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28
Dec

Game #30: Warriors 110, 76ers 95

76ers 95

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Warriors 110
December 27, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
76ers 30 19 22 24 95
Warriors 25 30 21 34 110
  Net -5 11 -1 10 15
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -2.1 10.2 -0.6 10.1 17.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 47% 65.2% 81% 21 17 10 44 31 9 6 12 6 22 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 0.8% 26% 4.8% 0.3 -5 -1.6 3.5 8.5 0 1 -2.1 5.5 -20.6 -5.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 3.8% 41.7% 6% 1 -2 -8 -10 6 5 3 5 19 -24 -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 4.4% 38.2% 7.2% 8 1.6 -6.8 -5.7 8.2 4.2 2.3 3.8 17 -21.1 -1.2

It is officially a winning streak! Last night’s game was not the prettiest one out there but a win is a win is a win. Watching the second half it almost looked as if both teams were running in slow motion and were not all that interested in winning. The Warrior’s missed way too many easy shots had plenty of sloppy turnovers and the 76ers looked like no one knew which play they were supposed to run.

David Lee outplayed Elton Brand, even with missing a few easy ones (21 & 16 +15 versus 16 & 16 -16) or 0 and -1 in respect to the team +/-. I was personally not feeling any regrets about Brand not being in a The City uniform. Any max big should be getting 15 & 15 on the Warrior’s with their eye’s closed. Add that to fact that Brand was a monster on the boards in the first half but seemed to disappear in the second half and you don’t have a “Winner.”

Jrue Holliday on the other hand played really well and looked fantastic. As Fitz pointed out about a dozen times he looks like a leader out on the court. Did he outplay Curry in this game? Probably but maybe not as much as their point and assist totals will lead you to believe. Holliday went for 23/11 while Curry sported 17/8 while their +/- versus the team were similar +2 versus +3. Holliday certainly has the appearance of having the higher ceiling, but for some reason I just picture him languishing on a bad team not making the other players around him better, where as Curry just seems to scream Playoff PG who makes his team mates better. I have no stats to back this up and it may not even be true, but that is my impression early in their careers.

Monta had an off night but when 20 points scored on 8-19 is an off night I will take it. More importantly maybe was his perfect night, 4-4, from the stripe. Over the last 4 games his FT% has been much better. Hopefully he is turning that corner. Monta also had 12 assists, most if not all of which were very legitimate assists. On a night when his shooting touch was a little off he got his team mates the ball. “He has had at least seven assists in four straight games, a first in his career.”

Udoh showed a few flashes and Admundson seemed to miss shots I could have made.

Who have I left out? Oh yeah D-Wright had a decent game. 25 points 5-7 from behind the arc, 4 assists with 0 TOs, the dude was a beast and really led the 3rd quarter pull away. Overall the Warriors were electric behind the arc going a combined 15-23, 65%. It is pretty easy to win games when you are hitting that many 3s.

Philadelphia 76ers (12-19)
field goals rebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
A. Nocioni F 25:22 3-8 0-3 0-1 -17 0 2 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 6
E. Brand F 30:25 7-15 0-0 2-2 -16 7 9 16 3 3 0 0 0 1 16
S. Hawes C 24:00 4-10 0-0 1-2 -3 2 10 12 2 4 1 3 1 0 9
J. Meeks G 43:20 6-15 2-9 5-6 -10 1 2 3 4 0 1 1 1 0 19
J. Holiday G 43:34 8-14 2-3 5-6 -13 0 2 2 11 2 1 7 1 0 23
T. Young 31:41 7-14 0-1 1-2 -7 4 4 8 4 1 0 2 0 1 15
E. Turner 28:30 2-8 0-0 1-1 -2 2 6 8 1 2 0 2 0 3 5
C. Brackins 10:39 1-4 0-1 0-0 -5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
M. Speights 02:29 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Battie DNP – Coach’s Decision
A. Iguodala DND – Tendonitis in Achilles
D. Songaila DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 38-88 4-17 15-20 18 36 54 25 15 4 17 3 6 95
43.2% 23.5% 75.0% team rebs: 3 total to: 17
Golden State Warriors (12-18)
field goals rebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 43:19 8-11 5-7 7-8 +15 0 6 6 4 4 2 0 0 0 28
D. Lee F-C 40:40 9-18 0-0 3-4 +15 5 11 16 2 1 0 3 2 0 21
L. Amundson F 12:59 2-6 0-0 0-2 -1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 4
M. Ellis G 43:29 8-19 2-4 4-4 +11 0 1 1 12 1 2 5 0 0 22
S. Curry G 28:20 5-13 4-6 3-3 +18 0 5 5 8 5 1 2 0 1 17
R. Williams 11:44 0-2 0-1 0-0 -7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
V. Radmanovic 25:35 3-4 2-2 0-0 +4 2 4 6 2 1 3 1 1 0 8
E. Udoh 13:33 1-3 0-0 0-0 +3 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2
R. Carney 07:53 2-4 2-2 0-0 +9 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
A. Law 12:28 1-3 0-1 0-0 +8 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 39-83 15-23 17-21 10 34 44 31 17 9 12 6 3 110
47.0% 65.2% 81.0% team rebs: 2 total to: 12

inactive

  • 76ers: Kapono, Williams
  • Warriors: Bell, Biedrins, Gadzuric

technical fouls

  • 76ers: Hawes
  • Warriors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Times Tied: 8

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #65 Sean Wright, #58 Josh Tiven
  • Attendance: 19208
  • Duration: 2:10
2
27
Dec

Preview: Sixers at Warriors

Philadelphia
76ers

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 27, 2010 • Recap
76ers 95
Warriors 110
 
March 6, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 117
76ers 125
 

The Warriors go for three in a row against a very beatable 76ers team tonight, and it’s a win they need before they head out on the road for a fairly tough 5-game trip. What to watch for tonight. Here’s to a better shooting night from Curry (and that he at least outplays Holliday), some rebounds for Udoh, no pangs of regret from not signing Elton Brand after Baron fled, and a first chance to see Evan Turner play.

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27
Dec

Game #29: Warriors 109, Trail Blazers 102

Trailblazers 102

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Warriors 109
December 25, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Trailblazers 28 29 23 22 102
Warriors 25 31 22 31 109
  Net -3 2 -1 9 7
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -0.1 1.2 -0.6 9.1 9.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 48.2% 45.5% 90.5% 21 16 7 32 31 7 8 12 16 42 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 2% 6.3% 14.4% 0.3 -6 -4.6 -8.5 8.5 -2 3 -2.1 -0.5 -0.6 9.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 5.9% 17.7% 15.5% 1 4 -17 -21 4 0 4 3 3 -20 14
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 6.5% 14.2% 16.7% 8 7.6 -15.8 -16.7 6.2 -0.8 3.3 1.8 1 -17.1 14.8

Holidays and the new baby took up more time than I expected this weekend, so this recap will be short in the interest of getting it up before tonight’s game. Here’s the quick version:

Huge game from Monta, and doing it on national television will help his All-Star chances/trade value; nice return for Curry on the assists-to-turnover front, and a ton of his missed shots were in-and-out so he should get his stroke back soon; nice to see Lee making his jumper consistently; Udoh continues to impress though it would be nice to see him grab a few more boards; speaking of which, how did they get out-rebounded yet still win this game? Ah yes, they outscored them by 14 on fast break points; who knew this team could actually run?

Now, can they keep up the momentum from this TWO GAME WINNING STREAK?

Portland Trail Blazers (15-15)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
N. Batum F 35:09 8-14 2-6 0-0 -11 7 3 10 4 2 1 0 0 0 18
L. Aldridge F 39:31 7-21 0-0 1-2 -7 3 5 8 1 4 2 2 1 2 15
M. Camby C 23:28 3-4 0-0 1-1 -6 5 8 13 2 2 1 1 3 0 7
W. Matthews G 38:02 9-19 1-6 6-6 -4 1 2 3 1 4 2 5 0 1 25
A. Miller G 33:40 4-15 0-0 4-6 -14 4 3 7 15 1 0 3 0 4 12
D. Cunningham 25:24 4-8 0-0 1-1 +4 1 3 4 1 4 0 2 0 0 9
R. Fernandez 26:58 3-8 1-4 1-2 -4 3 4 7 2 1 1 1 0 1 8
P. Mills 14:04 3-7 1-2 0-0 +7 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7
S. Marks 03:45 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
L. Babbitt DNP – Coach’s Decision
A. Johnson DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Roy NWT – Left Knee
Total 240 41-97 5-18 15-20 24 29 53 27 20 7 15 4 8 102
42.3% 27.8% 75.0% team rebs: 9 total to: 16
Golden State Warriors (11-18)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 30:57 6-9 4-4 0-0 +10 0 8 8 4 2 3 1 1 0 16
D. Lee F-C 44:39 8-11 0-0 5-6 +10 2 5 7 5 4 0 5 0 1 21
L. Amundson F 17:20 3-5 0-0 0-0 -1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
M. Ellis G 45:50 13-26 3-5 10-11 +9 1 1 2 7 3 2 1 1 2 39
S. Curry G 29:18 2-15 0-5 0-0 +7 1 3 4 11 2 0 2 0 1 4
V. Radmanovic 17:10 1-4 1-3 2-2 +11 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5
R. Williams 18:28 4-9 1-4 0-0 +7 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 9
R. Carney 15:05 1-1 1-1 2-2 -3 0 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 5
E. Udoh 16:21 2-3 0-0 0-0 -6 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 4
A. Law 04:52 0-0 0-0 0-0 -9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Wright DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 40-83 10-22 19-21 7 25 32 31 16 7 12 8 4 109
48.2% 45.5% 90.5% team rebs: 12 total to: 13
inactive
  • Trail Blazers: Oden, Przybilla, Williams
  • Warriors: Bell, Biedrins, Gadzuric
technical fouls
  • Trail Blazers: –
  • Warriors: –
scoring
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Times Tied: 14
arena stats
  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #20 Leroy Richardson, #57 Greg Willard, #56 Mark Ayotte
  • Attendance: 19596
  • Duration: 2:29
1
25
Dec

Preview: Trail Blazers at Warriors

Portland
Trailblazers

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA/ESPN

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 18, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 95
Trailblazers 96
 
December 25, 2010 • Recap
Trailblazers 102
Warriors 109
 
April 5, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 108
Trailblazers 87
 
April 13, 2011 • Recap
Trailblazers 86
Warriors 110
 

Out most of the day so no time for a proper preview, but will be looking forward to this game later tonight. The Warriors face a Blazers team that they *almost* beat a few games ago, so we’ll see if home court makes the difference tonight. Curry and Brandan Wright are expected back, and with the Blazers still missing Roy the injury excuse is definitely out the window.

And for the Fitz haters, a Christmas miracle: a chance to listen to a national broadcast team that won’t just marvel at marvelous outside shooting by the Blazers, but will point out the defensive culpability as well…

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22
Dec

Game #28: Warriors 117, Kings 109

Warriors 117

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Kings 109
December 21, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 26 23 21 32 117
Kings 18 30 36 18 109
  Net 8 -7 -15 14 8
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 10.9 -7.8 -14.6 14.1 10.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 47.2% 40% 69.7% 33 28 10 48 24 12 8 19 29 54 31
Season Avg 46.2% 39.2% 76.1% 20.7 22 11.6 40.5 22.5 9 5 14.1 17.5 42.6 18.6
Difference 1% 0.8% -6.4% 12.3 6 -1.6 7.5 1.5 3 3 4.9 5.5 11.4 12.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 8.2% 9.6% -16% 5 -1 -7 -8 6 3 1 0 -4 4 13
Net Season Avg -0.6% 3.5% -1.2% -7 -3.6 -1.2 -4.3 -2.2 0.8 0.7 1.2 2 -2.9 -0.8
Net Difference 8.8% 6.1% -14.8% 12 2.6 -5.8 -3.7 8.2 2.2 0.3 -1.2 -6 6.9 13.8

(Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

Well, how about that! VladRad makes up for A LOT with that deep bomb to tie the game (not to mention 13 4th quarter points), and it was enough to forget that the Warriors gave up two monster runs to a horrible Kings team.

For the first time, they were able to fully climb their way out of a deep hole of their own making. Sure, the game shouldn’t have been this close, but I think Lauridsen put it best: “Meeting exceptionally modest expectations is still better than collapsing below them.”

I’m wondering if Smart started reading Feltbot, as for the second straight game the Warriors had 31 fast break points. That made up for getting beat on the glass, as the Kings managed to break into triple digits on field goal attempts — but only hit 39%.

Monta’s efficiency was way down but he still carried the scoring load for the team, and his circus shot near the end of overtime was one of his all-time best. Reggie Williams also regained his touch, scoring 24 points and almost making us forget his 1-3 from the line in the closing seconds of regulation.

The Cousins-Udoh matchup I was looking forward to didn’t turn into much: Cousins struggled from the field but was still a beast on the glass. Udoh cooled off from last night and didn’t score a point (didn’t even take a shot), and it’s pretty clear that he was winded by the end of his run (as any human being would be after playing nearly 50 NBA minutes in 26 hours after logging just 8 in the previous 8 months). While Udoh’s -9 was the worst on the squad, I still like his activity and great hands. Plus, he’s avoiding something that has plagued every rookie Warriors big man that I can remember: constant fouls (and it’s not like he’s avoiding physical contact).

So now the Warriors get a few days off before their Christmas night matchup against the Trail Blazers (think the NBA schedulers wish they could have this one back?). By all accounts Curry should be back, and hopefully we’ll see Biedrins back on the court as well. Maybe then we can get the minutes smoothed out a bit more — Law backing up Curry, Reggie subbing for Monta but still providing some scoring punch, Amundson down to the low-minute energy guy that he should be (how about his 6 fouls in 13 minutes tonight?), and maybe even some VladRad and Carney at the 3 to get Wright down to about 30 minutes a night.

But for now, good to get a win that the Warriors HAD to have. It was more stressful/exciting than it should have been, but at this point in the season, with postseason chances slipping away with every turnover (seriously, can anyone catch an interior pass on this team?), I’ll take it.

Golden State Warriors (10-18)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 45:38 7-14 1-5 2-4 +10 1 5 6 6 3 3 2 1 2 17
L. Amundson F 12:54 1-2 0-0 0-0 -6 1 2 3 0 6 0 1 2 0 2
D. Lee F-C 45:38 6-13 0-0 3-4 +11 2 10 12 2 4 0 4 1 0 15
R. Williams F 42:38 8-15 3-7 5-9 +14 2 5 7 4 4 1 0 0 1 24
M. Ellis G 48:33 12-29 2-7 10-12 +15 0 4 4 7 4 4 4 1 1 36
E. Udoh 22:49 0-0 0-0 0-0 -9 0 5 5 1 1 1 2 3 0 0
A. Law 19:03 3-6 1-1 1-2 -6 2 1 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 8
V. Radmanovic 27:47 5-10 3-5 2-2 +11 2 6 8 2 5 3 3 0 1 15
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
R. Carney DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gadzuric DND – left groin strain
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 265 42-89 10-25 23-33 10 38 48 24 28 12 19 8 7 117
47.2% 40.0% 69.7% team rebs: 10 total to: 19
Sacramento Kings (5-21)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Greene F 23:12 3-6 2-4 2-2 +10 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 10
D. Jackson F 22:09 3-10 0-0 0-1 -19 4 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 6
D. Cousins C 35:56 3-13 0-0 1-2 -2 2 11 13 2 3 1 4 1 3 7
T. Evans G 44:10 4-18 0-3 7-8 0 0 10 10 7 4 3 5 0 1 15
B. Udrih G 43:26 11-18 4-7 8-8 -17 2 5 7 1 6 1 5 1 0 34
S. Dalembert 08:52 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
O. Casspi 08:12 1-4 0-2 0-0 -8 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
P. Jeter 13:30 1-5 0-1 0-0 -1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 2
C. Landry 37:24 8-11 0-1 6-7 +10 5 5 10 1 4 3 0 2 0 22
J. Taylor 05:02 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
F. Garcia 23:07 2-8 1-5 0-0 -13 1 2 3 3 1 1 3 1 1 5
L. Head DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 265 39-100 7-23 24-28 17 39 56 18 27 9 19 7 8 109
39.0% 30.4% 85.7% team rebs: 8 total to: 20

inactive

  • Warriors: Biedrins, Curry, Wright
  • Kings: Thompson, Whiteside

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Kings: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Times Tied: 6

arena stats

  • Arena: ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA
  • Officials: #38 Michael Smith, #30 John Goble, #12 Violet Palmer
  • Attendance: 13740
  • Duration: 2:43
16
20
Dec

Preview: Rockets at Warriors

Houston
Rockets

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | 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 return home to face a surging Rockets team — a team that, like the Trail Blazers, is finding a way to win even in the face of injuries. Imagine that! What to watch for tonight:

  • Comparison Time. Once again, we get the treat of watching the Most Annoying Player in the NBA™, Kevin Martin, a guy who plays like Monta but manages to draw about twice as many fouls (and converts much better once he gets to the line). I’ll be watching closely to see what the difference is in the two players’ styles — my guess is that Martin manages to draw fouls on the way past players whereas Monta has a habit of driving right into defenders, but it will be interesting to watch them side-by-side. (And don’t forget that in the last game against the Rockets, the Warriors were outshot from the line 51-18)
  • Inside Game. Yao is now officially out for the season, though he didn’t play in either of the previous matchups anyway. You’d think that the Warriors should be able to do some damage on the inside against the Rockets, but instead they’ve given up back-to-back career games to Chuck Hayes. Not sure if Biedrins will be back tonight, but given his previous performance against Hayes it might be nice to see what Amundson (or Udoh! Or Lee at the 5!) can do instead.
  • Score. I assume that Curry is still out (probably being saved for the Christmas Day prime time matchup), so once again a big question is whether or not the Warriors can score enough points to win. Monta had his season-high (on an efficient 18-24 from the field) in the opening night matchup, and now would be a great time for a repeat. Would also be nice if Reggie could rediscover his 3-point shooting stroke, and can Carney make it two good games in a row?
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18
Dec

Preview: Warriors at Trail Blazers

Golden State
Warriors

@

Portland
Trailblazers

Rose Garden
7:00pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 18, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 95
Trailblazers 96
 
December 25, 2010 • Recap
Trailblazers 102
Warriors 109
 
April 5, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 108
Trailblazers 87
 
April 13, 2011 • Recap
Trailblazers 86
Warriors 110
 

The Warriors try to make it two in a row when the take on the Blazers in Portland. No Curry and no Biedrins tonight, so we should get an extended look at Udoh and maybe some Lee at center. The Blazers have their own injury problems, as Roy has been shut down for a few games and Oden is obviously out for the year. The Blazers have been scuffling so a win is there for the taking tonight — let’s see if the dubs can take advantage.

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10
Dec

Game #22: Spurs 111, Warriors 94

Warriors 94

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Spurs 111
December 8, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 19 28 27 20 94
Spurs 29 28 29 25 111
  Net -10 0 -2 -5 -17
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -7.1 -0.8 -1.6 -4.9 -14.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 45.1% 52.2% 72.7% 11 15 13 45 24 6 2 21 20 38 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 -1.1% 13% -3.4% -9.7 -7 1.4 4.5 1.5 -3 -3 6.9 -11.5 -4.6 -5.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -6.1% 6% 0.5% -7 0 3 4 -7 -4 -3 -10 -12 -10 -20
Net Season Avg -0.6% 3.5% -1.2% -7 -3.6 -1.2 -4.3 -2.2 0.8 0.7 1.2 2 -2.9 -0.8
Net Difference -5.5% 2.5% 1.7% 0 3.6 4.2 8.3 -4.8 -4.8 -3.7 -11.2 -14 -7.1 -19.2

(AP Photo/Eric Gay)

As noted in the preview, this was an unsurprising loss. Still, it was unfortunate they couldn’t put up a stronger fight given the contribution from Reggie Williams off the bench (a sign of things to come?). After closing within a few points late in the second, the Spurs proved themselves the better team by running the margin up to 10 before half time. After that, they never looked back.

With 6 players in double-digits, the Spurs ultimately made things look pretty easy. The Warriors lost Curry early to a re-aggravated ankle (though he still managed a -15 in only 10 minutes), and with Monta going 7-24 there was never really a path to victory.

Aside from Reggie, the Warriors got one of their better recent games from David Lee, and Amundson again provided quality minutes off the bench. It’s nice to see the Warriors with more combination options up front (soon to get even better with Udoh’s return tonight), though also unfortunate that Biedrins is making himself so easy to pull off the court. Hell, Amundson has seemed like the better scoring option since he’s come back.

The roadie is now mercifully over, and only two games left in the murder stretch. With the Warriors having lost 10 of 11, a softer stretch in the schedule can’t come soon enough.

Golden State Warriors (8-14)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 40:11 5-15 3-8 0-0 -18 2 7 9 1 1 1 4 2 1 13
D. Lee F-C 35:54 7-10 0-0 2-2 -3 6 7 13 6 1 0 6 0 0 16
A. Biedrins C 23:41 1-5 0-0 0-1 -10 1 9 10 1 3 0 1 0 0 2
M. Ellis G 43:45 7-24 0-4 5-6 -13 0 3 3 6 1 1 3 0 2 19
S. Curry G 10:51 0-2 0-0 0-0 -15 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0
L. Amundson 21:32 3-7 0-0 0-0 -12 3 2 5 0 3 1 2 0 1 6
R. Williams 35:32 11-16 8-10 1-2 -1 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 31
D. Gadzuric 05:32 0-0 0-0 0-0 -4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
V. Radmanovic 16:14 3-3 1-1 0-0 +1 0 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 7
J. Lin 04:55 0-0 0-0 0-0 -7 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jeff. Adrien 01:53 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 37-82 12-23 8-11 13 32 45 24 15 6 21 2 5 94
45.1% 52.2% 72.7% team rebs: 6 total to: 22
San Antonio Spurs (18-3)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Jefferson F 26:58 4-8 2-5 0-0 +12 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 10
T. Duncan F 17:57 4-7 0-0 0-0 +9 1 4 5 2 1 1 1 0 1 8
D. Blair C-F 26:52 5-8 0-0 5-6 +8 2 11 13 2 2 3 0 0 0 15
M. Ginobili G 27:49 4-11 2-5 2-2 +21 0 3 3 8 2 3 2 0 0 12
T. Parker G 27:31 9-14 0-1 1-2 +13 2 0 2 9 2 1 2 0 0 19
T. Splitter 24:00 4-7 0-0 4-6 +6 3 3 6 1 3 1 1 0 1 12
G. Hill 27:05 7-16 3-4 0-0 +10 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 17
M. Bonner 27:11 3-5 2-4 0-0 +11 1 5 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 8
I. Udoka 15:50 0-3 0-2 0-0 -3 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
G. Neal 15:57 2-4 2-4 1-2 -3 0 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 7
C. Quinn 02:50 1-1 1-1 0-0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
A. McDyess DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 43-84 12-26 13-18 10 31 41 31 15 10 11 5 2 111
51.2% 46.2% 72.2% team rebs: 2 total to: 11

inactive

  • Warriors: Carney, Udoh, Wright
  • Spurs: Anderson

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Spurs: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Times Tied: 1

arena stats

  • Arena: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
  • Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #50 Olandis Poole, #38 Michael Smith
  • Attendance: 16913
  • Duration: 2:4
1
7
Dec

Game #21: Mavericks 105, Warriors 100

Warriors 100

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Mavericks 105
December 7, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 26 22 24 28 100
Mavericks 27 23 21 34 105
  Net -1 -1 3 -6 -5
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 1.9 -1.8 3.4 -5.9 -2.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 46.7% 50% 46.2% 13 20 13 44 24 10 4 19 16 46 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% 10.8% -30% -7.7 -2 1.4 3.5 1.5 1 -1 4.9 -1.5 3.4 6.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 1.8% 15% -27.9% -14 -10 -3 -1 2 -2 -6 -3 2 12 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 2.4% 11.5% -26.7% -7 -6.4 -1.8 3.3 4.2 -2.8 -6.7 -4.2 0 14.9 4.8

The scene: Warriors trailing by 4 with just over a minute left. They haven’t gotten a defensive stop in the final minutes, and need one desperately on this trip. An alley-oop pass goes up to a wide open Mahinmi — and he misses it! Curry streaks down the court with the ball and…turns it over.

For a team like the Warriors to beat a team like the Mavericks, they need to be at the top of their game. They don’t need to be perfect, but they can’t make stupid mistakes in key game situations. The Warriors failed that test tonight in a game where they had a chance to pull off the much-needed upset on the road, leaving us with an entertaining game but nothing to show for it in the end.

Aside from the sloppy play, there was a lot to like in this game: Amundson provided a nice shot in the arm off the bench, Lee had a nice bounce-back from his fourth quarter benching in Oklahoma City, and Dorell Wright had a double-double on the way to a solid overall game.

But, ultimately, the bench provided little beyond Amundson and a few nice Radmanovic bombs (and jeez, Reggie Williams is starting to STINK), and the Mavericks made the plays at the end while the Warriors’ sloppiness sealed their fate. And now they go to San Antonio tomorrow night after four of the five starters played 40+ minutes. Looking like an 0-for road trip for sure at this point…

P.S. Can someone teach these assholes how to shoot free throws?

Golden State Warriors (8-13)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 44:37 7-16 3-7 0-0 -3 1 10 11 4 3 3 2 1 0 17
D. Lee F-C 40:20 9-22 0-0 2-6 -10 7 1 8 7 2 1 3 0 4 20
A. Biedrins C 31:49 4-5 0-0 0-0 -5 2 9 11 1 5 0 1 1 0 8
M. Ellis G 42:42 7-17 2-3 2-5 -7 1 1 2 7 2 3 6 0 2 18
S. Curry G 41:33 8-16 3-5 2-2 -2 1 5 6 4 2 2 6 0 2 21
R. Williams 11:45 0-2 0-1 0-0 -1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
L. Amundson 16:55 2-4 0-0 0-0 -6 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 4
D. Gadzuric 05:05 3-4 0-0 0-0 +8 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
V. Radmanovic 05:14 2-4 2-4 0-0 +1 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 6
J. Adrien DNP – Coach’s Decision
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 42-90 10-20 6-13 13 31 44 24 20 10 19 4 10 100
46.7% 50.0% 46.2% team rebs: 10 total to: 19
Dallas Mavericks (17-4)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
C. Butler F 33:58 8-18 2-5 1-2 -5 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 19
D. Nowitzki F 36:40 10-18 2-3 3-4 +5 0 2 2 2 4 2 4 4 1 25
B. Haywood C 17:49 2-3 0-0 0-1 -4 1 5 6 1 2 0 3 3 0 4
D. Stevenson G 12:51 3-6 1-2 0-0 -8 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 7
J. Kidd G 32:26 1-7 1-5 0-0 -6 0 4 4 7 0 2 0 0 0 3
S. Marion 25:22 2-8 0-1 2-2 +10 2 4 6 3 0 3 1 0 1 6
J. Terry 33:18 8-12 1-2 3-3 +17 0 1 1 4 0 1 2 0 1 20
I. Mahinmi 21:00 2-5 0-0 8-10 +8 7 3 10 0 3 2 0 1 0 12
JoseJuan. Barea 17:25 2-6 0-2 2-3 +7 0 2 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 6
A. Ajinca 09:11 1-4 0-0 1-2 +1 3 3 6 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
B. Cardinal DNP – Coach’s Decision
S. Novak DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 39-87 7-20 20-27 16 29 45 22 10 12 16 10 4 105
44.8% 35.0% 74.1% team rebs: 11 total to: 16

inactive

  • Warriors: Carney, Udoh, Wright
  • Mavericks: Beaubois, Chandler, Jones

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Mavericks: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 24
  • Times Tied: 11

arena stats

  • Arena: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
  • Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #11 Derrick Collins, #34 Kevin Cutler
  • Attendance: 19593
  • Duration: 2:11
3
5
Dec

Game #20: Thunder 114, Warriors 109

Warriors 109

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Thunder 114
December 5, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 17 25 28 39 109
Thunder 32 22 36 24 114
  Net -15 3 -8 15 -5
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -12.1 2.2 -7.6 15.1 -2.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 45.2% 35% 85.7% 21 27 18 44 20 6 5 16 24 48 18
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% -4.2% 9.6% 0.3 5 6.4 3.5 -2.5 -3 0 1.9 -8.5 5.4 -0.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 1.6% 10% -6.8% -19 -6 0 -3 -5 -4 -2 0 -13 -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 2.2% 6.5% -5.6% -12 -2.4 1.2 1.3 -2.8 -4.8 -2.7 -1.2 -15 -3.1 -2.2

Annnnnnnnnnnd…….the Warriors dig themselves a massive first quarter hole, so despite one of their best fourth quarters in forever (and a huge night from Curry) they still lose. David Lee’s line in particular is super ugly — not sure if his elbow is still hurting, but if you’re making $13 million a year you have GOT to get to the free throw line at least once.

Now it’s on to Dallas and San Antonio — fun!

Golden State Warriors (8-12)
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 5-17 1-5 1-2 -5 4 7 11 2 3 0 2 2 0 12
D. Lee F-C 30:21 4-12 0-0 0-0 -18 5 4 9 5 4 0 1 0 1 8
A. Biedrins C 23:18 2-4 0-0 0-0 +1 2 4 6 3 5 1 1 1 0 4
M. Ellis G 38:34 11-21 1-4 6-7 -6 1 4 5 0 5 2 3 0 1 29
S. Curry G 45:51 14-20 4-7 7-7 -9 0 1 1 6 5 2 5 1 1 39
R. Williams 23:01 4-11 1-4 2-2 +12 2 2 4 2 1 1 2 0 1 11
D. Gadzuric 04:39 0-1 0-0 0-0 +2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
C. Bell 06:51 0-2 0-0 0-0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lin 08:34 0-0 0-0 1-2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
J. Adrien 10:51 2-5 0-0 1-1 +2 4 2 6 2 3 0 1 0 3 5
R. Carney DNP – Coach’s Decision
V. Radmanovic DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 42-93 7-20 18-21 18 26 44 20 27 6 16 5 7 109
45.2% 35.0% 85.7% team rebs: 7 total to: 17
Oklahoma City Thunder (14-7)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
K. Durant F 37:56 8-16 1-3 11-12 +10 2 5 7 3 2 0 2 2 0 28
J. Green F 41:37 6-15 0-4 5-5 0 4 4 8 1 3 4 1 0 1 17
N. Krstic C 20:08 3-9 0-0 3-3 +6 4 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 1 9
T. Sefolosha G 35:31 3-8 0-1 0-0 0 1 6 7 3 0 2 1 0 0 6
R. Westbrook G 37:57 4-16 0-1 11-13 +8 3 4 7 13 3 2 5 1 2 19
S. Ibaka 25:39 8-10 0-0 3-3 +6 2 6 8 1 6 0 2 3 0 19
J. Harden 24:30 3-6 2-3 4-4 -8 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 12
E. Maynor 10:03 1-4 0-0 0-0 -3 1 1 2 2 3 0 2 0 0 2
R. Ivey 06:39 1-1 0-0 0-0 +6 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
N. Collison DNP – Coach’s Decision
B. Mullens DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. White DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 37-85 3-12 37-40 18 29 47 25 21 10 16 7 5 114
43.5% 25.0% 92.5% team rebs: 7 total to: 16

inactive

  • Warriors: Amundson, Udoh, Wright
  • Thunder: Aldrich, Cook, Peterson

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Thunder: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 0
  • Times Tied: 0

arena stats

  • Arena: Oklahoma City Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
  • Officials: #23 Jason Phillips, #16 David Guthrie, #68 Marat Kogut
  • Attendance: 18203
  • Duration: 2:26