Posts Tagged ‘ monta ellis ’

4
13
Nov

Preview: Warriors at Bucks

Golden State
Warriors

@

Milwaukee
Bucks

Bradley Center
5:30pm | CSNBA/NBA TV

Official Game Preview

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

The Warriors (finally!) wrap up their road trip with a last stand in Milwaukee. A win gets them an impressive winning record on their first long roadie of the year, and a loss makes them wonder what might have been had they beat the Pistons six nights ago. What to watch for tonight:

  • The Wonder Duo. Can Monta and/or Curry go nuts and will the team to the victory? I have a hard time imagining the Warriors winning this game without an all-world performance from one of their two available stars; Curry seems the better bet with his matchup tonight against Jennings.
  • Second Chances. Brandon Wright totally blew his chance to turn some heads in his start against the Bulls, and did nothing to prove he can get the job done. He gets relegated to the bench tonight, but with Lee out he’ll have ample opportunity to make up for his missed chance in the last game. But will he?
3
12
Nov

Game #9: Bulls 120, Warriors 90

Warriors 90

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Bulls 120
November 11, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 20 18 25 27 90
Bulls 34 32 28 26 120
  Net -14 -14 -3 1 -30
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -11.1 -14.8 -2.6 1.1 -27.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 41.1% 30.4% 71.4% 7 16 18 39 20 9 4 19 31 44 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 -5.1% -8.8% -4.7% -13.7 -6 6.4 -1.5 -2.5 0 -1 4.9 -3.5 1.4 1.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -13.7% -6.4% -19.9% -16 -9 7 -7 -9 -5 -6 -7 -15 -14 -17
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 -13.1% -9.9% -18.7% -9 -5.4 8.2 -2.7 -6.8 -5.8 -6.7 -8.2 -17 -11.1 -16.2

Ugly loss. When you’re missing your best inside player and then turn the ball over 9 times in the opening period on the road, you’re basically giving yourself no chance. Hopefully they can forget this one before finishing up the roadie tomorrow night in Milwaukee.

Read Feltbot for a recap of just how awful Brandon Wright was in his first start of the year. File this one under “Not seizing the opportunity.”

Upsides to this game? None that I can really see. The deficit hit 30 points in the second quarter, and still Monta played 37 minutes. You get the opportunity to see if Jeremy Lin and Jeff Adrien have anything to offer, and they get 9 and 6 minutes, respectively. They lose the rebounding battle, shoot 41%, and give up 55% shooting.

At least it’s just one game, and no one really faults them for losing to the Bulls on the road without Lee. Still, you’d hope to have at least seen a better effort. Let’s hope they get some needed rest before playing the red-hot Bucks tomorrow night.

1 2 3 4 T
GS 20 18 25 27 90
CHI 34 32 28 26 120
Golden State Warriors (6-3)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright G-F 35:10 5-13 2-7 0-0 -20 1 7 8 2 1 0 3 1 1 12
B. Wright F 15:36 2-6 0-0 0-0 -15 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
A. Biedrins C 22:20 1-3 0-0 0-0 -14 5 0 5 2 3 1 3 0 0 2
M. Ellis G 36:40 10-20 0-3 4-4 -37 0 5 5 5 0 1 4 0 0 24
S. Curry G 30:58 7-18 2-5 1-2 -13 0 3 3 6 2 5 5 0 4 17
V. Radmanovic 23:25 4-9 1-3 0-0 -9 4 2 6 0 5 0 0 1 0 9
D. Gadzuric 20:42 4-8 0-0 0-0 -11 5 1 6 0 3 0 0 1 2 8
J. Lin 09:01 0-2 0-0 0-0 -7 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
R. Carney 17:38 2-5 1-1 0-1 -10 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
R. Williams 14:39 3-7 1-3 0-0 -10 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
J. Adrien 06:26 1-2 0-0 0-0 -6 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
C. Bell 07:25 0-2 0-1 0-0 +2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total 240 39-95 7-23 5-7 18 21 39 20 16 9 19 4 10 90
41.1% 30.4% 71.4% team rebs: 6 total to: 19
Chicago Bulls (4-3)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
L. Deng F 39:35 9-19 2-5 6-7 +27 3 8 11 6 0 1 0 2 3 26
T. Gibson F 25:46 5-10 0-0 4-4 +31 3 4 7 0 3 2 1 3 0 14
J. Noah C-F 32:56 6-10 0-0 5-6 +19 3 4 7 5 1 1 1 2 0 17
K. Bogans G-F 35:34 6-10 2-6 0-0 +25 0 5 5 2 1 6 1 1 0 14
D. Rose G 36:42 10-17 0-3 2-2 +31 1 2 3 13 0 1 3 1 0 22
R. Brewer 21:06 1-4 0-0 0-0 +1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
O. Asik 11:03 3-4 0-0 2-2 +4 0 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 8
C. Watson 17:05 2-3 1-2 2-2 +4 0 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 7
K. Korver 13:56 4-5 2-3 0-0 +5 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 10
J. Johnson 03:31 0-2 0-0 0-0 +4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
B. Scalabrine 02:46 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
K. Thomas 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 46-84 7-19 21-23 11 35 46 29 7 14 12 10 4 120
54.8% 36.8% 91.3% team rebs: 7 total to: 14

inactive

  • Warriors: Amundson, Lee, Udoh
  • Bulls: Boozer

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Bulls: Bogans

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Times Tied: 4

arena stats

  • Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
  • Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #23 Jason Phillips, #77 Karl Lane
  • Attendance: 21140
  • Duration: 2:4
1
11
Nov

Game #8: Warriors 122, Knicks 117

Warriors 122

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Knicks 117
November 10, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 34 26 29 33 122
Knicks 32 24 25 36 117
  Net 2 2 4 -3 5
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 4.9 1.2 4.4 -2.9 7.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 52.8% 50% 71.9% 32 33 9 36 23 13 3 14 22 74 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 6.6% 10.8% -4.2% 11.3 11 -2.6 -4.5 0.5 4 -2 -0.1 10.5 31.4 1.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 6.1% 27.4% -16.5% -11 -8 0 -5 6 3 -1 6 8 30 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 6.7% 23.9% -15.3% -4 -4.4 1.2 -0.7 8.2 2.2 -1.7 4.8 6 32.9 5.8

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images

An ugly win, but a win nonetheless. After blowing a huge lead and falling behind in the closing minutes, the Warriors rallied behind a pair of clutch plays by Dorrell Wright and solid rebounding by David Lee.

I missed most of this game, and my DVR cut out right after the Knicks had tied it near the end. The endless and-1 procession to the free throw line for the Knicks was depressing, and I thought Reggie Williams was generally woeful down the stretch. Dude needs a confidence booster, stat.

But the Warriors pulled it off: Lee put up his best game as a Warriors in his New York homecoming, and played Amare to a standstill in terms of stats. Monta recovered well enough to play 40 minutes and had a solid game (his kick-out pass to Wright for his big 3-pointer was huge), while Curry did his best to remind the Knicks of what might have been had they been able to leapfrog the Warriors in last year’s draft.

With a quick turnaround before tonight’s game in Chicago, this was a game that would have been a devastating loss if they hadn’t recovered. So kudos to the team for gutting it out, and picking up their first back-to-back road wins since 2007.

Postscript: Along with Anthony Randolph’s scoreless 7-minute performance (no trade regrets tonight!), this was satisfying to read:

Thanks for nothing: Asked about the offseason deal between the Warriors and the Knicks, one New York writer said, “Thanks for the 6-foot-11 guy who can’t play.” No, he wasn’t talking about Ronny Turiaf; he was referring to Anthony Randolph.

Slam!

1 2 3 4 T
GS 34 26 29 33 122
NY 32 24 25 36 117
Golden State Warriors (6-2)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Lee F-C 40:16 11-17 0-0 6-8 +9 4 6 10 2 1 4 4 0 0 28
D. Wright G-F 41:41 5-11 3-5 2-2 +3 1 6 7 3 5 0 2 0 0 15
A. Biedrins C 26:24 5-10 0-0 0-2 +14 3 6 9 1 4 1 0 2 0 10
S. Curry G 45:03 11-20 1-1 2-3 +6 0 6 6 8 4 2 2 1 0 25
M. Ellis G 40:30 7-16 0-2 8-11 +7 0 2 2 6 4 4 2 0 0 22
B. Wright 09:22 2-3 0-0 3-4 +3 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 7
V. Radmanovic 06:03 1-3 1-2 0-0 -9 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 3
J. Lin 02:57 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
R. Williams 22:48 5-9 0-0 2-2 -6 0 1 1 1 5 1 2 0 3 12
R. Carney 04:56 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
J. Adrien 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 47-89 5-10 23-32 9 27 36 23 33 13 14 3 4 122
52.8% 50.0% 71.9% team rebs: 11 total to: 14
New York Knicks (3-5)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
W. Chandler G-F 41:00 9-20 4-10 5-7 -5 2 4 6 0 1 1 2 3 0 27
D. Gallinari F 32:43 3-9 0-5 9-9 -7 1 6 7 3 5 2 3 0 0 15
A. Stoudemire F-C 40:54 9-15 1-1 14-16 -2 1 9 10 3 3 3 6 1 2 33
R. Felton G 37:33 6-12 2-5 6-6 -13 3 3 6 6 5 2 4 0 0 20
L. Fields G-F 34:07 5-7 0-2 1-2 +9 1 5 6 1 3 0 3 0 0 11
T. Mozgov 01:59 0-0 0-0 2-2 -3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2
T. Douglas 34:06 4-12 0-7 1-1 -1 1 0 1 2 4 2 2 0 1 9
A. Randolph 07:33 0-2 0-1 0-0 -5 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
B. Walker 10:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 +2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Mason Jr. 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Rautins 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Williams 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 36-77 7-31 38-43 9 32 41 17 25 10 20 4 3 117
46.8% 22.6% 88.4% team rebs: 9 total to: 21

inactive

  • Warriors: Amundson, Gadzuric, Udoh
  • Knicks: Azubuike, Curry, Turiaf

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Knicks: Stoudemire

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Times Tied: 11

arena stats

  • Arena: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
  • Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #46 Matt Boland, #60 James Williams
  • Attendance: 19763
  • Duration: 2:40
5
10
Nov

Preview: Warriors at Knicks

Golden State
Warriors

@

New York
Knicks

Madison Square Garden
4:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
November 10, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 122
Knicks 117
 
November 19, 2010 • Recap
Knicks 125
Warriors 119
 

Monta Ellis says he wants to play — hard to keep a guy on the bench when his team is playing in the Garden — but I can’t imagine that he could possible be very effective. We should know early on at least in a game the Warriors should win — the Knicks played last night in Milwaukee and got run out of the building (though one downside is that their starters got a lot of rest). What to watch for tonight:

  • Homecoming. David Lee returns to the arena where he became an all-star, an honor which at this point seems a far-off dream given his low scoring averages this year. He’ll match up against his replacement, Amare Stoudamire, who so far is not exactly setting the world on fire in terms of production. Can Lee remind the Garden crowd — and his new team’s fan base — of the 20 and 10 machine from 2009-10 and maybe even instill some New York regrets?
  • Reggie, Reggie, Reggie. It’s been a tough year so far for Reggie Williams, as the pleasant surprise from late last season has looked tentative while failing to find his groove. He’s the player who is best situated to step into the potential scoring vacuum if Monta sits this one out (or is ineffective), and if the Knicks defense is similar to recent years then this could be the perfect opponent to try to jump-start things.
  • (Return to) The Prodigal Son. Anthony Randolph, the apple of many a Warriors fan’s eye over the past few years, has so far disappointed in New York since being traded for Lee during the off-season (along with Turiaf and a still-rehabbing Azabuke). Last night, Randolph got 28 minutes during the blowout (by far the most minutes in his five appearances this year), posting 8 points (on 2-7 shooting with four free throws), 9 rebounds, 5 fouls, and a -15. I’d have to assume he’ll be motivated to bring it against his former team, though knowing Randolph the extra energy will likely cause him to increase his unforced errors. Like Lee, can Randolph induce regret from the fans of the team that traded him?
0
9
Nov

Ellis Injury Not Serious

Big sigh of relief — early word is that Monta Ellis’ back injury is just a strain:

Official word from the team is that Ellis simply has a back strain, that the X-rays and a CT scan showed nothing serious. He is listed as day-to-day and is catching up with the Warriors in New York, where the team faces the Knicks Wednesday night.

Adam Lauridsen notes that Monta has a congenital spine problem, so that could explain why he had such a weird reaction on the way down. I’d find it shocking if he is able to play against the Knicks tomorrow, but he’s recovered quickly from horrible-looking injuries in the past so hopefully this one will be no different.

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8
Nov

Game #7: Warriors 109, Raptors 102

Warriors 109

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Raptors 102
November 8, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 26 29 29 25 109
Raptors 19 22 31 30 102
  Net 7 7 -2 -5 7
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 9.9 6.2 -1.6 -4.9 9.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 52.7% 31.3% 81.3% 32 26 11 42 19 13 7 20 32 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 6.5% -7.9% 5.1% 11.3 4 -0.6 1.5 -3.5 4 2 5.9 3.5 -0.6 0.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 6.9% 2.7% -0.2% 5 -3 0 10 0 1 4 -4 -9 -6 -3
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% -0.8% 1% 12 0.6 1.2 14.3 2.2 0.2 3.3 -5.2 -11 -3.1 -2.2

A great game sadly overshadowed by the late injury to Monta. The fall sure looked strange as hell, and he’s staying in Toronto while the team travels to New York. Sounds like his back is the issue, so let’s hope it isn’t anything too serious. I don’t expect him back on the road trip.

But other than that, nice win! Curry had a season-high 34 points, and carried the team in the 4th quarter — never bigger than right after Monta went out. Warriors are going to need him to go crazy over the next few games, so this better be an indication that he’s starting to get going.

Lee struggled with fouls but still had a double-double with 14 and 12. Biedrins had 8 and 9 but seemed to play much bigger than that. The two led the Warriors back into positive territory in rebounding +/-, which is still the key to a win for this team.

I said before the game that the bench needed to come up big tonight, and they did from early on. Jeremy Lin and Brandon Wright gave quality minutes in the first half that gave the starters some needed rest — a needed statement from both of them.

After the debacle last night in Detroit, this was an impressive bounce-back and the strongest statement yet in Smart’s young career.

1 2 3 4 T
GS 26 29 29 25 109
TOR 19 22 31 30 102
Golden State Warriors (5-2)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright G-F 34:00 1-5 1-4 4-4 +7 0 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 0 7
D. Lee F-C 31:42 6-11 0-0 2-2 +8 4 8 12 3 6 2 3 0 1 14
A. Biedrins C 25:22 4-5 0-0 0-2 +10 1 8 9 0 4 2 1 0 0 8
M. Ellis G 43:00 10-17 1-3 7-9 -4 0 3 3 3 3 3 6 1 1 28
S. Curry G 36:27 12-21 2-4 8-8 +13 2 3 5 4 2 3 5 0 0 34
B. Wright 21:03 4-8 0-0 0-1 +6 2 3 5 0 2 0 2 2 1 8
J. Lin 15:21 0-2 0-1 3-4 +3 0 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 0 3
R. Carney 18:45 2-3 1-2 0-0 -1 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 5
R. Williams 08:03 0-1 0-1 2-2 -6 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
V. Radmanovic 06:17 0-1 0-1 0-0 -1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 39-74 5-16 26-32 11 31 42 19 26 12 20 7 3 109
52.7% 31.2% 81.2% team rebs: 8 total to: 21
Toronto Raptors (1-6)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
L. Kleiza F 38:06 8-16 2-7 2-4 -2 3 4 7 4 3 0 4 0 1 20
R. Evans F 18:11 0-2 0-0 0-0 -19 2 4 6 1 2 1 2 1 1 0
A. Bargnani C-F 20:51 5-10 1-1 0-0 -17 1 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 11
D. DeRozan G-F 33:02 4-8 0-0 0-0 -8 0 4 4 1 2 2 2 1 2 8
J. Jack G 38:08 7-13 1-3 9-10 +1 0 1 1 8 3 3 1 0 0 24
D. Andersen 15:07 3-6 0-1 2-2 +6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
L. Barbosa 14:58 3-8 0-2 1-2 +1 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 7
J. Calderon 09:52 0-4 0-0 0-0 -8 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
A. Johnson 28:40 3-7 0-0 6-7 +13 4 1 5 0 5 1 0 1 0 12
S. Weems 23:05 5-9 0-0 2-2 -2 1 5 6 2 2 2 2 0 1 12
M. Banks DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 38-83 4-14 22-27 11 21 32 19 23 12 16 3 7 102
45.8% 28.6% 81.5% team rebs: 9 total to: 17

inactive

  • Warriors: Adrien, Amundson, Udoh
  • Raptors: Alabi, Davis, Dorsey

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Raptors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Times Tied: 2

arena stats

  • Arena: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OT
  • Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #25 Tony Brothers, #66 Haywoode Workman, #53 Mark Lindsay
  • Attendance: 14127
  • Duration: 2:23
0
8
Nov

Preview: Warriors at Raptors

Golden State
Warriors

@

Toronto
Raptors

Air Canada Centre
4:00pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

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

On the back end of a back-to-back, after a dreadful night in Detroit, the Warriors need a bounce-back game in the worst way. What to look for:

  • Lee Bounce-back. Lee has been terrible in the Warriors’ two losses. I think a double-digit rebounding game from Lee is necessary for a Warriors win on the road.
  • Curry Bounce-back. Curry has been a bit slow coming back from his ankle injury, culminating in 10 points on 3-12 shooting last night (0-3 from deep). The Warriors need him to take care of the ball and become an integral part of the offense once again.
  • Bench Bounce-back. After a collective -28 last night, here’s to hoping that the bench can give the team something positive tonight when they’re likely to really need it (especially since Monta played 45 minutes last night).
1
5
Nov

Preview: Jazz at Warriors

Utah
Jazz

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
November 5, 2010 • Recap
Jazz 78
Warriors 85
 
December 13, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 95
Jazz 108
 
January 30, 2011 • Recap
Jazz 81
Warriors 96
 
February 16, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 107
Jazz 100
 

Just heard that Curry will be playing, so let’s hope he doesn’t aggravate the ankle right before the long roadie. What to look for tonight:

  • Curry’s Defense. I’m fairly worried about Curry guarding Deron Williams with a bum ankle, so we’ll see what sort of help the Warriors give him throughout the night. If they can do a decent job of containing Williams, they’ll be in great shape to win the game.
  • Matchup at the 4. Paul Millsap is having a great season so far. Can David Lee match him tonight, and maybe even play a little bit of defense? Lee missed a ton of putbacks in the last game, so if he can start converting those things could really open up for him.
  • All-Star Monta. This is the sort of game where the Warriors will probably need a little bit extra. Assuming Curry is unlikely to be the difference-maker tonight, can Monta make sure the Warriors take a solid start into their first long road trip of the year?

Read the rest of this entry »

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3
Nov

Game 4: Warriors 115, Grizzlies 109

Grizzlies 109

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Warriors 115
November 3, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Grizzlies 26 26 31 26 109
Warriors 27 37 24 27 115
  Net 1 11 -7 1 6
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 3.9 10.2 -6.6 1.1 8.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 41.3% 43.3% 76.5% 34 23 19 48 26 11 8 19 20 38 28
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% 4.1% 0.4% 13.3 1 7.4 7.5 3.5 2 3 4.9 1.5 -4.6 9.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -9.9% -1.1% 8.5% 9 3 10 9 -2 1 6 0 1 -10 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 -9.3% -4.6% 9.7% 16 6.6 11.2 13.3 0.2 0.2 5.3 -1.2 -1 -7.1 6.8

Fantastic game for Monta — he willed the Warriors to a victory down the stretch tonight and finished with 39 points, 8 assists, and 9 rebounds. Dorrell Wright also deserves special mention as he was the glue that seemed to hold everything together tonight, making open threes and finishing with 25.

Reggie Williams did a nice job filling in for Curry, coming off the bench to score 16 points with 9 assists. And David Lee had a nice comeback game with 15 points and 16 rebounds.

Biedrins was fairly quiet statistically, though his lone bucket was a good one.

In terms of rebounds, the Warriors were back on top in the rebounding battle, with 48 to the Grizzlies 39. So far this season, winning the rebounding battle has 1.0 correlation with winning the game.

Nice win overall, especially with a road trip coming up. They proved they can win without Curry, and did a nice job responding to Memphis’ runs throughout the game (the late third quarter excepted).

1 2 3 4 T
MEM 26 26 31 26 109
GS 27 37 24 27 115
Memphis Grizzlies (2-3)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Gay F 45:30 14-23 4-7 3-4 -6 1 6 7 3 3 2 3 0 1 35
D. Arthur F 27:50 5-9 0-0 0-0 +8 1 3 4 0 6 0 2 0 1 10
M. Gasol C 31:13 3-5 0-0 4-6 +4 2 6 8 2 4 1 4 1 1 10
O. Mayo G 36:52 9-20 3-5 2-2 -7 0 2 2 5 1 1 2 1 3 23
M. Conley G 44:01 6-13 1-5 5-7 -6 0 7 7 13 2 3 3 0 0 18
H. Thabeet 10:11 1-2 0-0 2-4 +1 3 1 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 4
X. Henry 11:51 0-2 0-1 0-0 -5 0 1 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 0
H. Haddadi 04:36 0-0 0-0 0-0 -6 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
A. Law 04:06 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Allen 04:31 1-2 0-0 0-0 -7 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
S. Young 19:19 3-6 0-0 1-2 -6 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 7
G. Vasquez DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 42-82 8-18 17-25 9 30 39 28 26 10 19 2 8 109
51.2% 44.4% 68.0% team rebs: 13 total to: 20
Golden State Warriors (3-1)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright G-F 42:52 8-17 7-13 2-3 +6 1 5 6 0 2 2 3 2 0 25
D. Lee F-C 37:11 5-17 0-0 5-5 -5 9 7 16 2 2 3 2 1 1 15
A. Biedrins C 29:56 1-3 0-0 0-0 -9 3 2 5 3 5 1 2 1 0 2
R. Carney F 19:31 3-7 0-2 1-1 -2 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 7
M. Ellis G 42:39 12-26 1-5 14-19 +6 2 7 9 8 5 3 4 0 1 39
R. Williams 33:33 5-11 2-4 4-5 +8 0 4 4 8 2 1 4 0 0 16
V. Radmanovic 15:51 2-6 2-4 0-0 +14 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 3 0 6
C. Bell 12:28 1-2 1-2 0-0 +7 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
D. Gadzuric 05:58 1-3 0-0 0-1 +5 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2
J. Adrien DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright NWT- Stomach Flu
Total 240 38-92 13-30 26-34 19 29 48 26 23 11 19 8 2 115
41.3% 43.3% 76.5% team rebs: 10 total to: 20

inactive

  • Grizzlies: Carroll, Randolph
  • Warriors: Amundson, Curry, Udoh

technical fouls

  • Grizzlies: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Times Tied: 7

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #34 Kevin Cutler, #71 Rodney Mott
  • Attendance: 16607
  • Duration: 2:30
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Nov

Preview: Grizzlies at Warriors

Memphis
Grizzlies

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
November 3, 2010 • Recap
Grizzlies 109
Warriors 115
 
November 26, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 111
Grizzlies 116
 
March 30, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 91
Grizzlies 110
 

The Warriors get a 1-2 Memphis team on the tail end of a back to back (they played the Lakers last night), and with a long road trip coming up they need to get this one any way they can. Curry, as expected, is out. What to look for:

  • Return of Lee. Anything would be better than what he put in against the Lakers, but Memphis’ front line has pretty good size (though Zach Randolph is out). I’d like to see him silence any doubters and go right back to putting up double-doubles every night.
  • Replacing Curry. Lin had 15 solid minutes at the Lakers, but can he really be relied on? I much prefer Monta off the ball, and thought Williams did well in that final preseason game. Will be interesting to see what happens here.
  • Rebounding. The Lakers game was the first where the Warriors were out-rebounded, and also the first they lost. Will this relationship continue?