amundson, Law

technical fouls

  • Thunder: Westbrook
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Times Tied: 12

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #11 Derrick Collins, #60 James Williams
  • Attendance: 19596
  • Duration: 2:20
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13
Feb

Preview: Thunder at Warriors

Oklahoma City
Thunder

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
5:00pm | CSNBA/ESPN

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 welcome Oklahoma City to Oracle tonight, who are coming off a tight win at Sacramento. We can only hope that they’ll be tired/satisfied after winning the first half of the back-to-back and won’t be bringing it at 100% for tonight’s game. What to watch for tonight:

  • Competition. Monta will match his 6th ranked scoring average up against Kevin Durant’s top-ranked average, and Monta has played well against marque competition in the past. Ellis’ down streak is getting worryingly long at this point, so hopefully playing on national television can snap him out of it.
  • Getting called out. Lots of complaints about David Lee in recent weeks, and they’re well justified. He’s getting regularly pulled in crunch time, which is not exactly what you pay $13M/per for. At the very least, it would be nice to see him start rebounding again; his 3-boards performance down in Phoenix on Friday was, quite frankly, pathetic.
  • The Long Boys. Both Udoh and B. Wright got a sweat going on Friday, and Ekpe in particular is making a strong case for more minutes. Combined with the need to showcase Brandan before the trade deadline, I wonder if we’ll see more from these guys tonight — especially if Andris struggles (again).
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10
Feb

Game #51: Warriors 116, Nuggets 114

Nuggets 114

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Warriors 116
February 9, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Nuggets 35 33 24 22 114
Warriors 34 36 30 16 116
  Net -1 3 6 -6 2
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 1.9 2.2 6.4 -5.9 4.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 51.1% 50% 66.7% 12 21 12 42 30 12 2 14 26 38 29
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% 10.8% -9.4% -8.7 -1 0.4 1.5 7.5 3 -3 -0.1 6.5 -4.6 10.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -1.9% 8.3% -6.1% -10 -12 0 0 2 1 -1 4 0 -14 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 -1.3% 4.8% -4.9% -3 -8.4 1.2 4.3 4.2 0.2 -1.7 2.8 -2 -11.1 4.8

Wow that was a chaotic end to a crappy 4th quarter by both teams. Most of the postgame talk surrounded the lack of a timeout call by George Karl and the lack of a touch by Carmello on the final play of the game that ended in an awkward miss by Nene. That was Nene’s only miss of the game and he finished with 17 points.

QUOTABLE: “It was so weird the way the game ended. I didn’t know what was going on. We were all looking like, ‘What’s going on right now?’ because when Nene shot the ball the horn went off. I didn’t know what was going on. I’m happy he took the shot, a step-back or whatever he was doing, instead of one of their other weapons.”
– Warriors forward Dorell Wright, who finished two assists shy of a triple-double, on the Nuggets not calling a timeout in the final seconds.

On the Warrior’s end, Monta had a game high 37 points including 4-7 from behind the arc. He did finish with a -5 though it felt like the team was playing better when he was out there on the court. Curry on the other hand got into major foul trouble in the 3rd quarter which allowed for some very productive minutes from Reggie Williams. Williams looked like the best player on the court at times with 18 points, 6 assists and 4-4 from 3 point land. Udoh’s stat line is not impressive but he gave some good defensive energy minutes once again and should hurdle Radmanovic on the depth chart soon as the Radman has cooled off in a considerable way. Dorell Wright may have been player of the game with 23 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 0 turnovers, if not for shooting pretty poorly from downtown (4-11). Biedrins had a solid game, at time dominating the boards and David Lee performed well and ended with a good stat line and +/- even if I didn’t notice him all that much during the game.

Rick Berry sat in with Fitz and St. Jean for half of the 3rd Quarter and was his usual feisty self. He called out bad shots, bad whistles, bad defense all within earshot of the benches, but he was right each time. It was a nice treat to have a more critical voice on the broadcast. His best line of the night might have been “How does he live with himself?” when discussing Biedrins’s awful free throw percentage.

Overall a good win after a lousy start and a lousy finish. There was a quarter or so when the Warriors looked flat out dominate and clicking on all cylinders, if you disregard one of their cylinders (Curry) on the bench with foul trouble. TK mentions in his post-game that the Warriors looked better with one of Monta or Curry on the floor then they did with both of them on the floor together. I have to say I agree, but I hope it was a one game aberration and not the doomsday scenario he alludes to. Does anyone else out there in Warrior’s and Whatever land feel that one of the has to go rather than being willing to let one of them go?

Denver Nuggets (30-23)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
C. Anthony F 32:25 11-21 2-3 5-7 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 4 2 1 29
K. Martin F 22:57 3-7 0-0 3-3 -4 0 0 0 4 2 1 4 0 0 9
Nene C 31:42 6-7 0-0 5-5 -6 1 5 6 4 0 2 1 1 0 17
A. Afflalo G 36:52 5-11 2-6 0-0 -4 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 0 0 12
T. Lawson G 35:30 3-7 2-3 0-0 -8 1 6 7 6 1 1 3 0 0 8
J. Smith 26:34 7-12 1-5 1-2 +3 0 7 7 6 1 2 1 0 0 16
C. Andersen 15:28 0-1 0-0 0-0 +7 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
A. Harrington 21:06 7-15 2-6 2-5 -5 6 2 8 1 2 1 2 0 1 18
G. Forbes 04:56 1-1 1-1 0-0 +1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
A. Carter 12:30 1-1 0-0 0-0 +6 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2
M. Ely DNP – Coach’s Decision
S. Williams DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 44-83 10-24 16-22 12 30 42 28 9 11 18 3 2 114
53.0% 41.7% 72.7% team rebs: 5 total to: 18
Golden State Warriors (23-28)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 43:11 8-20 4-11 3-4 +5 2 9 11 8 3 4 0 0 2 23
D. Lee F-C 43:45 7-15 0-0 2-3 +4 5 7 12 6 3 2 4 1 0 16
A. Biedrins C 23:59 3-4 0-0 0-0 +5 3 9 12 2 4 2 0 0 0 6
M. Ellis G 42:03 16-30 4-7 1-3 -4 0 2 2 5 2 3 4 0 0 37
S. Curry G 29:19 5-9 1-3 2-2 -2 0 1 1 2 4 0 3 0 0 13
E. Udoh 12:30 0-1 0-0 0-0 +5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lin 04:15 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
V. Radmanovic 09:11 1-3 1-3 0-0 -4 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 3
R. Williams 29:11 7-10 4-4 0-0 +5 0 2 2 6 1 1 2 0 1 18
B. Wright 02:36 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 47-92 14-28 8-12 12 30 42 30 21 12 14 2 3 116
51.1% 50.0% 66.7% team rebs: 5 total to: 14

inactive

  • Nuggets: Balkman, Billups
  • Warriors: Amundson, Law

technical fouls

  • Nuggets: Anthony
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Times Tied: 6

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #52 Pat Fraher, #58 Josh Tiven
  • Attendance: 18430
  • Duration: 2:2
0
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Feb

Game #50: Suns 104, Warriors 92

Suns 104

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Warriors 92
February 7, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Suns 33 29 27 15 104
Warriors 17 28 30 17 92
  Net -16 -1 3 2 -12
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -13.1 -1.8 3.4 2.1 -9.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 43.4% 11.1% 69.2% 26 14 14 50 20 4 3 12 12 44 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 -2.8% -28.1% -6.9% 5.3 -8 2.4 9.5 -2.5 -5 -2 -2.1 -13.5 1.4 -7.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -0.3% -32.2% -5.8% 6 5 5 9 -12 -4 1 -6 -6 8 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 0.3% -35.7% -4.6% 13 8.6 6.2 13.3 -9.8 -4.8 0.3 -7.2 -8 10.9 2.8

Well, so much for momentum. The Warriors get blitzed in the first quarter, and despite modest improvements the rest of the way they just weren’t able to overcome the disastrous start. They got as close as 5 in the closing minutes, but then Phoenix bombed in 3 deep shots to put the game away (while the Warriors missed their corresponding outside shots).

3-point shooting, one of the Warriors’ biggest strengths this season, really failed them tonight as they went 2-18 — and never adjusted. Defense was the biggest problem though, as Lee and Biedrins had team lows of -22 and -16, respectively — though all the starters were double digit negative on that stat. Monta was a volume shooter at 5-17 (though he picked up 12(!) rebounds), Curry was 0-6 from three, and Dorell Wright did a Monta impression at 3-13.

Silver linings? I guess you could point to solid bench contributions from Udoh (team-high +13) and Reggie Williams (19 sorely needed points).

But, ultimately, the team just wasn’t ready to play in a game they needed to win. And as this “easy” stretch of the schedule starts to come to a close, the future of this season is starting to look fairly bleak.

Phoenix Suns (24-25)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
G. Hill F 33:43 5-12 1-2 7-8 +13 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 18
C. Frye C-F 38:46 7-14 5-9 0-0 +12 0 11 11 2 5 0 0 1 0 19
R. Lopez C 14:40 1-3 0-0 3-4 +15 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5
V. Carter G 31:25 3-12 1-5 3-4 +16 0 5 5 2 3 1 1 1 0 10
S. Nash G 37:06 6-13 1-5 1-2 +12 1 2 3 15 0 1 1 0 0 14
M. Gortat 20:30 4-8 0-0 0-0 -5 3 6 9 0 3 1 0 0 2 8
J. Dudley 27:59 5-11 2-4 0-0 +4 2 3 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 12
M. Pietrus 18:46 4-7 3-5 1-2 -9 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 12
H. Warrick 06:11 3-4 0-0 0-0 +2 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 6
Z. Dowdell 10:54 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 0
J. Childress DNP – Coach’s Decision
G. Siler DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 38-87 13-30 15-20 9 32 41 32 19 8 6 2 3 104
43.7% 43.3% 75.0% team rebs: 10 total to: 6
Golden State Warriors (22-28)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 29:17 3-13 0-4 3-4 -11 3 2 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 9
D. Lee F-C 29:28 7-14 0-0 2-2 -22 3 7 10 2 1 0 1 0 0 16
A. Biedrins C 16:38 1-1 0-0 0-0 -16 2 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 2
M. Ellis G 47:13 5-17 1-3 10-13 -12 2 10 12 5 3 1 2 0 1 21
S. Curry G 44:17 7-17 0-6 1-1 -12 0 2 2 8 1 1 5 0 0 15
V. Radmanovic 24:17 1-5 0-3 0-0 -1 2 7 9 0 2 0 2 0 0 2
R. Williams 29:33 8-10 1-2 2-4 +1 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 19
E. Udoh 14:47 3-5 0-0 0-2 +13 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 6
B. Wright 04:30 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 36-83 2-18 18-26 14 36 50 20 14 4 12 3 2 92
43.4% 11.1% 69.2% team rebs: 8 total to: 12

inactive

  • Suns: Dragic, Lawal
  • Warriors: Amundson, Law

technical fouls

  • Suns: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Times Tied: 0

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #57 Greg Willard, #45 Brian Forte, #30 John Goble
  • Attendance: 18002
  • Duration: 2:7
1
5
Feb

Game #49: Warriors 101, Bulls 90

Bulls 90

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Warriors 101
February 5, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Bulls 25 22 25 18 90
Warriors 23 25 25 28 101
  Net -2 3 0 10 11
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 0.9 2.2 0.4 10.1 13.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 48.1% 33.3% 82.6% 23 15 5 35 26 8 4 7 6 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 1.9% -5.9% 6.5% 2.3 -7 -6.6 -5.5 3.5 -1 -1 -7.1 -4.5 -2.6 12.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 0.6% 1.3% 36.5% 10 1 -4 -4 -2 4 2 9 9 4 16
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% -2.2% 37.7% 17 4.6 -2.8 0.3 0.2 3.2 1.3 7.8 7 6.9 16.8

Finally, a quality win against top-notch competition. The Warriors get 56 points (and 13 assists) from their starting backcourt, including 22 of their 28 fourth quarter points.

Just look at all that green in the net stats above — outside of a small deficit in rebounds and assists, the Warriors won every statistical category. Perhaps most impressive was the +9 on turnovers, as the Warriors only coughed the ball up 7 times. Curry’s 8 assists to 2 turnovers deserves a mention in that context.

The overall team defensive effort was outstanding, as it wasn’t an accident that Rose had 9 turnovers. Also good to see that the Warriors took advantage of the Bulls’ bench, as 4 of their reserves were double-digit negative on +/-.

Speaking of +/-, check out Radmonovic’s line: 20 minutes, zero points, 3 rebounds, but a team-high +23. I didn’t watch the whole game, but he must be creating a lot of space for the guards to get inside by drawing his man outside. Hell of a weapon, and what a turnaround from the early part of the season.

I said before the game that the Warriors needed to start beating good teams at home, and tonight they delivered. Credit where credit is due — and let’s hope this positive result gives them the incentive they need to keep up the defensive intensity when Phoenix and Denver come to town this week.

Chicago Bulls (34-15)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
L. Deng F 39:28 7-15 3-8 1-2 -4 2 4 6 2 2 2 1 1 1 18
C. Boozer F 44:11 10-17 0-0 1-4 -6 1 9 10 5 3 0 4 0 2 21
K. Thomas C-F 18:47 4-5 0-0 0-0 +7 0 6 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 8
K. Bogans G 16:33 2-5 2-3 0-0 +5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
D. Rose G 40:23 6-15 0-5 2-2 -5 1 2 3 10 3 1 9 0 0 14
R. Brewer 22:26 1-4 0-0 0-1 -11 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
T. Gibson 21:19 3-4 0-0 2-4 -12 4 4 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 8
O. Asik 03:01 1-1 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
C. Watson 10:31 0-5 0-1 0-0 -14 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
K. Korver 23:21 4-9 3-8 0-0 -12 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 11
J. Johnson NWT – D-League Assignment
B. Scalabrine DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 38-80 8-25 6-13 9 30 39 28 16 4 16 2 4 90
47.5% 32.0% 46.2% team rebs: 9 total to: 17
Golden State Warriors (22-27)
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 8-16 3-9 1-2 +11 0 6 6 2 2 2 1 0 0 20
D. Lee F-C 30:22 5-15 0-0 3-6 -7 1 3 4 2 4 0 1 1 0 13
A. Biedrins C 27:59 3-4 0-0 0-0 -3 2 6 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 6
M. Ellis G 43:54 11-22 1-4 10-10 +2 0 3 3 5 0 4 2 0 1 33
S. Curry G 44:17 9-15 2-4 3-3 +14 1 5 6 8 1 1 2 0 1 23
E. Udoh 13:50 2-3 0-0 0-0 +6 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 0 4
R. Williams 11:35 0-2 0-0 2-2 +9 1 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 2
V. Radmanovic 20:03 0-2 0-1 0-0 +23 0 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 38-79 6-18 19-23 5 30 35 26 15 8 7 4 2 101
48.1% 33.3% 82.6% team rebs: 11 total to: 8

inactive

  • Bulls: Noah
  • Warriors: Amundson, Law

technical fouls

  • Bulls: Boozer
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Times Tied: 10

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #41 Ken Mauer, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #34 Kevin Cutler
  • Attendance: 19596
  • Duration: 2:14
10
5
Feb

Preview: Bulls at Warriors

Chicago
Bulls

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Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
November 11, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 90
Bulls 120
 
February 5, 2011 • Recap
Bulls 90
Warriors 101
 

The Warriors put their epic 2-game winning streak on the line tonight against the red-hot Bulls. They’re gonna need a team effort for this one, especially with a thin back court (thanks to Charlie Bell’s DUI — seriously dude, great timing) and Derrick Rose ready to rack up the fouls on Curry and Ellis. Aside from the Bobcats, the Warriors have been beating the teams they’re supposed to during their recent home stretch. But now they need to take it up a level and start winning a few games where they’re underdogs; tonight would be a great time to get that started.