The Zone Defense

In a high octane affair in Los Angeles the Clippers beat the Warriors 113-101. The Warriors got down by 17 points in the third quarter and had it chipped down to 6 point in the fourth quarter. Then the Clippers implemented the zone defense and the Warriors lack of outside shooting on the day made sure the Warriors finished the game with the loss. Once again this loss is not due to a lack of effort it was just a lack of made shots in the game. By that I mean the Warriors need to increase their shooting percentage in games. The Warriors have been holding their opponents to one of the lowest FG % in the league going into this game, but they are also one of the worst shooting teams in the league. This is an interesting statistic for the Warriors, when the Warriors shoot better then 40% they are 4-0. SO they need to get themselves some easier shots. The Warriors could actually learn something from a player in this game. Corey Maggette scored 24 points, but he got 11 of those from the free throw line. The Warriors need to get more points inside. That is where the need for Diogu to come back soon and to give them some inside scoring to help the shooting percentage. The other alarming concern for the Warriors and another way to increase their shooting percentage is to SHOOT LESS 3 POINTERS!!! The Warriors shot 35 3 pointers today and made only 7. At the most the Warriors should only shoot about 20 3's a game, unless they are making a high percentage, but even when they are struggling to make 3's they keep shooting them. Next up for the Warriors is the New Jersey Nets tomorrow night.