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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
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21
Dec

Preview: Warriors at Kings

Golden State
Warriors

@

Sacramento
Kings

Arco Arena
7:00pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
December 21, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 117
Kings 109
 
January 21, 2011 • Recap
Kings 112
Warriors 119
 
March 14, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 119
Kings 129
 
April 10, 2011 • Recap
Kings 104
Warriors 103
 

A battle of shitty teams tonight, as the Warriors make the bus ride to Sacramento in search of a desperately needed win. Aside from looking for a W, the main thing I’ll be watching for is pick #5 (Cousins) vs. pick #6 (Udoh). Can the Warriors latest FUTURE HOPE make it two solid outings in a row?

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21
Dec

Game #27: Rockets 121, Warriors 112

Rockets 121

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Warriors 112
December 20, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Rockets 26 24 31 40 121
Warriors 26 20 29 37 112
  Net 0 -4 -2 -3 -9
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 2.9 -4.8 -1.6 -2.9 -6.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 51.2% 31.8% 70.4% 27 30 13 35 29 9 6 14 18 44 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 5% -7.4% -5.7% 6.3 8 1.4 -5.5 6.5 0 1 -0.1 -0.5 1.4 12.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 1.2% -14% -6.1% -7 -10 -4 -10 -2 2 4 2 1 -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 1.8% -17.5% -4.9% 0 -6.4 -2.8 -5.7 0.2 1.2 3.3 0.8 -1 -1.1 13.8

Another wasted opportunity, as Monta plays his ass off to score 44 points (on 15-20 shooting!) and Udoh provides inspiring play off the bench in the loss. The Warriors made a nice run late to tie the game at 96, but after that the wheels fell off: the Rockets made the big plays at the end, while the Warriors scuffled when it really mattered (and Radmonovic’s flagrant? Oy…).

Wright was awful, Law went 0-5 from deep, and Amundson was ineffective starting in place of Biedrins.

But at least we got something to get excited about, as Udoh provided 25 quality minutes and led the team with a +9. The team still sucks of course, and the playoff hopes are quickly fading with each late-game turnover. But at least we have something to look forward to watching in the next game, as he was active and had a couple of jaw-dropping plays (especially that dunk/block sequence in the 4th).

Houston Rockets (13-15)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
S. Battier F 28:26 4-7 4-6 2-2 +21 1 3 4 5 2 0 0 2 0 14
L. Scola F-C 33:16 9-21 0-0 2-4 +20 2 7 9 6 5 0 3 0 1 20
C. Hayes F-C 22:50 6-8 0-0 0-1 +8 4 6 10 1 4 0 3 0 1 12
K. Martin G 32:33 7-14 3-4 13-13 +17 3 2 5 3 4 1 2 0 1 30
K. Lowry G 36:22 3-6 2-3 5-8 +8 1 2 3 8 1 4 2 0 1 13
C. Budinger 11:31 3-6 0-2 0-0 -5 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 6
A. Brooks 17:38 1-5 1-5 2-2 -7 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 5
J. Hill 18:54 3-7 0-1 0-0 -9 2 3 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
B. Miller 14:44 3-4 1-2 2-2 -11 2 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 9
C. Lee 23:46 3-6 0-1 0-2 +3 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 6
P. Patterson DNP – Coach’s Decision
T. Williams DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 42-84 11-24 26-34 17 28 45 31 20 7 16 2 6 121
50.0% 45.8% 76.5% team rebs: 11 total to: 17
Golden State Warriors (9-18)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 28:49 4-13 1-5 0-2 -22 0 3 3 4 3 0 3 0 1 9
D. Lee F-C 32:22 8-11 0-0 3-3 -9 1 5 6 3 5 1 1 1 0 19
L. Amundson F 17:07 3-5 0-0 0-0 -14 3 4 7 0 4 1 1 0 0 6
R. Williams F 27:18 3-11 1-4 4-6 -6 2 1 3 2 6 0 0 1 1 11
M. Ellis G 41:54 15-20 3-4 11-14 -8 0 1 1 7 4 3 3 0 0 44
E. Udoh 24:50 2-4 0-0 1-2 +9 4 3 7 4 4 0 2 3 0 5
A. Law 31:37 4-10 0-5 0-0 -2 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 8
V. Radmanovic 16:24 2-3 1-2 0-0 +3 2 3 5 3 2 1 2 0 0 5
R. Carney 09:28 1-4 1-2 0-0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
J. Lin 10:12 1-3 0-0 0-0 +5 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
D. Gadzuric DND – Left Groin Strain
Total 240 43-84 7-22 19-27 13 22 35 29 30 9 14 6 2 112
51.2% 31.8% 70.4% team rebs: 8 total to: 14

inactive

  • Rockets: Jeffries, Ming, Smith
  • Warriors: Biedrins, Curry, Wright

technical fouls

  • Rockets: –
  • Warriors: Sichting

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Times Tied: 4

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #7 Kevin Fehr, #29 Steve Javie, #73 Tre Maddox
  • Attendance: 19256
  • Duration: 2:17
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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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19
Dec

Game #26: Trail Blazers 96, Warriors 95

Warriors 95

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Trailblazers 96
December 18, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 18 24 23 30 95
Trailblazers 21 30 23 22 96
  Net -3 -6 0 8 -1
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -0.1 -6.8 0.4 8.1 1.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 44.4% 35.3% 73.9% 23 23 15 42 17 11 4 17 22 48 8
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 -1.7% -3.9% -2.2% 2.3 1 3.4 1.5 -5.5 2 -1 2.9 -1.5 5.4 -10.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -4.3% -4.7% 10.3% 1 -4 4 -7 -7 1 4 -4 -4 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 -3.7% -8.2% 11.5% 8 -0.4 5.2 -2.7 -4.8 0.2 3.3 -5.2 -6 8.9 -8.2

Well, that was quite the wasted opportunity. The Warriors overcome a mostly awful night and still had a chance to win at the end. But Monta bricked a gift of a look, leading to a tough loss in terms of both the game and his trade value.

Of course, if they hadn’t dug themselves into a 15 point hole with less than 8 minutes left, their impressive run over the closing minutes could have made the difference.

So I guess in terms of positives we can appreciate the contributions of both Carney and Radmanovic off the bench, and the fact that Lee didn’t have the worst +/- of the night for the first game in a while (Amundson barely edged him).

But other than that, this was a weak performance in a very winnable game. In fact, I’m starting to wonder if Mike Singletary has taken over this team: the offense is uncreative, the players make stupid mental errors constantly, and the staff never outcoaches their counterpart (and regularly gets pwn3ed on that front). As the Kawakami’s of the world will (rightly) note, the Warriors can’t blame injuries when they lose to a team that has clearly outdone them on that front.

No excuses: the Warriors should have won this game. And the more they miss these opportunities, the more the case for blowing up both the roster and the coaching staff is being made.

Postscript: I guess the hype about Udoh was just that, hype. A DNP-CD on a night where Biedrins was out and Amundson was basically in foul trouble from the opening tip? I get that the Blazers represent a relatively small matchup, but to not even make it off the bench makes you wonder just how ready this guy actually is.

Golden State Warriors (9-17)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 37:37 5-14 0-3 2-4 -7 3 3 6 1 1 4 1 0 0 12
L. Amundson F 15:23 1-3 0-0 1-2 -8 3 1 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 3
D. Lee F-C 42:50 5-11 0-0 3-3 -2 2 9 11 1 2 2 3 1 0 13
R. Williams F 38:13 6-14 1-5 3-3 0 2 4 6 3 3 0 2 0 0 16
M. Ellis G 35:25 9-20 1-3 7-9 -4 0 4 4 5 5 3 7 1 0 26
D. Gadzuric 10:36 2-4 0-0 0-1 +2 3 3 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 4
A. Law 18:00 1-3 0-0 0-0 -3 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2
V. Radmanovic 23:20 3-6 2-4 1-1 +11 1 1 2 4 4 0 0 2 0 9
R. Carney 18:36 4-6 2-2 0-0 +6 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 10
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
E. Udoh DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 36-81 6-17 17-23 15 27 42 17 23 11 17 4 0 95
44.4% 35.3% 73.9% team rebs: 8 total to: 18
Portland Trail Blazers (14-14)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
R. Fernandez G 38:41 6-12 2-4 1-2 -2 0 4 4 6 3 3 2 0 0 15
L. Aldridge F 40:44 6-10 0-0 5-8 +1 2 10 12 1 2 0 4 0 1 17
D. Cunningham F 39:16 6-13 0-0 1-2 +2 1 4 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 13
W. Matthews G 44:32 5-12 2-5 1-1 -1 0 7 7 2 2 0 2 0 3 13
A. Miller G 28:10 7-12 0-0 3-4 +11 1 2 3 8 1 4 0 0 0 17
S. Marks 15:59 3-4 0-0 0-0 -1 4 1 5 1 3 0 2 0 0 6
P. Mills 19:50 4-10 2-5 2-4 -10 2 0 2 4 2 1 2 0 0 12
L. Babbitt 11:07 1-5 0-1 1-1 +3 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3
A. Johnson 01:40 0-0 0-0 0-0 +2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Batum DND – Right Shoulder
M. Camby DND – Right Shoulder
B. Roy DND – Left Knee
Total 240 38-78 6-15 14-22 11 29 40 24 19 10 13 0 4 96
48.7% 40.0% 63.6% team rebs: 9 total to: 14

inactive

  • Warriors: Biedrins, Curry, Wright
  • Trail Blazers: Oden, Przybilla, Williams

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Trail Blazers: Matthews

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Times Tied: 6

arena stats

  • Arena: Rose Garden, Portland, OR
  • Officials: #57 Greg Willard, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #59 Gary Zielinski
  • Attendance: 20398
  • Duration: 2:17
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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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Dec

Game #25: Warriors 108, Timberwolves 99

Timberwolves 99

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Warriors 108
December 14, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Timberwolves 25 26 25 23 99
Warriors 17 37 25 29 108
  Net -8 11 0 6 9
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -5.1 10.2 0.4 6.1 11.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 50.6% 50% 61.3% 31 20 12 43 21 9 3 17 13 44 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 4.5% 10.8% -14.8% 10.3 -2 0.4 2.5 -1.5 0 -2 2.9 -1.5 1.4 -3.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 4.8% 22.2% -5.4% 7 5 -4 -4 -5 2 2 3 5 -6 -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 5.4% 18.7% -4.2% 14 8.6 -2.8 0.3 -2.8 1.2 1.3 1.8 3 -3.1 -5.2

The Warriors got a much needed win last night thanks to the T-wolves which handed the Warriors their last win. So thanks Minnesota. But in all honesty the Warriors should beat Minnesota every time they play and either Monta or Curry is on the court. The Monta-Curry (Williams last night) duo is just so much better than Minnesota’s backcourt. If you are starting Luke Ridnour you are not a very good team. This is still shocking reminder that Minnesota took two point guards in the 2009 draft and have nothing to show for it.

Admunson was a force off the bench and sported an eye-popping +22. But if you watched the game last night you did not need to see that stat to know he was one of the major reasons they Warriors were able to pull away late. And pull away late on the back end of the B2B even if it was at home. This smelled like a trap game so it was great to see them pull it off.

Props obviously have to go to Monta for scoring 30+ points and playing all 48 minutes. Reggie Williams had another good game, including a monster heart stopping dunk. I swear I think he is going to come up short and brick those high flying dunks every time.

David Lee had another double-double 10-11, but was a pathetic -13. I am not sure I believe he is all the way back to 100% yet. At least let’s hope that is the reason otherwise this is going to be a long half a decade paying his salary. But props to him and the rest of the big men for holding Love and Beasley in check.

Minnesota Timberwolves (6-19)
field goals rebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
M. Beasley F 34:56 9-16 1-3 0-1 -3 2 5 7 2 6 1 3 0 1 19
K. Love F-C 43:39 6-18 0-3 1-2 -4 4 10 14 3 2 0 2 0 1 13
D. Milicic C 31:34 12-19 0-0 1-1 -15 6 5 11 0 5 1 4 0 1 25
W. Johnson G 20:17 2-5 0-3 0-0 -5 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 4
L. Ridnour G 31:29 1-9 0-3 3-4 -9 1 2 3 11 3 3 1 0 0 5
N. Pekovic 06:28 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 2
J. Flynn 16:31 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 3
C. Brewer 28:44 1-6 1-2 8-10 -2 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 11
M. Webster 26:22 6-8 2-2 3-5 -7 0 5 5 2 3 1 5 0 0 17
W. Ellington DNP – Coach’s Decision
L. Hayward DNP – Coach’s Decision
S. Telfair DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 39-85 5-18 16-24 16 31 47 26 25 7 20 1 3 99
45.9% 27.8% 66.7% team rebs: 5 total to: 20
Golden State Warriors (9-16)
field goals rebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 30:10 4-14 2-8 2-3 -1 2 3 5 3 0 2 2 2 0 12
D. Lee F-C 30:15 4-10 0-0 2-2 -13 3 8 11 4 1 2 1 0 0 10
A. Biedrins C 31:47 3-4 0-0 1-4 +13 4 8 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 7
R. Williams F 39:11 8-13 4-7 6-8 +10 0 5 5 2 5 0 1 0 0 26
M. Ellis G 48:00 13-24 3-4 5-7 +9 1 3 4 6 3 1 5 0 1 34
A. Law 21:24 3-4 1-2 2-3 +6 1 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 9
L. Amundson 26:18 3-6 0-0 1-4 +22 1 2 3 0 2 0 3 1 0 7
V. Radmanovic 06:46 1-2 1-1 0-0 +2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3
D. Gadzuric 02:08 0-0 0-0 0-0 +5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
E. Udoh 04:01 0-0 0-0 0-0 -8 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 39-77 11-22 19-31 12 31 43 21 20 9 17 3 1 108
50.6% 50.0% 61.3% team rebs: 9 total to: 19

inactive

  • Timberwolves: Gaines, Koufos, Tolliver
  • Warriors: Carney, Curry, Wright

technical fouls

  • Timberwolves: –
  • Warriors: Ellis

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Times Tied: 10

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #28 Tommy Nunez Jr., #40 Leon Wood
  • Attendance: 17615
  • Duration: 2:17
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14
Dec

Preview: Timberwolves at Warriors

Minnesota
Timberwolves

@

Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
November 27, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 104
Timberwolves 94
 
December 14, 2010 • Recap
Timberwolves 99
Warriors 108
 
February 27, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 123
Timberwolves 126
 
March 13, 2011 • Recap
Timberwolves 77
Warriors 100
 

Finally, a game that the Warriors should win. And boy do they need a W. Hell, I need a W to get us back to a nice blend of Christmas colors on the W/L ticks on the left instead of the solid red that has become the norm.

The Timberwolves are the last team that the Warriors beat. Let’s hope they’re similarly charitable tonight, or this season is going to start looking mighty long…

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Game #24: Jazz 108, Warriors 95

Warriors 95

@

Jazz 108
December 13, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 23 23 24 25 95
Jazz 20 23 31 34 108
  Net 3 0 -7 -9 -13
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 5.9 -0.8 -6.6 -8.9 -10.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 39.5% 44% 64.5% 31 23 18 46 18 8 1 19 18 26 11
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 -6.7% 4.8% -11.6% 10.3 1 6.4 5.5 -4.5 -1 -4 4.9 -0.5 -16.6 -7.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -9.9% 8.7% -18.2% 2 1 8 6 -8 -4 -7 -3 1 -24 -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 -9.3% 5.2% -17% 9 4.6 9.2 10.3 -5.8 -4.8 -7.7 -4.2 -1 -21.1 -12.2

First 34 minutes: Yaaaaaaay!

Last 14 minutes: Boooooooooo.

Similar to the Dallas game, the Warriors hung tight against a quality opponent on the road, only to see things fall apart at the end. The night was filled with half full/half empty moments: Reggie started on fire and carried the team in the first quarter, but provided little after that; Lee had a solid rebounding night and got to the line 14 times, but went only 3-15 from the field; Biedrins was the only plus player for the night and was strong on the glass yet again, but still struggled offensively on his way to only 8 points.

And dear lord the bench is terrible. Also, anyone else starting to wonder if Brandon Wright is pulling an Al Harrington with his back?

At least the brutal stretch is over — and now there are no more excuses.

Golden State Warriors (8-16)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 37:00 8-17 4-9 0-0 -6 2 4 6 3 3 0 2 0 1 20
D. Lee F-C 40:34 3-15 0-0 12-14 -9 5 7 12 2 3 0 4 0 1 18
A. Biedrins C 27:53 4-10 0-0 0-2 +4 7 5 12 2 4 0 1 0 2 8
R. Williams F 38:04 7-12 4-6 1-3 -10 1 4 5 6 4 2 1 0 1 19
M. Ellis G 40:09 7-16 2-6 0-2 -5 0 4 4 5 5 4 7 1 1 16
L. Amundson 07:39 0-3 0-0 0-2 -3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
V. Radmanovic 17:17 2-4 1-3 0-0 -7 2 2 4 0 0 2 3 0 0 5
A. Law 15:12 1-2 0-0 6-6 -17 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 8
C. Bell 05:09 0-1 0-1 0-0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric 08:44 0-1 0-0 1-2 -13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
J. Lin 01:21 0-0 0-0 0-0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Udoh 01:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 32-81 11-25 20-31 18 28 46 18 23 8 19 1 8 95
39.5% 44.0% 64.5% team rebs: 10 total to: 19
Utah Jazz (18-8)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
A. Kirilenko F 37:17 4-6 0-0 4-4 +20 1 3 4 4 1 4 1 1 0 12
P. Millsap F 32:28 7-14 0-0 2-3 0 3 5 8 0 3 2 1 0 0 16
A. Jefferson C 33:50 4-13 0-0 5-5 -5 1 7 8 2 2 1 1 6 0 13
G. Hayward F 10:52 0-1 0-0 1-2 +4 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 1
D. Williams G 34:33 8-16 4-8 10-11 +3 1 5 6 10 2 1 3 0 1 30
R. Price 19:56 1-6 0-3 1-2 +2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 3
C. Miles 27:58 9-14 2-6 0-1 +13 1 5 6 2 4 2 3 1 0 20
K. Fesenko 14:10 1-1 0-0 0-0 +18 1 3 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 2
J. Evans 09:21 4-4 0-0 1-1 +6 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 9
E. Watson 19:35 1-4 0-0 0-0 +4 1 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 0 2
R. Bell DND – sprained right adductor
F. Elson NWT – personal reasons
Total 240 39-79 6-17 24-29 10 30 40 26 24 12 16 8 1 108
49.4% 35.3% 82.8% team rebs: 9 total to: 16

inactive

  • Warriors: Carney, Curry, Wright
  • Jazz: Okur

technical fouls

  • Warriors: Ellis
  • Jazz: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Times Tied: 4

arena stats

  • Arena: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Officials: #27 Dick Bavetta, #25 Tony Brothers, #34 Kevin Cutler
  • Attendance: 19176
  • Duration: 2:13
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13
Dec

Preview: Warriors at Jazz

Golden State
Warriors

@

Utah
Jazz

Energy Solutions Arena
6:00pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

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

The Warriors try to repeat their best victory of the season so far. Unlikely, given that they’re playing a Jazz team that has been much hotter of late than when they played the first time, but THAT’S WHY THEY PLAY THE GAME.