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25
Nov

Game #15: Rockets 111, Warriors 101

Warriors 101

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Rockets 111
November 24, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 23 28 27 23 101
Rockets 36 23 23 29 111
  Net -13 5 4 -6 -10
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -10.1 4.2 4.4 -5.9 -7.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 46.7% 26.3% 66.7% 18 35 11 38 14 10 2 10 14 60 25
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 0.5% -12.9% -9.4% -2.7 13 -0.6 -2.5 -8.5 1 -3 -4.1 4.5 17.4 6.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -1.8% -23.7% -9.8% -33 -19 4 -5 -12 7 -4 5 10 30 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 -1.2% -27.2% -8.6% -26 -15.4 5.2 -0.7 -9.8 6.2 -4.7 3.8 8 32.9 17.8

Another game that was there for the taking, but the Warriors decided instead to melt down once again at the end of the fourth quarter.

The story of the game (aside from Chuck Atkins Hayes’ career night) was the free throws, as the Warriors had more made field goals (42-31) but took only 18 foul shots to the Rockets 51. Hell, Kevin Martin, the Most Annoying Player in the NBAâ„¢, scored 25 points on only 4 made field goals. Check the downward spikes on the net fouls and net free throws sparklines to the left — ugly stuff.

Lots of discussion on the Twitters and various game recaps about who’s to blame for the disparity. Fitz blames the refs, Smart refused to comment, Reilly blames having to go small due to injuries, Feltbot thinks that’s bullshit as last year’s team went small all the time and never had this problem, Lauridsen blames the Warriors for playing defense with their hands, Ethan puts the blame squarely on Monta’s gambling defense, and Rusty blames the lack of driving inside.

I think it’s primarily a mixture of the last three items — the Warriors guards just can’t keep anyone in front of them, leading to most of the fouls on the defensive end; and until they can get the pick and roll working and force defenses to stay honest with the big guys, the lane will remain packed, Curry and Ellis won’t draw fouls when they drive into brick walls of defenders, and the team will then settle for outside jumpers.

If that diagnosis is correct, then there’s a least a chance that things will get a bit better when Lee comes back. I’d actually expect his contribution on the defensive end to make the biggest difference, as his communication and overall intensity is sorely needed on that end. But I certainly don’t expect his return to “solve” the problem (they were still net negative on fouls for most of his starts).

Back to last night’s game, it was nice to see Dorell Wright finally get back on track with a solid all-around offensive game, and Reggie Williams continued his recent run of strong play (he led the team with a +8). With Carney and Lin also contributing quality minutes recently, there remains some hope that things could turn around with Lee back up front if the starting back court could get on track (and if we could keep Radmonovic off the court).

But until that happens, I worry this ugly run will continue. Monta doesn’t look like the same player (that hip injury a bit more serious than reported perhaps?), as he doesn’t have nearly the same energy without that ball that he did in the first few games. We need our best players to start playing like our best players again.

1 2 3 4 T
GS 23 28 27 23 101
HOU 36 23 23 29 111
Golden State Warriors (7-8)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 44:55 10-19 1-3 3-6 -12 2 6 8 4 3 2 2 1 1 24
D. Gadzuric C 06:31 0-1 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
A. Biedrins C 29:54 3-4 0-0 0-0 -1 2 8 10 0 5 0 2 0 0 6
M. Ellis G 41:44 7-21 1-5 3-6 -13 1 2 3 3 3 2 0 0 1 18
S. Curry G 35:33 8-19 0-2 5-5 -11 0 4 4 6 6 4 1 0 2 21
V. Radmanovic 14:51 2-5 1-3 0-0 -17 2 3 5 0 5 0 2 0 0 5
J. Adrien 11:36 0-2 0-0 0-0 -4 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 0
R. Williams 28:28 6-10 2-5 1-1 +8 1 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 15
R. Carney 13:48 2-4 0-1 0-0 +3 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 4
J. Lin 12:40 4-5 0-0 0-0 -2 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 8
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright NWT – Strained Lower Back
Total 240 42-90 5-19 12-18 11 27 38 14 35 10 10 2 6 101
46.7% 26.3% 66.7% team rebs: 6 total to: 11
Houston Rockets (4-10)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
S. Battier F 36:07 5-11 2-6 1-2 +10 1 5 6 1 2 0 4 4 0 13
L. Scola F-C 39:56 8-15 0-0 8-15 +15 1 11 12 3 5 0 0 0 1 24
C. Hayes F-C 28:37 4-5 0-0 8-8 +9 4 3 7 5 0 0 2 1 0 16
K. Martin G 33:22 4-12 3-6 14-15 +5 0 3 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 25
K. Lowry G 39:34 4-8 1-2 5-6 +20 0 7 7 10 4 2 3 0 0 14
C. Budinger 24:32 3-7 2-4 1-2 +3 0 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 9
C. Lee 21:50 3-4 2-2 1-1 +2 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 9
B. Miller 03:01 0-1 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
I. Smith 08:26 0-1 0-0 1-2 -10 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
J. Hill 04:36 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
J. Jeffries DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Taylor DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 31-64 10-20 39-51 7 36 43 26 16 3 15 6 2 111
48.4% 50.0% 76.5% team rebs: 12 total to: 15

inactive

  • Warriors: Amundson, Lee, Udoh
  • Rockets: Brooks, Ming, Patterson

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Rockets: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 0
  • Times Tied: 0

arena stats

  • Arena: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
  • Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #74 Curtis Blair, #40 Leon Wood
  • Attendance: 13847
  • Duration: 2:26
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24
Nov

Preview: Warriors at Rockets

Golden State
Warriors

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Houston
Rockets

Toyota Center
5:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
October 27, 2010 • Recap
Rockets 128
Warriors 132
 
November 24, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 101
Rockets 111
 
December 20, 2010 • Recap
Rockets 121
Warriors 112
 
March 23, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 112
Rockets 131
 

The Warriors face a Rockets team that is reeling in the early season, will be missing Aaron Brooks and Yao Ming tonight, but has likely circled this game as the ideal opportunity to get back on track. What to watch for tonight:

  • Shoot the damn ball. The shooting percentages have been brutal over the past few games (and, really, all year), and until they get some bodies back inside that’s the number one thing that needs to change for them to have a shot. With Monta regularly being doubled, the other shooters need to step up and hit the open shots they’re going to get (and have been getting — and missing). Until that happens, hard to give this team a chance.
  • Da Bench. Want to get depressed about our bench? Read this item from Owen. The one bright spot was actually the last game, when Carney and Williams dropped in 16 each. Let’s hope they can make it a trend.
  • Inside D. Even with a health Lee, Luis Scola had a monster game on the inside in the season opener. I’d love to see Adrien get a chance to put a body on him tonight, and either way interior defense will need to be a team effort to slow him down.
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20
Nov

Game #12: Knicks 125, Warriors 119

Knicks 125

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Warriors 119
November 19, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Knicks 31 41 26 27 125
Warriors 31 28 25 35 119
  Net 0 -13 -1 8 -6
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 2.9 -13.8 -0.6 8.1 -3.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 51.6% 54.2% 70.6% 17 25 10 33 24 7 2 10 16 38 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 5.5% 15% -5.5% -3.7 3 -1.6 -7.5 1.5 -2 -3 -4.1 -4.5 -4.6 1.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -5.5% 10.7% -13.8% -15 -9 -2 -9 -7 0 -5 8 -1 -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 -4.9% 7.2% -12.6% -8 -5.4 -0.8 -4.7 -4.8 -0.8 -5.7 6.8 -3 -11.1 4.8
Monta goes in for the jam

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images

After a first glance at the box score, you’d think there’s no way the Warriors should have been in this game. They gave up 57% shooting; were out-rebounded by 9; and of the Knicks 33 missed shots, they offensive rebounded 12 of them.

And yet, if Stephen Curry could have just stayed with Danilo Gallinari in the closing minutes when he hit his dagger threes, maybe the Warriors actually pull this one off. That capped a horrid defensive night for Curry, who also was largely responsible for Ray Felton’s career night (though in fairness, Felton appeared to make a deal with the devil before the game). The defensive back-court problems are no longer about Curry and Ellis being able to play together; they’re now just about Curry.

As usual with Lee out, Monta carried the team with 40 points — though only 3 of them came in the fourth quarter (he still posted a +2, which is tough to do when your team loses and you play 46 minutes). Thankfully, Reggie Williams had his first big game of the season and came up big late, catching on fire from deep on his way to 16 fourth quarter points.

Curry made up for things a bit with his offense, posting 29 points to go with 8 assists and 4 turnovers. But he was woeful in the early going, with his easy misses fueling the Knicks first-half surge, and he badly bricked a three in the closing minutes that stemmed the Warriors momentum and allowed the Knicks to get some separation late.

But he was all-world compared to the production the Warriors got from the power forward position. 8 points and 5 rebounds were credited to the Warriors at the 4 tonight, a far cry from the 28 and 10 that David Lee provided in New York. His elbow can’t recover fast enough. Even my boy Jeff Adrien wasn’t much help, with a couple nice plays but only 4 rebounds in 14 minutes. Stoudamire went for 28, and combined with Felton for 61 points and only 6 missed shots between them.

The bright spot in the front court was Biedrins, who was rolling crazy 8′s with 8 points, 8 rebounds, and a team-high +8. But foul trouble once again limited him to 30 minutes.

The bottom line is that a team can’t give up 57% shooting and expect to win. I think you have to give the Knicks a lot of credit on this one, as they were hitting awkward shots and buzzer beaters all night. But they were also making wide-open shots after good ball movement (Gallinari’s 3′s being the most glaring examples), and this one can’t all be laid at the feet of a good shooting night. Down the stretch, the Warriors had momentum but simply couldn’t get a stop.

The biggest disappointment here is that the Warriors missed a chance at a winnable game right before the start of a tough stretch. They head down to Staples center for an almost guaranteed loss to the Lakers on Sunday night, then play the Nuggets at home on a back-to-back on Monday in a game they’ll likely need to win without Lee to stay above .500.

Upsides? Aside from Randolph’s DNP-CD (and you know he wanted to play in this game), at least we have this to enjoy:

1 2 3 4 T
NY 31 41 26 27 125
GS 31 28 25 35 119
New York Knicks (5-8)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Gallinari F 32:52 7-15 3-5 6-6 -5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23
A. Stoudemire F-C 38:46 10-12 0-0 6-7 +2 2 9 11 4 2 2 5 2 0 26
R. Turiaf C-F 34:47 3-4 0-0 1-1 +4 3 1 4 8 1 0 3 3 0 7
L. Fields G 27:39 3-7 1-1 2-2 -1 1 7 8 1 2 0 3 1 1 9
R. Felton G 42:42 13-17 4-7 5-6 +4 1 4 5 11 1 4 5 1 0 35
T. Douglas 19:52 1-6 0-4 2-3 +5 1 3 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 4
W. Chandler 26:25 4-12 1-4 4-5 +12 3 3 6 3 4 0 1 0 1 13
B. Walker 16:58 3-4 1-2 1-2 +9 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 8
R. Mason Jr. DNP – Coach’s Decision
T. Mozgov DNP – Coach’s Decision
A. Randolph DNP – Coach’s Decision
A. Rautins DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 44-77 10-23 27-32 12 30 42 31 16 7 18 7 2 125
57.1% 43.5% 84.4% team rebs: 6 total to: 18
Golden State Warriors (7-5)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 44:17 8-15 0-2 0-0 -4 1 5 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 16
V. Radmanovic F 17:24 2-7 2-3 0-0 -4 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 6
A. Biedrins C 29:34 4-5 0-0 0-0 +8 5 3 8 3 5 1 0 1 0 8
M. Ellis G 45:36 17-30 4-7 2-4 +2 0 3 3 5 2 3 4 0 2 40
S. Curry G 42:12 9-21 3-6 8-9 -3 0 5 5 8 4 1 4 0 0 29
D. Gadzuric 13:15 0-0 0-0 0-2 -9 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0
J. Adrien 14:04 1-3 0-0 0-0 -10 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 2
R. Williams 24:35 6-9 4-5 2-2 0 1 4 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 18
R. Carney 09:02 0-1 0-1 0-0 -10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DND – Lower Back Strain
Total 240 47-91 13-24 12-17 10 23 33 24 25 7 10 2 7 119
51.6% 54.2% 70.6% team rebs: 6 total to: 10

inactive

  • Knicks: Azubuike, Curry, Williams
  • Warriors: Amundson, Lee, Udoh

technical fouls

  • Knicks: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Times Tied: 4

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #75 Eric Dalen, #49 Tom Washington
  • Attendance: 19808
  • Duration: 2:13
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16
Nov

Game #11: Warriors 101, Pistons 97

Pistons 97

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Warriors 101
November 15, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Pistons 21 21 27 28 97
Warriors 34 31 22 14 101
  Net 13 10 -5 -14 4
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 15.9 9.2 -4.6 -13.9 6.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 42.4% 38.9% 81.5% 27 25 14 44 22 13 5 12 18 42 23
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 -3.8% -0.3% 5.4% 6.3 3 2.4 3.5 -0.5 4 0 -2.1 6.5 -0.6 4.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -2.2% 2% 14.8% -9 -5 5 2 0 5 2 4 8 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 -1.6% -1.5% 16% -2 -1.4 6.2 6.3 2.2 4.2 1.3 2.8 6 8.9 9.8

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images

Enjoyed the first half of the Lacob/Guber Welcome Game a lot, the second half not so much. How they go from 65 points in the first to only 36 in the second is beyond me.

It was nice to see a game in the Arena for the first time this year, and the atmosphere was great with the half-off promotion. Enjoyed a delicious blackened chicken nachos that was ridiculously tasty for only $5.50!

Back to the game, my main takeaways are that a) this team really misses David Lee, and b) until he comes back, we need to see more of Jeff Adrien. His offense may never come around, but if it ever does he could turn into an amazing find. He led the Warriors with a +16 in only 16 minutes.

While I in no way wish we still had Maggette, this was the sort of game where he could get to the line and help the team score when nothing else was working. If Monta could ever figure out how to get to the line reliably, we could potentially spare ourselves the sort of pathetic offensive endgame we saw from the Warriors last night.

This also gives me a chance to highlight how disappointing Reggie Williams has been so far this year. He was billed as a scoring spark-plug off the bench, but so far his late-season form from last year has been nothing but a distant memory. I think they’re putting a lot on him in having him pick up some PG duties, so maybe just going back to the basics — scoring — would help at this point.

This was their first win with Lee out, which is great because they have a few more to go now that he’s out for an extended recovery period. Hopefully we’ll get to see a bit more of Adrien, and also a few less fouls from the guards, pls.

Some photos from the game below above the box score:

1 2 3 4 T
DET 21 21 27 28 97
GS 34 31 22 14 101
Detroit Pistons (4-7)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
T. Prince F 28:17 7-13 0-0 1-2 -6 1 4 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 15
A. Daye F 25:17 5-7 2-3 2-4 +2 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 14
B. Wallace C 24:00 1-2 0-0 0-0 -8 2 4 6 2 1 1 1 1 0 2
R. Hamilton G 24:13 4-11 1-4 4-5 +3 0 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 13
R. Stuckey G 33:30 2-8 0-1 7-8 +8 3 5 8 6 4 0 2 0 2 11
W. Bynum 12:10 1-3 0-1 2-2 -5 0 1 1 2 4 1 4 0 1 4
T. McGrady 25:56 3-8 0-2 0-2 -16 2 3 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
B. Gordon 18:28 5-11 2-4 2-2 -3 0 2 2 1 3 2 3 0 1 14
C. Villanueva 25:02 5-10 2-4 6-7 +1 0 8 8 2 2 1 1 1 0 18
J. Maxiell 05:29 0-0 0-0 0-2 -9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
G. Monroe 17:38 0-1 0-0 0-2 +13 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
C. Wilcox DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 33-74 7-19 24-36 9 33 42 22 20 8 16 3 5 97
44.6% 36.8% 66.7% team rebs: 14 total to: 16
Golden State Warriors (7-4)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright G-F 45:09 5-15 1-6 5-5 +7 1 6 7 6 3 1 1 0 0 16
V. Radmanovic F 22:35 2-6 0-3 0-0 -13 1 1 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 4
A. Biedrins C 31:10 4-5 0-0 1-2 -5 4 4 8 3 4 0 2 3 1 9
M. Ellis G 31:19 9-18 2-2 7-9 +14 0 3 3 3 5 1 1 0 0 27
S. Curry G 29:30 7-14 2-3 5-5 +15 0 5 5 4 6 2 3 0 0 21
J. Adrien 15:33 0-3 0-0 0-0 +16 1 2 3 0 1 3 1 0 0 0
R. Carney 14:58 2-5 0-1 3-4 +9 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 7
R. Williams 30:12 6-10 2-3 0-0 -16 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 1 0 14
D. Gadzuric 12:22 0-6 0-0 1-2 0 7 4 11 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
J. Lin 07:13 1-3 0-0 0-0 -7 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 36-85 7-18 22-27 14 30 44 22 25 13 12 5 3 101
42.4% 38.9% 81.5% team rebs: 7 total to: 13

inactive

  • Pistons: Jerebko, Summers, White
  • Warriors: Amundson, Lee, Udoh

technical fouls

  • Pistons: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Times Tied: 7

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #8 Marc Davis, #28 Tommy Nunez Jr., #40 Leon Wood
  • Attendance: 19123
  • Duration: 2:27
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11
Nov

Preview: Warriors at Bulls

Golden State
Warriors

@

Chicago
Bulls

United Center
5:00pm | 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 gain an hour as they move to the central time zone, but still have to play their fourth game in five nights. With Saturday night opponent Milwaukee having blown out their last two opponents, this might be the best chance for the Warriors to secure a winning record on this road trip. What to watch for tonight:

  • Da Bench. Four of the five starters played 40+ minutes last night, so to have any chance the Warriors are going to need some quality minutes from the bench. Wright and Lin have been making progress, so I’d hope to see them get some run tonight. Reggie Williams was decent last night, but I think the team will need a lot more scoring from him to have a chance. And can Radmonovic turn around his recent woeful play?
  • Da Boards. Boozer is still out with an injury, but Joakim Noah has been an animal on the glass and is averaging 15 boards a game. I’d expect Lee to be a bit stiff tonight after the elbow injury (not to mention the emotions from last night’s return to the Garden), so Biedrins better bring it against Noah in the middle. If Biedrins can equal Noah’s rebounding total tonight, then the Warriors should be in good shape to steal one.
  • Controlling Rose and Deng. Derrick Rose had the hot hand early for the Bulls, but in recent games it was been Luol Deng who’s done the most damage. This will be a hell of a test for Dorrell Wright — let’s see if he can be the perimeter stopper he was advertised as when the Warriors signed him (though, in fairness, he’s been doing a hell of a lot more than just defending so far this season).

Regret watch: after seeing Anthony Randolph last night, tonight the Warriors get to see how C.J. Watson is adjusting to the Bulls. Despite the Warriors’ obvious hole at the backup PG spot this year, I still don’t miss Watson much: he just isn’t a PG, can’t play defense, and does little more but give you a backup Monta with a better outside shot but little to no inside game.

UPDATE: Per the twitter, Lee is out tonight as he rests his lacerated elbow. An already tough back-to-back just got a whole lot harder…

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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
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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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23
Oct

Preseason Game 7: Lakers 105, Warriors 102 (OT)

The preseason comes to a close with Keith Smart showing how little trust he has in his bench by giving the bulk of the minutes to just 6 players (Curry and Dorrell Wright both sat the game out with injuries). Monta played all 53 minutes, taking a ton of shots (30) but also making plenty (16) on his way to an NBA preseason high of 41 points. That said, his 7 turnovers gave flashbacks to his pressing days of last season when he was forced to carry the short-handed squad.

Reggie Williams slid into the point guard role in Curry’s absence and by all accounts was terrific — 27 efficient points to pair with 8 assists. Looks like we may have found our answer to the question of who can spell Curry at the point (mercifully freeing Lin to learn how to play at the professional level in the D-League).

With Dorrell Wright out, VladRad played 30 minutes on his way to a decent looking line, though it sounds like he fell apart near the end of the game. Brandon Wright also got plenty of run, some of it at the 3, but was only able to total 5 points and 5 boards while posting a soul-sucking -23.

Good game writeup by feltbot that makes some interesting points about the Warriors’ aversion to the pick and roll and Brandon Wright’s terrible game.

Biedrin’s line jumps out of the box score thanks to his +19 and 10 rebounds, and Lee also had a solid all-around game with 16 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 assists (but 5 turnovers).

The Warriors won the rebounding battle yet again. As Mike Massa notes, the Warriors finish the preseason with a +4.13 rebounding margin, giving hope that they successfully addressed their biggest weakness in the offseason.

On to the regular season!

1 2 3 4 OT T
GS 32 20 27 19 4 102
LAL 20 25 24 29 7 105
Golden State Warriors (3-5)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
V. Radmanovic F 30:44 3-10 1-4 1-1 +8 1 5 6 2 3 2 4 1 1 8
D. Lee F-C 46:45 6-9 0-0 4-5 -6 4 10 14 4 3 1 5 1 1 16
A. Biedrins C 34:53 1-4 0-0 2-4 +19 3 7 10 1 6 0 0 1 1 4
M. Ellis G 53:00 16-30 2-6 7-8 -3 0 3 3 4 4 3 7 0 0 41
R. Williams F 48:42 8-14 2-5 9-9 -6 0 2 2 8 4 2 2 0 0 27
C. Bell 11:45 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric 04:47 0-1 0-0 0-0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
B. Wright 26:38 2-5 0-0 1-2 -23 2 3 5 0 4 1 1 1 1 5
J. Adrien 05:22 0-1 0-0 0-0 +2 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
J. Lin 02:24 0-0 0-0 1-1 -5 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
L. Amundson 00:00 - - - -
R. Carney DNP – Coach’s Decision
S. Curry DNP – Coach’s Decision
E. Udoh 00:00 - - - -
D. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 265 36-76 5-16 25-30 11 36 47 19 25 10 24 4 4 102
47.4% 31.2% 83.3% team rebs: 9 total to: 25
Los Angeles Lakers (4-4)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
S. Brown G 26:43 6-9 4-6 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 18
R. Artest F 42:45 4-10 0-1 3-4 +3 0 7 7 3 1 5 2 2 0 11
P. Gasol F-C 33:49 3-9 0-0 6-6 -15 2 6 8 5 4 0 3 1 1 12
K. Bryant G 34:14 6-19 2-9 8-9 -7 0 2 2 7 1 0 1 0 1 22
D. Fisher G 28:31 5-7 2-3 1-2 -8 0 1 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 13
M. Barnes 26:49 1-5 0-2 2-2 +8 3 2 5 2 3 2 2 1 0 4
D. Caracter 12:59 4-5 0-0 0-0 +8 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 8
S. Blake 24:29 0-5 0-4 0-0 +11 0 2 2 6 3 1 1 0 0 0
S. Vujacic 21:42 4-10 1-3 2-2 +7 2 2 4 0 1 2 2 0 0 11
L. Walton 04:30 0-0 0-0 0-2 -2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Ebanks 08:29 2-6 0-0 2-2 +10 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
A. Bynum DND – Right knee surgery.
L. Odom DNP – Coach’s Decision
T. Ratliff DND – Sore left knee.
Total 265 35-85 9-28 26-31 10 25 35 23 23 14 15 4 4 105
41.2% 32.1% 83.9% team rebs: 9 total to: 16

inactive

  • Warriors: –
  • Lakers: –

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Lakers: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Times Tied: 4

arena stats

  • Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA
  • Officials: #55 Bill Kennedy, #34 Kevin Cutler, #12 Violet Palmer
  • Attendance: 10556
  • Duration: 2:42
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22
Oct

Preview: Warriors at Lakers, Part II

Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN

It’s time for the final preseason game of the year, as the Warriors meet the Lakers once again in a place that isn’t the Staples Center. This also is one of our first chances to see the new team on the teevee — what to watch for tonight:

  • Who else can play? With Stephen Curry out tonight to nurse his sprained ankle, we’ll get a great chance to see who else can play in the back court. Look for Lin, Williams, and Bell to get most of the minutes alongside Monta — will any of them stand out?
  • Is Biedrins back? Another double-double would go a long way toward convincing me that he’s really back (at least, as much convincing as can be done in the pre-season).
  • Rebound margin. The Warriors have done a great job out-rebounding their opponents this pre-season. Can they keep it up for one more game?
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22
Oct

Preseason Game 6: Lakers 120, Warriors 99

Let’s focus on the good news first: Biedrins! Puts up a solid 11 points and 13 rebounds in 29 minutes, with a made free throw (!!!) and the best +/- of the starters at -4.

And: Lin! Sure, his +/- was pretty weak at -16, but he played 18 minutes, had 4 assists, and committed zero turnovers. Not exactly setting the world aflame, but a nice step forward and his best argument yet for getting real minutes in the early going.

And: Brandon Wright and Reggie Williams with production off the bench! Both dropped 14 points, though Wright’s rebounding totals were pretty weak with only two. Overall though, the Warriors outrebounded the Lakers 48-37, continuing one of the best trends of the preseason.

Now the bad news — Monta somehow managed a -29 in just 21 minutes of work, and had a largely invisible stat sheet. Curry went out with a sprained ankle that is apparently better than it looked at least. VladRad got the start (?) and was pretty woeful with 1-7 shooting — I assume that Smart was trying to send a message to Dorrell Wright as he ultimately ended up with the bulk of the minutes at the three, and had a decent line with 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists (but a -18 +/-).

And the Lakers shot 56%. That’s gotta change.

Postscript: Jeff Adrien got only 4 minutes of playing time, but grabbed 4 rebounds and had the best +/- of the night at +5. Granted, they were probably garbage minutes, but the dude keeps putting up solid minutes whenever he gets on the court.

1 2 3 4 T
GS 25 27 24 23 99
LAL 30 25 31 34 120
Golden State Warriors (3-4)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
V. Radmanovic F 20:57 1-7 0-2 0-0 -6 1 2 3 2 1 3 0 0 3 2
D. Lee F-C 25:49 7-11 0-0 3-3 -16 2 4 6 0 2 1 3 0 2 17
A. Biedrins C 28:29 5-9 0-0 1-2 -4 5 8 13 3 3 1 1 0 0 11
M. Ellis G 21:43 1-7 0-1 2-2 -29 0 1 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 4
S. Curry G 29:44 8-19 0-5 3-4 -5 1 4 5 3 2 1 5 0 0 19
D. Wright 31:08 4-9 1-2 2-2 -18 3 3 6 6 1 1 4 1 2 11
R. Williams 27:22 6-10 0-4 2-2 -1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 14
B. Wright 20:29 6-10 0-0 2-4 -10 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 14
D. Gadzuric 11:48 1-5 0-0 0-0 -5 2 2 4 1 4 0 0 1 1 2
J. Lin 18:16 1-4 0-0 1-1 -16 2 1 3 4 1 3 0 0 0 3
J. Adrien 04:15 1-3 0-0 0-0 +5 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
L. Amundson NWT – Fractured right index finger
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
R. Carney DNP – Coach’s Decision
E. Udoh NWT – Left wrist surgery
Total 240 41-94 1-14 16-20 21 27 48 22 20 12 19 2 11 99
43.6% 7.1% 80.0% team rebs: 8 total to: 19
Los Angeles Lakers (3-4)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Artest F 25:32 3-10 2-4 2-4 +19 0 3 3 5 2 0 3 1 0 10
L. Odom F 24:26 5-16 1-3 5-6 +8 4 8 12 2 1 1 5 3 1 16
P. Gasol F-C 26:05 8-13 0-0 7-7 +14 2 5 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 23
S. Vujacic G 14:44 4-5 1-1 0-0 +9 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
D. Fisher G 22:26 3-4 2-2 0-0 +12 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 8
S. Brown 33:16 6-11 0-0 1-2 +12 2 1 3 5 0 3 1 2 1 13
M. Barnes 26:16 4-7 2-4 0-0 +17 1 2 3 4 4 2 2 0 0 10
L. Walton 11:13 2-3 1-1 0-0 -7 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5
S. Blake 25:34 8-10 1-2 1-1 +9 0 0 0 7 1 0 2 0 0 18
T. Ratliff 21:55 0-0 0-0 0-2 +7 0 4 4 1 5 0 0 2 0 0
D. Ebanks 08:33 4-5 0-0 0-0 +5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 8
K. Bryant DNP – Coaches decision
A. Bynum DND
D. Caracter DNP – Coach’s Decision
T. Johnson DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Naymick DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 47-84 10-17 16-22 10 27 37 30 17 8 16 11 2 120
56.0% 58.8% 72.7% team rebs: 7 total to: 16

inactive

  • Warriors: –
  • Lakers: –

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Lakers: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Times Tied: 10

arena stats

  • Arena: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
  • Officials: #57 Greg Willard, #47 Bennie Adams, #72 J.T. Orr
  • Attendance: 11150
  • Duration: 2:15