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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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15
Nov

Preview: Pistons at Warriors

Detroit
Pistons

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Golden State
Warriors

Oracle Arena
7:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
November 7, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 97
Pistons 102
 
November 15, 2010 • Recap
Pistons 97
Warriors 101
 

The Warriors debut their new ownership team tonight, as the team returns to the Oracle for some much needed home cooking. I’ll be headed out to the game tonight to enjoy some half-priced fun, and it will be great to get a good look at this team from up close. Unless his status has changed since Saturday, Lee is not expected to play tonight. What to watch for:

  • Return of the shot. In their last two games, the Warriors have shot 34% and 41%. Can they get back on track now that they’ll be playing at home and with good rest for the next two games?
  • Get to the stripe. As Owen at the Golden State Worriers notes in his stats-based recap of the first ten games, one place that the Warriors have really fallen off this year is in getting to the line. I think this starts with hitting enough outside shots to make the other team pay attention to the shooters, which creates the space for Monta to drive and draw obvious fouls against recovering defenders. But if the other team doesn’t need to honor the shooters, they can pack the lane and watch as the refs swallow their whistles while Monta drives right into a brick wall of interior defenders.
  • A new backup 4? In Saturday’s game, Jeff Adrien did what Brandon Wright seems congenitally incapable of: taking full advantage of an opportunity. Adrien grabbed 8 boards in 19 minutes with a +10 and was by far their most productive backup at the power forward spot. With Lee out another game, will Adrien get the start? And if he does, can he make it count?

UPDATE: View from here

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14
Nov

Game #10: Bucks 79, Warriors 72

Warriors 72

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Bucks 79
November 13, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 16 14 21 21 72
Bucks 24 19 23 13 79
  Net -8 -5 -2 8 -7
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -5.1 -5.8 -1.6 8.1 -4.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 34.1% 45.5% 60% 10 23 11 42 18 10 4 15 19 26 16
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 -12% 6.3% -16.1% -10.7 1 -0.6 1.5 -4.5 1 -1 0.9 3.5 -16.6 -2.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 0.4% 8% -21% -11 -9 -8 -16 3 2 -5 3 4 -6 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 1% 4.5% -19.8% -4 -5.4 -6.8 -11.7 5.2 1.2 -5.7 1.8 2 -3.1 5.8
Monta Ellis

AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps

The road trip mercifully comes to an end, and one can only hope that a good night’s sleep in their own beds will remind these guys (Monta excluded) how to shoot. Outside of his 9-16, the rest of the team went 19-66 (29%). Ugly.

And the board-work wasn’t much better. The Warriors got creamed 58-42, a margin that would have been worse without Adrien’s solid contribution of 8 boards in 19 minutes. Adrien posted a +10, and after Brandon Wright’s lifeless zero-rebound performance I’d like to see Adrien get some more playing time in the games ahead. Adrien’s already 6th on the team in Wins Produced in just 30 minutes, so might as well see what you’ve got before Amundson and Udoh return.

Aside from Adrien’s nice contribution off the bench, Monta deserves a ton of credit for being the only starter to really show up tonight. Curry went 3-14, Dorell Wright went 2-14, and Biedrins went 0-4. These are just not the sorts of lines you can get from your starters on the road and expect to win (especially with a guy like Lee out).

With the new owner’s half-price promotion on Monday, I’d expect to see a sold out, extremely drunk crowd in their return to the Oracle. If that doesn’t give this team some energy and snap them out of their scoring funk, I’m not sure what will.

1 2 3 4 T
GS 16 14 21 21 72
MIL 24 19 23 13 79
Golden State Warriors (6-4)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright G-F 31:51 2-14 1-5 2-4 -10 1 3 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 7
A. Biedrins C 28:06 0-4 0-0 0-0 -7 2 7 9 1 3 1 1 1 1 0
D. Gadzuric C 11:49 1-3 0-0 0-0 -11 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
M. Ellis G 41:32 9-16 4-5 2-2 -2 0 5 5 8 5 3 7 0 0 24
S. Curry G 30:02 3-14 0-3 1-2 -12 1 1 2 4 5 3 2 1 3 7
V. Radmanovic 25:52 3-8 2-4 0-0 -5 1 2 3 2 5 0 1 0 1 8
B. Wright 07:50 1-2 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
R. Williams 24:00 4-11 2-4 1-2 +3 0 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 2 11
R. Carney 07:17 1-4 1-1 0-0 -5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
J. Adrien 19:16 3-4 0-0 0-0 +10 3 5 8 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
C. Bell 12:26 1-2 0-0 0-0 +5 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 28-82 10-22 6-10 11 31 42 18 23 10 15 4 9 72
34.1% 45.5% 60.0% team rebs: 6 total to: 17
Milwaukee Bucks (5-5)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
L. Mbah a Moute F 38:47 1-2 0-0 4-5 +13 3 9 12 3 3 1 0 0 0 6
D. Gooden F 31:27 7-15 0-1 2-3 +8 6 4 10 3 3 2 2 0 1 16
A. Bogut C 39:13 4-12 0-0 0-2 +13 5 12 17 0 2 0 2 7 1 8
J. Salmons G-F 40:16 9-17 4-6 4-4 +12 0 4 4 1 1 2 3 0 0 26
B. Jennings G 41:34 6-19 2-5 5-5 +14 4 7 11 6 2 2 5 2 1 19
E. Ilyasova 11:04 0-6 0-2 0-0 -8 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
C. Maggette 14:39 1-6 0-0 0-0 -9 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2
E. Boykins 04:50 0-1 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
K. Dooling 12:16 0-5 0-2 2-2 +2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
J. Brockman 05:54 0-0 0-0 0-0 -8 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
C. Delfino DNP – Coach’s Decision
L. Sanders DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 28-83 6-16 17-21 19 39 58 15 14 8 18 9 4 79
33.7% 37.5% 81.0% team rebs: 11 total to: 20

inactive

  • Warriors: Amundson, Lee, Udoh
  • Bucks: Douglas-Roberts, Hobson, Redd

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Bucks: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 0
  • Times Tied: 0

arena stats

  • Arena: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
  • Officials: #41 Ken Mauer, #7 Kevin Fehr, #78 Scott Bolnick
  • Attendance: 17049
  • Duration: 2:5
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13
Nov

Preview: Warriors at Bucks

Golden State
Warriors

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Milwaukee
Bucks

Bradley Center
5:30pm | CSNBA/NBA TV

Official Game Preview

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

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

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

Game #9: Bulls 120, Warriors 90

Warriors 90

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Bulls 120
November 11, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 20 18 25 27 90
Bulls 34 32 28 26 120
  Net -14 -14 -3 1 -30
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -11.1 -14.8 -2.6 1.1 -27.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 41.1% 30.4% 71.4% 7 16 18 39 20 9 4 19 31 44 20
Season Avg 46.2% 39.2% 76.1% 20.7 22 11.6 40.5 22.5 9 5 14.1 17.5 42.6 18.6
Difference -5.1% -8.8% -4.7% -13.7 -6 6.4 -1.5 -2.5 0 -1 4.9 -3.5 1.4 1.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game -13.7% -6.4% -19.9% -16 -9 7 -7 -9 -5 -6 -7 -15 -14 -17
Net Season Avg -0.6% 3.5% -1.2% -7 -3.6 -1.2 -4.3 -2.2 0.8 0.7 1.2 2 -2.9 -0.8
Net Difference -13.1% -9.9% -18.7% -9 -5.4 8.2 -2.7 -6.8 -5.8 -6.7 -8.2 -17 -11.1 -16.2

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

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

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

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

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

inactive

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

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Bulls: Bogans

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Times Tied: 4

arena stats

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

Preview: Warriors at Knicks

Golden State
Warriors

@

New York
Knicks

Madison Square Garden
4:30pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

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

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

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

Game #7: Warriors 109, Raptors 102

Warriors 109

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Raptors 102
November 8, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 26 29 29 25 109
Raptors 19 22 31 30 102
  Net 7 7 -2 -5 7
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 9.9 6.2 -1.6 -4.9 9.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 52.7% 31.3% 81.3% 32 26 11 42 19 13 7 20 32 42 19
Season Avg 46.2% 39.2% 76.1% 20.7 22 11.6 40.5 22.5 9 5 14.1 17.5 42.6 18.6
Difference 6.5% -7.9% 5.1% 11.3 4 -0.6 1.5 -3.5 4 2 5.9 3.5 -0.6 0.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 6.9% 2.7% -0.2% 5 -3 0 10 0 1 4 -4 -9 -6 -3
Net Season Avg -0.6% 3.5% -1.2% -7 -3.6 -1.2 -4.3 -2.2 0.8 0.7 1.2 2 -2.9 -0.8
Net Difference 7.5% -0.8% 1% 12 0.6 1.2 14.3 2.2 0.2 3.3 -5.2 -11 -3.1 -2.2

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

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

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

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

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

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

inactive

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

technical fouls

  • Warriors: –
  • Raptors: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Times Tied: 2

arena stats

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