Posts Tagged ‘ monta ellis ’

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3
Feb

2011 All-Star Line-up

Once again no Golden State Warriors …

The 2010-2011 West All-Stars

Starters
Kevin Durant
Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
Chris Paul
Yao Ming (Injured)

Reserves
Tim Duncan
Pau Gasol
Blake Griffin
Manu Ginobili
Dirk Nowitzki
Russell Westbrook
Deron Williams

Kevin Love seems to be the biggest snub here and should get the injury replacement for Yao Ming. Monta isn’t making it unless someone else gets hurt. I have to admit I am slightly surprised by the Blake Griffin choice. He is damn good don’t get me wrong, but it kinda reeks of NBA promoting their next big star before he is really a star. But I guess it is nice to see a new name or two. As good as Duncan has been in his career he does not belong in the 2011 All-Star Game.

Truehoops on the Monta “snub” which I think is dead accurate:

Monta Ellis
Turn off your inner critic for a moment. Speak not of efficiency, nor wins and losses. Take a deep breath. Go to your happy place. Listen to the airy music. And just watch what this guy does: He takes big piles of nothing and turns them into and-1s. He takes your lazy passes and makes them steals and dunks. He takes double teams and splits them. He takes your slow defender and makes him fall over. He takes your outstretched arms, and, little though he is, shoots over them, and hits every time. At least, that’s how it goes in the highlight reel. He’d be fun to watch in Los Angeles. (And Commissioner Stern, think how much cheaper the travel would be, sending a guy who lives a tad farther up the coast.)

All in all I cannot make a strong argument that Monta should have been an All-Star. If he had made the team, I don’t think I would have had a strong argument that he should have been left off though either. It is probably best that he gets a rest.

I have nothing to say about the East except there are a heck of a lot more better players in the West than the East still. See the Truehoop East “snub” list.

The 2010-2011 East All-Stars

Starters
LeBron James
Amare Stoudemire
Dwyane Wade
Derrick Rose
Dwight Howard

Reserves
Ray Allen
Chris Bosh
Kevin Garnett
Al Horford
Joe Johnson
Paul Pierce
Rajon Rondo

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3
Feb

Preview: Bucks at Warriors

Milwaukee
Bucks

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
November 13, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 72
Bucks 79
 
February 3, 2011 • Recap
Bucks 94
Warriors 100
 

The Warriors resume play tonight after their long layoff, facing a Bucks team that has pwn3d them in recent years (most famously during Brandon Jennings’ 55 point outburst last year). What to watch for tonight:

  • Return of Ellis. I think his ankle injury hurt him more than the team has admitted, so we’ll see if the long layoff gets him back to his old self. The All-Star reserves will be announced before the game, so assuming that Ellis is left off he may have added motivation to put up some big numbers. Let’s just hope that doesn’t lead to him forcing anything.
  • The All Star. One Warrior will be participating in All-Star weekend, as Steph Curry has been announced for the Rookie-Sophomore game (and may also play in the 3-point shootout). Can he continue his current hot streak, or will he be the victim if Ellis regains his dominance of the team’s shot attempts?
  • Fundamentals. Smart mentioned that he was going to take advantage of the extra time off by going back to basics in a few key areas (rebounding off missed free throws was one needed refresher I remember him mentioning), and lord knows they could use this. But let’s see if it takes — can they avoid the stupid mistakes tonight?
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31
Jan

Game #47: Warriors 96, Jazz 81

Jazz 81

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Warriors 96
January 30, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Jazz 25 20 16 20 81
Warriors 31 18 22 25 96
  Net 6 -2 6 5 15
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 8.9 -2.8 6.4 5.1 17.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 49.3% 40% 80% 20 17 9 47 21 8 10 17 15 38 17
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 3.1% 0.8% 3.9% -0.7 -5 -2.6 6.5 -1.5 -1 5 2.9 -6.5 -4.6 -1.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 12.1% 6.7% 7.8% 2 6 -6 5 -2 -4 9 -3 -2 -2 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 12.7% 3.2% 9% 9 9.6 -4.8 9.3 0.2 -4.8 8.3 -4.2 -4 0.9 2.8

Well, how ’bout that? The Warriors actually won a game with defense — and made it look easy.

With Monta clearly off his game (come to think of it, he hasn’t really been the same since he rolled his ankle — hopefully the 3 days off will help him pull things back together), the rest of the team really stepped up and helped them end their 4-game skid.

Curry was of course the top performer last night, but we also have to mention Biedrins’ second straight double-double (his first such streak since January of 2009), solid games from Lee and D. Wright, and Reggie Williams coming up big off the bench. And Udoh bounced back nicely from a rough game with 21 quality minutes (4 points and 5 rebounds).

Sure, Utah was missing Deron Williams, and sure, they’ve been on a downturn lately, but they’re still talented and well-coached, so it’s not like the Warriors beat the Timberwolves last night. And to do it with very little from Monta, with a huge bench contribution down the stretch, and after a demoralizing loss to the Bobcats, you really do need to give Smart some credit for having the team ready to play and for making adjustments throughout the game. Perhaps the best bounce-back performance of the season for a Warrior!

Utah Jazz (28-20)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
A. Kirilenko F 38:00 5-10 1-2 3-4 -11 3 6 9 5 2 1 2 0 1 14
P. Millsap F 35:01 5-13 0-0 2-3 -2 2 4 6 6 4 4 4 0 1 12
A. Jefferson C 32:59 6-18 0-0 4-6 -1 5 9 14 0 3 1 0 1 2 16
R. Bell G 30:50 6-13 0-1 0-1 0 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 12
E. Watson G 34:43 3-6 2-3 0-0 -4 1 3 4 5 3 1 3 0 2 8
C. Miles 23:26 2-11 1-5 2-2 -22 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 7
F. Elson 06:39 0-1 0-0 0-0 -9 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
R. Price 15:57 3-6 0-1 0-0 -15 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 6
G. Hayward 09:01 1-5 0-0 0-0 -6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
K. Fesenko 08:22 0-1 0-0 0-0 -5 0 3 3 0 4 0 2 0 1 0
J. Evans 05:02 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
D. Williams DND – Strained Tendon, Right Wrist
Total 240 32-86 4-12 13-18 15 27 42 23 23 12 14 1 10 81
37.2% 33.3% 72.2% team rebs: 6 total to: 14
Golden State Warriors (20-27)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 44:59 4-10 2-6 6-7 +17 0 4 4 2 2 1 5 0 0 16
D. Lee F-C 29:43 6-10 0-0 2-2 +7 0 5 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 14
A. Biedrins C 26:28 5-7 0-0 1-1 +2 2 8 10 1 2 1 2 3 0 11
M. Ellis G 31:33 1-9 0-2 0-0 +10 0 4 4 5 1 2 2 1 0 2
S. Curry G 34:33 10-18 3-8 4-4 +13 1 5 6 7 2 2 2 1 0 27
E. Udoh 21:18 1-4 0-0 2-2 +13 1 4 5 2 5 0 2 1 0 4
L. Amundson 18:17 2-5 0-0 0-2 +8 5 6 11 0 2 0 0 4 0 4
A. Law 13:27 1-3 0-1 1-2 +2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 3
R. Williams 16:41 6-6 3-3 0-0 +5 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15
B. Wright 03:01 0-1 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
V. Radmanovic DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 36-73 8-20 16-20 9 38 47 21 17 8 17 10 1 96
49.3% 40.0% 80.0% team rebs: 5 total to: 19

inactive

  • Jazz: Okur
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Jazz: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 3
  • Times Tied: 3

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #50 Olandis Poole, #75 Eric Dalen
  • Attendance: 18187
  • Duration: 2:12
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29
Jan

Game #46: Bobcats 121, Warriors 113

Bobcats 121

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Warriors 113
January 28, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Bobcats 22 22 27 30 121
Warriors 28 22 26 25 113
  Net 6 0 -1 -5 -8
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 8.9 -0.8 -0.6 -4.9 -5.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 46.6% 44% 87% 23 24 16 49 26 12 4 18 18 42 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 0.4% 4.8% 10.9% 2.3 2 4.4 8.5 3.5 3 -1 3.9 0.5 -0.6 1.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -4.5% 5.5% 25.7% -8 -4 -1 8 -6 -1 -2 -2 2 -14 -1
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 -3.9% 2% 26.9% -1 -0.4 0.2 12.3 -3.8 -1.8 -2.7 -3.2 0 -11.1 -0.2

The gut impact of this game was bad enough. Blown 16 point lead? Stephen effing Jackson of all people ties the game with a banked 3 at the end of regulation?

But then you read what Adam Lauridson has to say breaking down everything that led to this loss, and it’s enough to make you want to throw up. A game like last night just makes you feel hopeless that this team will ever be able to turn a corner.

I don’t have too much else to say, except to note that Monta probably sealed the coffin on his All Star chances with that 6-24 night. That thought sure was fun while it lasted.

As the season continues to slip away, it’s hard not to think ahead and start rooting for this team to tank. They’re currently looking at the 11th pick, and while we can hope that a Lacob-run front office will be smarter about drafting, the fact remains that this team’s history gives us very little hope when it comes to a pick in that range.

Now, instead of being a buyer before the trade deadline, I’m wondering if the team should look to offload talent in return for draft picks, high-upside young players, and cap relief. Then they can start fresh with a new coach and GM — could it be any worse than what we’ve seen the past few years? And after last night, does anyone think this team still has a chance to do anything worthwhile this season?

Charlotte Bobcats (20-25)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
G. Wallace F 39:08 3-7 1-3 0-0 +6 1 4 5 6 3 2 2 2 1 7
B. Diaw F 30:10 5-12 2-4 1-2 +1 1 2 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 13
K. Brown C 35:17 6-9 0-0 0-5 +2 5 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 0 12
S. Jackson G 40:40 13-24 2-9 3-6 +7 0 7 7 4 1 3 2 0 1 31
D. Augustin G 40:19 7-13 4-7 9-10 +9 1 3 4 12 3 4 5 0 1 27
N. Mohammed 17:10 5-7 0-0 3-4 +5 3 3 6 0 2 0 1 1 1 13
G. Henderson 29:48 3-10 0-1 2-2 +15 5 1 6 5 2 1 2 2 0 8
E. Najera 07:26 1-2 1-2 0-0 -4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
S. Livingston 12:40 2-5 0-0 1-1 -1 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 5
D. Brown 12:22 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2
M. Carroll DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. McGuire DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 265 46-90 10-26 19-31 17 24 41 32 20 13 16 6 4 121
51.1% 38.5% 61.3% team rebs: 8 total to: 16
Golden State Warriors (19-27)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 42:57 7-16 3-8 4-4 -5 2 4 6 6 2 0 4 1 1 21
D. Lee F-C 39:38 6-8 0-0 0-0 +1 2 9 11 3 5 0 2 0 1 12
A. Biedrins C 29:42 5-8 0-0 0-0 -6 5 7 12 1 5 1 1 1 0 10
M. Ellis G 48:02 6-24 2-6 7-8 -7 3 1 4 6 1 5 5 0 3 21
S. Curry G 43:13 8-12 4-5 7-7 -3 0 3 3 5 5 2 3 0 0 27
V. Radmanovic 13:27 0-2 0-1 0-0 -7 0 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
R. Williams 16:10 3-6 2-4 0-0 -2 1 4 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 8
E. Udoh 19:43 3-7 0-0 1-2 -4 3 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 1 7
A. Law 12:07 3-5 0-1 1-2 -7 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 7
L. Amundson DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 265 41-88 11-25 20-23 16 33 49 26 24 12 18 4 6 113
46.6% 44.0% 87.0% team rebs: 8 total to: 18

inactive

  • Bobcats: Collins, Diop, Thomas
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Bobcats: –
  • Warriors: Wright

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Times Tied: 4

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #46 Matt Boland, #14 Ed Malloy, #66 Haywoode Workman
  • Attendance: 18407
  • Duration: 2:36
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26
Jan

Preview: Hornets at Warriors

New Orleans
Hornets

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
January 5, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 110
Hornets 103
 
January 26, 2011 • Recap
Hornets 112
Warriors 103
 
February 15, 2011 • Recap
Hornets 89
Warriors 109
 

The going doesn’t get any easier for the Warriors, as the red-hot Hornets — winners of 9 straight — visit Oracle tonight. What to watch for tonight:

  • Backcourt health. Curry tweaked his ankle in practice yesterday (though he’s expected to start), and Monta hasn’t been the same since tweaking his ankle last Friday. We need both to perform at a much higher level than we saw on Monday for the Warriors to have a chance. Silver lining: Chris Paul also tweaked his ankle recently, so maybe that will balance things out a bit.
  • Goose ‘em. Biedrins has been on a horrible streak lately, with almost non-existent scoring, prolific fouling, and so-so rebounding in limited minutes. The team needs Andris to get back on track, and fast. But does he have anything left in the tank these days?
  • Recapture the magic. The Warriors’ win against the Hornets in New Orleans was one of the biggest momentum changers of the season — instead of a 1-4 trip, they finished 2-3 and came home on a high note. But they haven’t beaten a good team since (unless you count the home win against the Clippers, and I don’t), and things are going to completely slip away unless they start beating some quality teams on this homestand. Will they react similarly with their backs once again up against the wall?
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25
Jan

Game #44: Spurs 113, Warriors 102

Spurs 113

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Warriors 102
January 24, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Spurs 34 28 28 23 113
Warriors 34 21 23 24 102
  Net 0 -7 -5 1 -11
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 2.9 -7.8 -4.6 1.1 -8.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 45.9% 33.3% 95% 20 21 6 36 21 4 5 9 9 40 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 -0.3% -5.9% 18.9% -0.7 -1 -5.6 -4.5 -1.5 -5 0 -5.1 -5.5 -2.6 0.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -4.1% 0% 18.5% -14 -2 -2 -10 -5 -3 4 0 5 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 -3.5% -3.5% 19.7% -7 1.6 -0.8 -5.7 -2.8 -3.8 3.3 -1.2 3 4.9 -7.2

The end result was right in line with expectations, though at least the Warriors didn’t get throttled this time. After a strong opening quarter where they matched the Spurs at 34, the dubs couldn’t score more than 24 in a quarter the rest of the way and watched San Antonio methodically pull away.

The Spurs rode an incredibly balanced attack on the way to victory: 6 players in double-digits, and 46 points off their bench. Meanwhile, only two players really came to play for the Warriors: David Lee posted an encouraging 31 points (his season high) along with 12 rebounds, and the other stats that jumps out of the box score is Dorell Wright’s 9 assists, which he paired with 18 points and 7 rebounds (dude is probably the second most likely to have a triple-double on this team after Curry — shows how well rounded he’s become).

But with Monta and Curry both cold (shooting a combined 16 of 41, nearly half of the Warriors 85 total shots from the field), Biedrins once again posting a team-low -18 (when was the last time he scored a point?), and little help from the bench (the low-light of which was probably Reggie Williams’ 0 points and -11 in 14 minutes), a win against the Spurs was going to be tough to come by. Gotta play the best to beat the best.

San Antonio Spurs (38-7)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Jefferson F 32:00 4-10 1-4 0-0 +7 0 4 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 9
T. Duncan F 26:37 6-12 0-0 4-4 +16 1 6 7 3 0 2 1 1 1 16
D. Blair C 13:09 2-4 0-0 0-0 -6 0 4 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 4
M. Ginobili G 31:21 5-11 3-4 7-11 0 1 3 4 7 2 1 1 0 1 20
T. Parker G 32:21 8-13 0-1 2-3 +16 1 2 3 11 0 3 2 0 0 18
A. McDyess 24:38 6-9 0-0 2-2 +23 2 8 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 14
G. Neal 24:08 4-7 1-4 2-2 +5 1 2 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 11
G. Hill 30:57 5-12 0-1 4-4 +9 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 14
T. Splitter 21:05 1-3 0-0 5-8 -7 1 5 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 7
C. Quinn 01:52 0-0 0-0 0-0 -4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
L. Owens 01:52 0-1 0-1 0-0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Bonner DND – Sore Right Knee
Total 240 41-82 5-15 26-34 8 38 46 26 19 7 9 1 5 113
50.0% 33.3% 76.5% team rebs: 9 total to: 9
Golden State Warriors (19-25)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 41:18 4-7 0-1 10-11 -6 2 5 7 9 2 1 1 1 0 18
D. Lee F-C 38:28 13-19 0-0 5-5 -9 3 9 12 1 3 0 1 1 0 31
A. Biedrins C 26:53 0-2 0-0 0-0 -18 0 4 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
M. Ellis G 43:12 10-26 1-4 4-4 -13 0 3 3 2 0 3 3 0 1 25
S. Curry G 36:02 6-15 2-5 0-0 -4 1 5 6 5 4 0 4 1 0 14
D. Gadzuric 03:35 0-1 0-0 0-0 +3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
V. Radmanovic 14:15 1-2 1-1 0-0 -3 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
E. Udoh 06:02 2-4 0-0 0-0 +4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
R. Williams 13:59 0-3 0-3 0-0 -11 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
A. Law 09:29 3-6 1-1 0-0 +1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7
L. Amundson 06:47 0-0 0-0 0-0 +1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 39-85 5-15 19-20 6 30 36 21 21 4 9 5 1 102
45.9% 33.3% 95.0% team rebs: 5 total to: 9

inactive

  • Spurs: Anderson
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Spurs: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Times Tied: 12

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #49 Tom Washington, #58 Josh Tiven
  • Attendance: 18523
  • Duration: 2:8
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23
Jan

Game #43: Clippers 113, Warriors 109

Warriors 109

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Clippers 113
January 22, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 22 34 26 27 109
Clippers 34 31 21 27 113
  Net -12 3 5 0 -4
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -9.1 2.2 5.4 0.1 -1.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 45.9% 33.3% 81.5% 27 29 13 42 23 6 2 11 11 40 12
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% -5.9% 5.4% 6.3 7 1.4 1.5 0.5 -3 -3 -3.1 2.5 -2.6 -6.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 2.4% 12.1% 1.5% -13 -5 -5 -6 -5 2 -6 1 11 -12 -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 3% 8.6% 2.7% -6 -1.4 -3.8 -1.7 -2.8 1.2 -6.7 -0.2 9 -9.1 -4.2

The Warriors almost overcame a typically slow road start, but in the end there was just too much Blake Griffin (Seriously, hitting a 3 — just his 6th of the year — for the go-ahead basket as the shot clock expires?).

Curry did a nice job taking over the offensive load from Ellis, who probably should have sat this one out (6-21 from the field, 0-6 from 3). Biedrins was woeful once again with just 6 and 6 in 22 minutes with a team-low (by a lot) -18.

Solid line from Lee at 16 and 15, though you have to dock him a bit for Griffin’s performance. Williams showed up with 16 off the bench, but with Curry the only player who cracked 20 it just wasn’t enough.

I guess I can’t feel too bad about this loss, as it was a road back-to-back against a fresh team that’s been playing well at home. But pretty soon the Warriors need to start winning these sorts of games if they hope to be a good team — this game was there for the taking, but they couldn’t get it done in crunch time. And there’s only so long that you can make excuses for losses before you have to expect to stay in the lottery.

Golden State Warriors (19-24)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 41:48 3-6 2-4 6-6 -3 3 4 7 4 4 0 0 1 0 14
D. Lee F-C 41:13 6-16 0-0 4-5 +4 3 12 15 3 5 2 3 0 3 16
A. Biedrins C 22:17 3-4 0-0 0-0 -18 2 4 6 1 4 2 1 0 0 6
M. Ellis G 42:17 6-21 0-6 5-7 -4 2 1 3 4 5 0 5 0 4 17
S. Curry G 40:50 12-23 3-9 5-5 +9 2 4 6 8 5 1 2 1 1 32
R. Williams 18:15 6-10 2-4 2-2 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16
V. Radmanovic 27:12 3-5 2-4 0-0 +4 1 2 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 8
E. Udoh 06:03 0-0 0-0 0-2 -6 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bell 00:04 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Wright 00:01 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Amundson 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 39-85 9-27 22-27 13 29 42 23 29 6 11 2 8 109
45.9% 33.3% 81.5% team rebs: 8 total to: 11
Los Angeles Clippers (17-26)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Gomes F 36:44 5-12 2-6 3-4 -1 4 4 8 2 5 0 1 0 0 15
B. Griffin F 41:26 10-16 1-1 9-10 +7 5 13 18 8 4 0 4 0 0 30
D. Jordan C 28:28 2-3 0-0 3-6 +3 2 6 8 1 4 0 1 4 0 7
E. Gordon G 28:51 7-17 1-6 8-8 +7 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 23
B. Davis G 27:21 3-10 1-5 0-1 -9 1 0 1 6 3 1 2 3 0 7
E. Bledsoe 25:01 3-6 0-2 0-0 +12 2 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 0 6
A. Aminu 19:04 2-7 1-6 4-4 -7 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 9
I. Diogu 13:23 3-5 0-0 0-1 +8 3 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 6
R. Foye 19:42 2-9 1-7 5-6 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 10
R. Butler 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 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
B. Cook 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 37-85 7-33 32-40 18 30 48 28 24 4 12 8 2 113
43.5% 21.2% 80.0% team rebs: 9 total to: 12

inactive

  • Warriors: Law, Lin
  • Clippers: Kaman, Smith, Warren

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Clippers: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Times Tied: 6

arena stats

  • Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • Officials: #9 Derrick Stafford, #70 Brent Barnaky, #7 Kevin Fehr
  • Attendance: 19373
  • Duration: 2:35
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Jan

Preview: Warriors at Clippers

Golden State
Warriors

@

Los Angeles
Clippers

Staples Center
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
October 29, 2010 • Recap
Clippers 91
Warriors 109
 
January 9, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 91
Clippers 105
 
January 14, 2011 • Recap
Clippers 112
Warriors 122
 
January 22, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 109
Clippers 113
 

The Warriors face the Clippers for the 4th and last time tonight. The Clippers have been playing well, but the Warriors beat them last time in Oakland so it can be done. Would be great to get another W before the Spurs come in to town, though it’s going to be tough against a Clippers team that last played on Thursday.

Monta is a game-time decision, so if he’s out we’ll need big contributions from Curry and Reggie Williams to be competitive. Let’s see if they get a lift from the last-minute win over the Kings, or if they lack urgency as a result of avoiding disaster.

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Jan

Game #42: Warriors 119, Kings 112

Kings 112

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Warriors 119
January 21, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Kings 28 23 23 30 112
Warriors 27 24 31 22 119
  Net -1 1 8 -8 7
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 1.9 0.2 8.4 -7.9 9.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 51.6% 22.2% 85% 20 26 10 44 21 13 5 19 24 60 30
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% -17% 8.9% -0.7 4 -1.6 3.5 -1.5 4 0 4.9 5.5 17.4 11.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 6.9% -2.8% 17.4% -17 -3 -3 -1 -1 2 3 1 1 0 15
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 7.5% -6.3% 18.6% -10 0.6 -1.8 3.3 1.2 1.2 2.3 -0.2 -1 2.9 15.8

Look Familiar? (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

For the second time this season, the Kings bail the Warriors out of a demoralizing loss by completely forgetting how to close a game. From 9 points down with about 3 minutes remaining, the Warriors got 3′s from Curry and then Monta, then, after trading a few scores, Monta made his second last minute shot in as many nights, this one to send the game to overtime (where the Warriors quickly pulled away from the deflated visitors).

The Kings opened the door by doing a nice impression of a college team, making only 3 of 6 foul shots in the closing minutes. Still, that distracts from the fact that the Kings were dominating the Warriors from the line until the closing minutes of regulation (it was something like 30-10 in FTA’s at one point, and even with the Kings fouling at the end of overtime they still made it to the line 17 times more than the Warriors).

Monta got the glory — but also an ankle injury, which according to the beat writers isn’t too serious but could still keep him out of tonight’s game against the Clippers — but it was Curry who had perhaps the most important game for the Warriors’ future success. He broke the 30 mark for the first time since December 5 at Oklahoma City, and did so with 8 fewer shot attempts than Monta (providing evidence for Feltbot’s theory that Curry would outscore Monta if he got the same number of shots — will be interesting to see how he plays tonight if Monta sits out with the ankle).

David Lee had a solid double-double, and Dorell Wright came up big on the glass with 12 rebounds to go with his 13 points. Biedrins, on the other hand, did little to respond to Lacob’s implied criticism in some of his recent interviews, with 4 points and 5 rebounds and a team low -14 before he fouled out in only 24 minutes. Yikes.

The bench was fairly quiet in this game, with Gadzuric making the most memorable appearance after Biedrins fouled out near the end of regulation. Gadzuric missed a point blank layup in the closing minute, though he did post a +16 so he wasn’t all bad. Especially if you compare it to Brandon Wright’s -10 in just 3 minutes. If there’s one thing Wright is consistent at, it’s being inconsistent.

So the Warriors avert disaster, and now get a bit of a freebie game tonight in LA against the Clippers (though it would still be nice to win another before San Antonio comes to town on Monday). Their propensity for playing down to their competition is getting a bit concerning, as they are coming off three straight wins that were way closer than they should have been. Still, a win is a win, and the Dubs now have their first 4-game winning streak in three years. They’re back within 4 games of .500, and trail Portland by 4 games in the standings for the 8th and final playoff spot. Can’t complain too much about that, given the recent history of this franchise.

Sacramento Kings (9-32)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
O. Casspi F 43:58 6-15 2-6 0-0 -3 1 8 9 2 3 0 1 0 0 14
J. Thompson F 35:17 5-10 0-0 2-4 -1 5 7 12 2 6 1 1 1 1 12
D. Cousins C 38:41 8-17 0-0 5-8 +1 3 5 8 5 3 1 4 1 3 21
T. Evans G 48:26 14-29 1-3 6-10 +2 1 2 3 5 5 3 6 0 1 35
B. Udrih G 46:37 2-7 0-1 7-7 +1 0 4 4 7 2 3 5 0 0 11
S. Dalembert 06:28 0-2 0-0 0-0 -11 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Landry 21:55 3-6 0-0 4-6 -5 1 4 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 10
P. Jeter 09:09 2-3 0-1 1-2 -8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
L. Head 02:12 0-1 0-0 0-0 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Greene 12:17 2-3 0-0 0-0 -3 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 4
D. Jackson DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Taylor DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 265 42-93 3-11 25-37 13 32 45 22 23 11 20 2 5 112
45.2% 27.3% 67.6% team rebs: 14 total to: 20
Golden State Warriors (19-23)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 46:09 5-11 0-3 3-4 +18 0 12 12 3 2 3 3 1 0 13
D. Lee F-C 42:45 9-16 0-0 4-5 +8 1 9 10 3 3 1 3 0 0 22
A. Biedrins C 23:42 2-3 0-0 0-0 -14 1 4 5 0 6 0 1 1 0 4
M. Ellis G 48:59 12-29 1-6 3-4 +10 0 4 4 9 4 3 7 1 1 28
S. Curry G 44:10 12-21 3-7 7-7 +7 1 2 3 3 2 4 4 0 1 34
V. Radmanovic 11:53 1-1 0-0 0-0 -1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2
E. Udoh 10:07 2-3 0-0 0-0 +3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
A. Law 14:21 3-3 0-0 0-0 -6 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
R. Williams 04:46 1-3 0-2 0-0 +4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
D. Gadzuric 15:09 2-5 0-0 0-0 +16 5 0 5 0 4 1 0 2 0 4
B. Wright 02:59 0-0 0-0 0-0 -10 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 265 49-95 4-18 17-20 10 34 44 21 26 13 19 5 2 119
51.6% 22.2% 85.0% team rebs: 10 total to: 20

inactive

  • Kings: Garcia, Whiteside
  • Warriors: Amundson, Lin

technical fouls

  • Kings: –
  • Warriors: Lee

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Times Tied: 12

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #27 Dick Bavetta, #30 John Goble, #12 Violet Palmer
  • Attendance: 18428
  • Duration: 2:51
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Jan

Game #41: Warriors 110, Pacers 108

Pacers 108

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Warriors 110
January 19, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Pacers 28 29 25 25 108
Warriors 28 25 28 29 110
  Net 0 -4 3 4 2
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 2.9 -4.8 3.4 4.1 4.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 51.1% 37.5% 73.7% 19 18 7 35 22 11 5 12 11 54 34
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% -1.7% -2.4% -1.7 -4 -4.6 -5.5 -0.5 2 0 -2.1 7.5 11.4 15.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 5.5% -3.4% -12.5% -10 1 -8 -14 1 4 2 6 16 20 15
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 6.1% -6.9% -11.3% -3 4.6 -6.8 -9.7 3.2 3.2 1.3 4.8 14 22.9 15.8

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images

The Warriors finished the first half of the season in style, with a last minute winner from Monta to cap off a sensational 36-point night. While there’s certainly a bit to complain about with this game — Curry’s horrible foul at the end, and the bigs getting beat handily on the boards — at the end of the day they got the win they needed.

Outside of Monta’s big shot, the story of the night was Brandon Wright’s big contribution off the bench. On a night when the team got very little production outside of the starters (as opposed to Indiana, which had all double-digit positive +/-’s off the bench, and the complete opposite from their starters), Wright’s 6 points and 4 rebounds in 12 4th quarter minutes was sorely needed. Granted, this was one of the few matchups where he can be useful (Jeff Foster is about as big of an offensive threat as he can guard), but you gotta give him credit for taking advantage of the opportunity.

Aside from the late foul, Curry was very active as a distributor, dishing out 7 assists against 1 turnover. He lead the team with a +17, though the offensive is still coming along a bit slowly.

Wright continues to put up solid numbers, filling the stat sheet with 21 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks. And David Lee continued his recent run with 21 and 9 — he still can’t seem to get a double double, but he’s coming about as close as you can get.

So the Warriors finish the first half at 18-23, a 36-win pace that would represent an improvement over last year but still leave them well short of the playoffs. At the very least, it would be nice to see this team make a run to .500. I think it will take a trade to get there, as they’ll likely run out of gas once the easy stretch ends and they head back out on the road unless they get an infusion of new talent. Who knows — maybe Wright’s performance tonight can help make that happen.

Indiana Pacers (16-23)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Granger F 41:56 11-19 4-7 6-8 -7 4 9 13 6 1 3 7 1 1 32
T. Hansbrough F 24:18 5-12 0-1 6-6 -12 4 1 5 1 3 0 1 0 1 16
J. McRoberts F 18:08 3-4 0-0 1-2 -13 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7
B. Rush G 36:26 3-7 1-2 0-0 -18 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 7
D. Collison G 32:10 5-11 1-2 3-3 -22 1 0 1 5 2 1 4 0 2 14
M. Dunleavy 29:30 5-13 2-6 2-2 +17 1 4 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 14
J. Foster 29:51 1-8 0-1 1-2 +11 4 11 15 2 5 1 1 0 0 3
P. George 11:52 2-4 0-1 4-4 +14 1 4 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 8
A. Price 15:50 2-3 1-2 2-2 +20 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 7
T. Ford 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Jones 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Posey 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 37-81 9-22 25-29 15 34 49 21 19 7 18 3 5 108
45.7% 40.9% 86.2% team rebs: 7 total to: 20
Golden State Warriors (18-23)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 42:26 9-17 2-3 1-1 -5 0 2 2 3 0 4 1 2 2 21
D. Lee F-C 36:03 7-11 0-0 7-10 +12 2 7 9 3 4 0 4 0 0 21
A. Biedrins C 24:07 4-6 0-0 0-0 +8 1 4 5 1 4 1 0 3 0 8
M. Ellis G 43:45 16-28 2-3 2-3 +11 1 4 5 6 2 2 4 0 1 36
S. Curry G 32:36 4-10 0-3 3-3 +17 0 4 4 7 1 2 1 0 0 11
L. Amundson 04:38 0-1 0-0 0-0 -9 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
A. Law 15:37 2-4 2-2 1-2 -14 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
V. Radmanovic 13:01 0-4 0-2 0-0 -14 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
R. Williams 10:29 0-3 0-3 0-0 +1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
E. Udoh 05:43 0-1 0-0 0-0 +2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
B. Wright 11:35 3-3 0-0 0-0 +1 2 2 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 6
D. Gadzuric 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 45-88 6-16 14-19 7 28 35 22 18 11 12 5 3 110
51.1% 37.5% 73.7% team rebs: 5 total to: 12

inactive

  • Pacers: Hibbert, Jones, Stephenson
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Pacers: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Times Tied: 11

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #63 Derek Richardson, #8 Marc Davis, #16 David Guthrie
  • Attendance: 18185
  • Duration: 2:16