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17
Jan

Game #40: Warriors 109, Nets 100

Nets 100

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Warriors 109
January 17, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Nets 28 18 27 27 100
Warriors 28 26 25 30 109
  Net 0 8 -2 3 9
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 2.9 7.2 -1.6 3.1 11.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 49.4% 33.3% 75% 28 21 11 35 25 5 10 6 12 44 13
Season Avg 46.2% 39.2% 76.1% 20.7 22 11.6 40.5 22.5 9 5 14.1 17.5 42.6 18.6
Difference 3.2% -5.9% -1.1% 7.3 -1 -0.6 -5.5 2.5 -4 5 -8.1 6.5 1.4 -5.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 0.6% 11.9% -4.2% 4 3 0 -3 -3 2 7 7 14 4 -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 1.2% 8.4% -3% 11 6.6 1.2 1.3 -0.8 1.2 6.3 5.8 12 6.9 -1.2

A somewhat disappointing game, as the Warriors could never quite get separation from a 10-31 team playing a day game on the road. But as Fitzgerald pointed out near the end, this isn’t college football: all that matters at the end is whether you get a W or an L.

And a W it was. The team was led by Monta, who was a bit of a volume shooter today at 11-25, but made up for it with 9 assists against only 1 turnover. In fact, the entire team did a great job hanging onto the ball, with only 6 turnovers in the entire game.

The front line also played well, as David Lee had 24 and 10 and Biedrins got the coveted postgame interview on CSN. Goose didn’t quite get to his double-double of times gone by, but 7 and 9 with a team-high +12 is certainly on the right track.

Kudos to the bench as well, which played well in the second quarter when the Warriors first built the almost-10-point-lead that they would continue to bump up against over the course of the game before frittering it away. Acie Law played about as well as I’ve seen from him this year with 8 points and a couple of assists.

Even the guy who was probably the day’s biggest disappointment, Steph Curry, who thought a touch foul on a layup in the opening seconds would be a great way to start the game, came up huge with a big three in the final minutes when the Nets were making their final run.

So despite playing down to their competition, the Warriors get their 8th win in 13 games, and if they can beat the Pacers and Kings they’ll be able to pull within 4 games of .500 before heading down to LA for their final meeting with the Clippers.

One final point of note: the Warriors won the free throw attempts battle! Huzzah!

New Jersey Nets (10-31)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
T. Outlaw F 33:43 4-4 0-0 0-0 -13 1 3 4 5 2 0 2 0 0 8
D. Favors F 19:22 0-3 0-0 0-0 -7 3 4 7 2 2 0 2 1 1 0
B. Lopez C 35:39 9-15 0-1 2-3 -14 3 4 7 1 4 1 3 2 3 20
S. Graham G-F 22:57 3-4 0-0 0-0 -9 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
D. Harris G 32:35 5-14 0-2 9-10 -12 0 1 1 8 4 0 3 0 2 19
J. Farmar 28:37 3-9 2-6 0-0 +1 0 2 2 7 2 0 1 0 0 8
K. Humphries 22:01 3-8 0-0 5-8 -1 3 7 10 2 2 0 0 0 3 11
J. Petro 12:21 4-8 0-1 0-0 +5 0 3 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 8
S. Vujacic 26:58 6-12 1-4 3-3 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 16
Q. Ross 05:06 1-2 0-0 0-0 +1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
B. Uzoh 00:41 1-1 0-0 0-0 +4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
A. Morrow DND – Strained Right Hamstring
Total 240 39-80 3-14 19-24 11 27 38 28 24 3 13 3 10 100
48.8% 21.4% 79.2% team rebs: 12 total to: 16
Golden State Warriors (17-23)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 26:37 2-7 1-4 5-6 +3 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 10
D. Lee F-C 35:56 9-13 0-0 6-7 +4 3 7 10 4 2 0 1 0 0 24
A. Biedrins C 29:51 4-6 0-0 1-2 +12 3 4 7 0 4 0 0 3 0 9
M. Ellis G 41:58 11-25 0-4 4-7 +4 1 4 5 9 2 3 1 1 0 26
S. Curry G 23:04 4-10 2-5 3-4 +11 0 2 2 6 4 0 2 1 1 13
R. Williams 26:42 5-9 2-3 0-0 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 12
D. Gadzuric 04:49 0-1 0-0 0-0 -4 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
A. Law 18:22 3-6 0-1 2-2 +5 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 8
L. Amundson 06:23 0-1 0-0 0-0 +3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
V. Radmanovic 21:09 2-3 1-1 0-0 +4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
E. Udoh 05:09 1-2 0-0 0-0 +3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 41-83 6-18 21-28 11 24 35 25 21 5 6 10 3 109
49.4% 33.3% 75.0% team rebs: 10 total to: 6

inactive

  • Nets: James, Murphy
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Nets: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Times Tied: 3

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #57 Greg Willard, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #73 Tre Maddox
  • Attendance: 18563
  • Duration: 2:21
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15
Jan

Game #39: Warriors 122, Clippers 112

Clippers 112

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Warriors 122
January 14, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Clippers 39 23 24 26 112
Warriors 35 34 25 28 122
  Net -4 11 1 2 10
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -1.1 10.2 1.4 2.1 12.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 52.4% 53.8% 91.7% 24 22 7 35 29 9 3 14 21 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 6.3% 14.7% 15.6% 3.3 -0 -4.6 -5.5 6.5 0 -2 -0.1 1.5 -0.6 1.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -0.5% 32.4% 18.6% -2 -1 -5 -6 6 1 1 1 0 -26 -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 0.1% 28.9% 19.8% 5 2.6 -3.8 -1.7 8.2 0.2 0.3 -0.2 -2 -23.1 -7.2

Great win for the Warriors, as they weathered a strong start from the Clippers, adjusted well compared to last Sunday, and finished strong to pull away at the end.

Game ball goes to Radmonovic for his two clutch 3′s in the 4th quarter, and for leading the team with a +19. Though there were plenty of players deserving last night: Monta for his huge first half (and though the foul trouble was rough, it kept him fresh at the end of the game), Reggie Williams for providing a huge spark off the bench (particularly in the 2nd after Monta went to the bench with his 3rd foul), David Lee for his solid line and great passing, and even Andris looked like the Goose of old at times before he fouled out.

The postgame talk has been about Curry’s benching at the 4:00 mark of the 4th, but you certainly can’t argue with the results. It just may be the case that against bigger backcourts, Curry will need to sit when the game slows down in crunch time to avoid being a liability on defense. That said, his early offense in this game was huge, especially after his rough game in LA on Sunday.

The Warriors now get a few days off before continuing the home stand in an MLK day matinee against the Nets, which kicks off a stretch of 3 games (Nets, Pacers, and Kings) they desperately need to win as they work to get back to .500.

Los Angeles Clippers (13-25)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Gomes F 40:03 1-6 0-2 0-0 -14 1 4 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 2
B. Griffin F 39:18 12-20 0-0 4-6 -17 5 8 13 3 1 1 2 0 2 28
D. Jordan C 29:18 4-5 0-0 3-6 -6 2 7 9 0 4 0 1 1 1 11
E. Gordon G 40:26 11-18 2-5 4-5 +1 0 4 4 7 3 2 4 0 0 28
B. Davis G 27:03 6-15 1-4 2-2 -16 1 0 1 4 3 1 4 0 0 15
I. Diogu 12:41 6-8 0-0 1-1 +12 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 13
E. Bledsoe 18:59 2-4 0-0 2-2 +4 1 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 6
A. Aminu 20:25 3-8 0-2 1-2 -4 2 4 6 0 1 2 0 1 0 7
R. Foye 09:32 0-1 0-1 2-2 -9 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2
J. Collins 02:14 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
R. Butler DNP – Coach’s Decision
W. Warren DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 45-85 3-14 19-26 12 29 41 23 21 8 15 2 3 112
52.9% 21.4% 73.1% team rebs: 8 total to: 16
Golden State Warriors (16-23)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 37:57 4-10 2-5 1-1 +6 1 2 3 4 2 2 5 1 0 11
D. Lee F-C 43:58 9-17 0-0 1-1 +7 2 7 9 6 1 3 2 0 1 19
A. Biedrins C 25:06 4-7 0-0 0-0 -10 2 5 7 1 6 1 1 2 0 8
M. Ellis G 31:52 10-17 2-4 8-8 +3 0 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 30
S. Curry G 27:09 7-15 5-7 4-4 +9 1 3 4 4 2 1 2 0 1 23
A. Law 15:05 1-2 0-0 0-0 -8 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
R. Williams 29:31 5-9 2-5 4-4 +17 0 4 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 16
L. Amundson 04:54 0-0 0-0 0-2 +4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
V. Radmanovic 20:26 3-5 3-5 4-4 +19 0 6 6 2 3 0 2 0 0 13
E. Udoh 04:02 0-0 0-0 0-0 +3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 43-82 14-26 22-24 7 28 35 29 22 9 14 3 2 122
52.4% 53.8% 91.7% team rebs: 4 total to: 14

inactive

  • Clippers: Cook, Kaman, Smith
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Clippers: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Times Tied: 13

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #71 Rodney Mott, #45 Brian Forte
  • Attendance: 19273
  • Duration: 2:19
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13
Jan

Game #38: Lakers 115, Warriors 110

Lakers 115

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Warriors 110
January 12, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Lakers 21 24 24 46 115
Warriors 26 27 22 35 110
  Net 5 3 -2 -11 -5
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 7.9 2.2 -1.6 -10.9 -2.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 50.6% 43.3% 81.8% 11 24 7 27 28 10 5 11 14 40 31
Season Avg 46.2% 39.2% 76.1% 20.7 22 11.6 40.5 22.5 9 5 14.1 17.5 42.6 18.6
Difference 4.4% 4.1% 5.7% -9.7 2 -4.6 -13.5 5.5 1 0 -3.1 0.5 -2.6 12.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -0.6% 12.1% -7.8% -18 -13 -11 -20 2 4 1 2 6 -16 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 0% 8.6% -6.6% -11 -9.4 -9.8 -15.7 4.2 3.2 0.3 0.8 4 -13.1 9.8

Didn’t watch the game, but the box score tells the same old story: destroyed on the boards (47-27), destroyed at the line (29 FTAs to 11), and destroyed in the paint (56-40 on points in the paint). On the bright side, the Warriors played great for 3 quarters, but like in Miami and Orlando, let things get out of hand late (not going to win many games when you give up 46 points in the 4th quarter).

Nice game for Monta with 38 on a fairly efficient 15-26, and Wright and Curry also played well with 27 points and 10 assists respectively (with Curry being the only plus player at +2).

But another invisible game from Biedrins, a quiet night for Lee on the boards, and a DNP-CD for Udoh. Throw in what sounded like the usual late-game heroics from Kobe, and the end result was depressingly the same. The Warriors are now 1-2 on their “easy stretch,” so they better start getting things in gear before the season slips too much further out of reach.

Los Angeles Lakers (29-11)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Artest F 40:18 4-7 2-4 0-0 +4 0 2 2 7 0 0 3 0 0 10
P. Gasol C 37:21 8-14 0-0 8-9 +8 7 4 11 3 1 0 1 0 1 24
A. Bynum C 29:25 4-11 0-0 3-5 +6 5 9 14 0 2 0 2 2 1 11
K. Bryant G 36:27 13-21 2-5 11-11 -2 1 5 6 4 1 3 6 0 2 39
D. Fisher G 35:01 1-6 0-3 0-0 +4 0 2 2 6 2 2 0 0 1 2
L. Odom 29:14 8-13 0-1 4-4 -4 5 4 9 1 3 0 0 1 0 20
S. Blake 12:59 1-3 0-1 0-0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
S. Brown 14:32 3-6 1-2 0-0 +9 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 7
L. Walton 04:43 0-1 0-0 0-0 -1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
D. Caracter 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Ebanks 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Smith 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 42-82 5-16 26-29 18 29 47 26 11 6 13 4 5 115
51.2% 31.2% 89.7% team rebs: 4 total to: 14
Golden State Warriors (15-23)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 48:00 11-24 5-11 0-0 -5 3 4 7 4 3 3 0 2 1 27
D. Lee F-C 36:16 7-13 0-0 0-0 -1 2 5 7 6 3 2 1 0 2 14
A. Biedrins C 24:43 1-2 0-0 0-0 -1 0 3 3 2 6 1 2 0 0 2
M. Ellis G 48:00 15-26 4-7 4-5 -5 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 38
S. Curry G 37:51 5-12 1-6 4-4 +2 1 3 4 10 3 2 3 0 0 15
V. Radmanovic 18:13 4-7 3-6 0-0 -6 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 11
A. Law 10:09 0-0 0-0 0-0 -7 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric 16:48 1-3 0-0 1-2 -2 1 3 4 0 4 0 0 2 1 3
L. Amundson 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Udoh 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Williams 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Wright 00:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 44-87 13-30 9-11 7 20 27 28 24 10 11 5 4 110
50.6% 43.3% 81.8% team rebs: 10 total to: 11

inactive

  • Lakers: Barnes, Ratliff
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Lakers: –
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Times Tied: 7

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #47 Bennie Adams, #55 Bill Kennedy, #34 Kevin Cutler
  • Attendance: 19596
  • Duration: 2:17
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9
Jan

Preview: Warriors at Clippers

Golden State
Warriors

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Los Angeles
Clippers

Staples Center
12:30pm | 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 visit the Staples Center for a Sunday matinee against the suddenly resurgent Clippers, who have won 6 of their last 9 (incidentally, it appears that the Clippers actually play a high number of weekend matinee games — must be part of Donald Sterling’s emphasis on a nice family experience over the on-court product). Who will triumph when two sub-.500 teams put their best stretches of the season up against one another? What to watch for this afternoon:

  • Containing the beast. Blake Griffin has been a revelation, and he’ll inevitably have a few monster dunks against the Warriors today. He’s had 22 straight double-doubles, so the best hope for the Warriors is to do what they can to contain him rather than stop him outright. In the first meeting, they got him in early foul trouble and held him to 14 and 10, which you know they’d take in an instant if offered to them again today. In fact, this strategy leads me to point #2…
  • Get to the line. The Warriors are averaging 8 fewer foul attempts per game than their opponent this season, which is just not sustainable if they’re going to contend for the playoffs this year. Step one in closing that gap is getting to the line against bad opponents, but the Warriors got that strategy off to an inauspicious start by going -15 on the stat against the Cavs. With Kaman out, a rookie big in Griffin, and Lee looking as spry as he has all season, today could be a good opportunity to start turning this around.
  • Get Curry into the flow. While his turnovers are down since returning from his injury, I feel like Curry hasn’t really gotten rolling again in his all-around floor game. In fact, in the last game Monta was by far the better distributor with 10 assists compared to Curry’s 4. Let’s see if the soph can get things clicking again today against a sub-par opponent.
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8
Jan

Game #36: Warriors 116, Cavaliers 98

Cavaliers 98

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Warriors 116
January 7, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Cavaliers 24 25 28 21 98
Warriors 33 32 23 28 116
  Net 9 7 -5 7 18
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 11.9 6.2 -4.6 7.1 20.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 48.2% 50% 95.2% 21 25 11 42 26 9 8 17 15 40 15
Season Avg 46.2% 39.2% 76.1% 20.7 22 11.6 40.5 22.5 9 5 14.1 17.5 42.6 18.6
Difference 2.1% 10.8% 19.1% 0.3 3 -0.6 1.5 3.5 0 3 2.9 -3.5 -2.6 -3.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 2.2% 19.2% 28.6% -15 -5 1 3 2 -6 5 0 1 -4 -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 2.8% 15.7% 29.8% -8 -1.4 2.2 7.3 4.2 -6.8 4.3 -1.2 -1 -1.1 -3.2

A solid win, and while the Warriors let the Cavs hang around a bit longer than I would have liked, can’t really complain about an 18 point victory and a lead that never dipped below 10 in the second half.

Game ball goes to David Lee, who showed signs of his former self with 22 points and 14 rebounds while leading the team with a +24. Monta also had a solid game with 32 points on 10-21 shooting, and he even got 8 full minutes of rest. Credit also goes to the team for hitting 20 of 21 foul shots (though Cleveland has 15 more attempts from the line — getting to the stripe continues to be a big problem for this team).

Now the Warriors will head down to LA to play the Clippers in a Sunday matinee, and it would be nice to get another win in before the Lakers come to town on Wednesday. And let’s hope Curry recovers well from that flagrant foul, as it was nice having everyone back healthy for the past few games…

Cleveland Cavaliers (8-28)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
A. Gee F 24:49 0-3 0-1 0-2 -13 0 3 3 1 3 3 1 0 1 0
A. Jamison F 36:57 8-17 2-5 3-6 -16 2 3 5 4 1 1 3 0 0 21
R. Hollins C 15:55 3-5 0-0 0-0 -14 2 1 3 0 4 0 1 0 2 6
M. Harris G 36:29 6-9 1-2 3-3 -6 2 8 10 4 2 3 1 0 1 16
M. Williams G 30:23 5-11 1-3 5-7 -25 1 1 2 7 5 3 2 0 0 16
J. Hickson 32:05 5-13 0-0 7-9 -4 0 9 9 0 4 2 4 1 2 17
C. Eyenga 27:16 2-6 0-2 0-0 -7 1 3 4 3 0 1 2 2 1 4
R. Sessions 27:40 4-9 0-0 5-8 -5 1 1 2 5 1 1 3 0 1 13
S. Samuels 08:26 2-3 0-0 1-1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
J. Moon DNP – Coach’s Decision
A. Parker DND – Low Back Strain
A. Varejao DND – Right Ankle Sprain
Total 240 35-76 4-13 24-36 10 29 39 24 20 15 17 3 8 98
46.1% 30.8% 66.7% team rebs: 11 total to: 17
Golden State Warriors (15-21)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 40:12 7-18 3-11 3-3 +16 1 5 6 2 2 1 3 0 0 20
D. Lee F-C 38:40 10-16 0-0 2-2 +24 5 9 14 5 5 0 3 2 1 22
A. Biedrins C 19:05 1-1 0-0 0-0 +12 3 5 8 2 4 2 0 3 0 2
M. Ellis G 37:27 10-21 4-5 8-8 +11 1 1 2 10 1 3 6 0 1 32
S. Curry G 24:30 4-7 3-4 4-4 +15 0 2 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 15
A. Law 18:25 2-4 0-0 0-0 +1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 4
E. Udoh 12:12 0-0 0-0 1-2 -2 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1
V. Radmanovic 21:35 4-9 3-5 2-2 +8 0 5 5 1 2 0 1 2 0 13
L. Amundson 10:45 1-2 0-0 0-0 -5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
R. Williams 15:38 2-6 1-3 0-0 +9 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 5
B. Wright 01:31 0-1 0-0 0-0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 41-85 14-28 20-21 11 31 42 26 25 9 17 8 3 116
48.2% 50.0% 95.2% team rebs: 6 total to: 17

inactive

  • Cavaliers: Gibson, Graham, Powe
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Cavaliers: Williams
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 3
  • Times Tied: 1

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #38 Michael Smith, #11 Derrick Collins
  • Attendance: 18858
  • Duration: 2:13
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3
Jan

Preview: Warriors at Magic

Golden State
Warriors

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Orlando
Magic

Amway Center
4:00pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
January 3, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 90
Magic 110
 
March 11, 2011 • Recap
Magic 120
Warriors 123
 

The Warriors face another hot Florida team in the Magic, who have won five straight after restocking their roster. Can the Warriors rebound from their tough loss at the Heat? Or will they continue the second half flameout that saw them give up a big lead on the road? What to watch for tonight:

  • Attitude. As I mentioned in the recap for the last game, this is a moment where the much talked about team chemistry could really make a big difference (in making sure they’re not flat — still not sure if they can make up for the talent difference). Will they come out with their heads held high, or will they lose the game in the first quarter as they did regularly during Lee’s absence?
  • Inside-Outside. The Magic can shoot the lights out from three, but then they also have beasts inside in Howard and Bass. That’s not a good combination for the Warriors’ scrambling defense, as they regularly break down and leave a man open in an effort to provide help inside after guards blow by Monta and Curry. This could be a chance for Udoh to make a mark playing some tough inside defense, especially if Biedrins remains out (since I have very little confidence in Lee’s ability to hang with Howard).
  • All-Star. These final games of the road trip could be make-or-break for Monta’s All-Star chances, as he won’t get many more chances to play in the eastern time zone before the rosters get picked. He definitely has some ground to make up — largely because of the Warriors’ record — but a couple big games against the Magic and Hornets could do wonders for his national profile. Let’s see if he can seize the opportunity…
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1
Jan

Preview: Warriors at Heat

Golden State
Warriors

@

Miami
Heat

American Airlines Arena
4:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 10, 2010 • Recap
Heat 106
Warriors 84
 
January 1, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 107
Heat 114
 

This one is about as close to a freebie as you can get. The Heat dominated the Warriors in Oakland last month, and I can’t imagine that anyone thinks they’ll do any better in Miami on the back half of a back-to-back.

But if they are able to steal this game, it will be because Dorell Wright has the homecoming game of his life (on both ends of the court), Curry goes on a white-hot shooting streak, Monta plays within himself and doesn’t force any action inside, and the Warriors bigs are able to hold their own inside and kept the rebounding margin close.

Who wants to take a bet that all that will happen?

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31
Dec

Game #32: Warriors 96, Bobcats 95

Warriors 96

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Bobcats 95
December 31, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 30 22 25 19 96
Bobcats 28 18 24 25 95
  Net 2 4 1 -6 1
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 4.9 3.2 1.4 -5.9 3.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 49.4% 41.7% 62.5% 16 21 7 39 16 9 8 13 14 36 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 3.2% 2.5% -13.6% -4.7 -1 -4.6 -1.5 -6.5 0 3 -1.1 -3.5 -6.6 1.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 7.2% 10.4% -8.9% -12 -5 -11 -11 -3 0 4 0 2 -8 -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 7.8% 6.9% -7.7% -5 -1.4 -9.8 -6.7 -0.8 -0.8 3.3 -1.2 0 -5.1 -2.2

Well, that was ugly! But a win is a win is a win, and with a date in Miami tomorrow night against the Heat you can be sure that the Warriors will take it.

The defensive rebounding in the 4th quarter was just atrocious; hard to say you deserve to win when you give up 3 defensive rebounds off free throws in the final 12 minutes.

Have to give credit to the backcourt in this one — Curry’s four made 3′s were all big, and Monta got his scoring touch back despite a less-than-efficient 11-23 from the field. David Lee had a quiet line with 8 and 8, but came up with a lot of big rebounds in the closing minutes.

I usually don’t like to blame officiating, but some of the calls in this game were just atrocious. Amundson got destroyed on a layup with no call, that Monta offensive foul after he was clearly held was brutal, and that Diaw pass-to-himself that wasn’t called was insane — though thankfully someone on the crew noticed and gave the Warriors a makeup call on the out of bounds.

And as for my Stephen Jackson key to the game in the preview? My dream came true — with that ugly shot at the end, he arguably lost the game for the Bobcats. Happy New Year!

Golden State Warriors (13-19)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 34:18 6-13 3-8 2-2 +7 0 5 5 1 3 1 2 0 1 17
V. Radmanovic F 32:16 3-5 0-2 0-0 +7 2 3 5 0 5 0 0 1 0 6
D. Lee F-C 32:02 3-8 0-0 2-4 0 1 7 8 2 2 2 1 2 1 8
M. Ellis G 38:08 11-23 2-5 1-2 +2 0 4 4 5 1 3 5 1 1 25
S. Curry G 36:06 10-17 4-5 0-0 +6 0 1 1 3 3 1 3 0 0 24
A. Law 16:30 2-3 0-0 0-0 -9 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
E. Udoh 17:32 0-0 0-0 4-4 -8 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 4
R. Carney 05:23 0-1 0-1 0-0 -4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
L. Amundson 14:10 1-3 0-0 0-2 +3 3 5 8 1 2 2 1 1 0 2
R. Williams 13:35 2-4 1-3 1-2 +1 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 6
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 38-77 10-24 10-16 7 32 39 16 21 9 13 8 4 96
49.4% 41.7% 62.5% team rebs: 6 total to: 13
Charlotte Bobcats (11-20)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
G. Wallace F 36:52 5-15 3-3 7-10 -6 3 5 8 0 2 1 2 0 2 20
B. Diaw F 35:52 5-9 0-0 0-0 -8 3 4 7 3 0 1 3 2 0 10
N. Mohammed C 18:46 3-8 0-0 0-0 -12 4 4 8 0 4 1 1 0 0 6
S. Jackson G 42:19 7-22 1-6 7-9 +3 2 4 6 4 3 2 5 0 3 22
D. Augustin G 32:05 5-12 1-6 1-1 -5 0 1 1 6 2 1 1 0 1 12
D. McGuire 19:49 2-3 0-0 0-0 +7 2 6 8 1 3 1 0 1 0 4
S. Livingston 17:04 1-3 0-0 5-6 +5 0 3 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 7
D. Diop 04:42 0-1 0-0 0-2 +6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Henderson 22:14 5-6 0-0 0-0 +9 2 4 6 0 0 1 0 1 1 10
D. Brown 04:32 0-1 0-0 0-0 -5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
M. Carroll 05:45 2-3 0-1 0-0 +1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
S. Collins DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 35-83 5-16 20-28 18 32 50 19 16 9 13 4 8 95
42.2% 31.2% 71.4% team rebs: 6 total to: 13

inactive

  • Warriors: Biedrins, Gadzuric, Lin
  • Bobcats: Brown, Najera, Thomas

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Bobcats: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Times Tied: 5

arena stats

  • Arena: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
  • Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #16 David Guthrie, #77 Karl Lane
  • Attendance: 16249
  • Duration: 2:8
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31
Dec

Preview: Warriors at Bobcats

Golden State
Warriors

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Charlotte
Bobcats

TWC Arena
12:00pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 31, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 96
Bobcats 95
 
January 28, 2011 • Recap
Bobcats 121
Warriors 113
 

The Warriors face the easiest game of the current roadie in a New Year’s Even matinee (as an aside, kinda brutal that they have to play a back to back over New Year’s). That said, it’s still a road game, and it’s against a team that seems to have gotten a nice spark from a coaching change (2 straight wins since Silas took over). What to watch for today:

  • Healthy Backcourt. Monta still seems to be struggling with his ankle sprain, and Curry has the flu on top of his own ankle problems. I’d have to imagine that adrenaline along will carry the day for Curry as he plays in front of his home-town fans, but getting Monta back in order will likely be a necessary condition for a W today — especially considering that the Bobcats’ starting backcourt has averaged 58 points and 9 assists in their last 2 games.
  • More Udoh. Udoh only played 6 minutes in the last game, with Smart blaming conditioning and saying he looked a step slow. Let’s hope he has his wind back, as the Warriors will need some inside play over the next 48 hours with Biedrins and Gadzuric still out. Plus, Charlotte seems like a good matchup for him — let’s see if he can take advantage.
  • Don’t Let Jackson Beat You. This is more personal preference than a true key to the game, but please Warriors, I beg of you: don’t let Stack Jack go nuts from deep and win the game on his own. Please.
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30
Dec

Game #31: Hawks 103, Warriors 93

Warriors 93

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Hawks 103
December 29, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 27 20 22 24 93
Hawks 29 23 26 25 103
  Net -2 -3 -4 -1 -10
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 0.9 -3.8 -3.6 -0.9 -7.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 44.6% 33.3% 73.3% 15 13 10 43 22 8 2 15 20 34 21
Season Avg 46.2% 39.2% 76.1% 20.7 22 11.6 40.5 22.5 9 5 14.1 17.5 42.6 18.6
Difference -1.6% -5.9% -2.8% -5.7 -9 -1.6 2.5 -0.5 -1 -3 0.9 -4.5 -8.6 2.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -6.6% -8.8% 15% 3 1 0 -1 -9 0 -2 -3 -5 -10 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% -12.3% 16.2% 10 4.6 1.2 3.3 -6.8 -0.8 -2.7 -4.2 -7 -7.1 5.8

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

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

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

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

Golden State Warriors (12-19)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 48:00 13-21 4-9 2-2 -10 1 10 11 0 1 2 3 0 0 32
L. Amundson F 22:17 5-7 0-0 0-3 -4 2 5 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 10
D. Lee F-C 38:46 5-12 0-0 4-5 -8 4 4 8 3 1 1 3 0 2 14
M. Ellis G 43:07 4-13 2-4 2-2 -15 0 1 1 4 3 1 2 2 1 12
S. Curry G 28:58 4-13 0-3 1-1 -1 1 4 5 12 2 0 3 0 1 9
V. Radmanovic 22:07 1-4 1-4 0-0 -7 0 6 6 0 4 3 2 0 0 3
R. Williams 27:31 4-10 1-4 0-0 -3 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 9
E. Udoh 05:38 0-2 0-0 2-2 +1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
B. Wright 03:36 1-1 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
R. Carney DNP – Coach’s Decision
A. Law DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 37-83 8-24 11-15 10 33 43 22 13 8 15 2 4 93
44.6% 33.3% 73.3% team rebs: 6 total to: 18
Atlanta Hawks (21-13)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
M. Williams F 27:05 3-7 0-1 0-0 +2 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 6
J. Smith F 42:00 10-18 1-1 1-4 0 2 8 10 5 0 2 2 2 0 22
A. Horford C-F 37:50 10-14 0-0 1-1 +14 5 10 15 4 1 2 3 2 0 21
J. Johnson G 36:46 6-14 2-5 2-3 +5 1 2 3 8 1 0 2 0 0 16
M. Bibby G 27:23 6-12 3-8 0-0 0 0 2 2 3 5 1 3 0 0 15
Ja. Crawford 32:17 2-10 1-3 0-0 +14 0 1 1 6 1 2 1 0 1 5
Z. Pachulia 19:04 4-6 0-0 3-4 +11 2 5 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 11
M. Evans 14:52 3-4 1-1 0-0 +8 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 7
J. Teague 02:43 0-1 0-0 0-0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
J. Collins DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Powell DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Wilkins DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 44-86 8-19 7-12 10 34 44 31 14 8 12 4 2 103
51.2% 42.1% 58.3% team rebs: 4 total to: 13

inactive

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

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Hawks: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Times Tied: 2

arena stats

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