A Loss and a win

The Warriors had another horrible loss to the Lakers when they lost 106-105 in overtime. The Warriors blew another lead in this game as they were up by 12 at one point and up by 9 with 5 and a half minutes left in the 4th quarter. The only positive out of this was the pay of rookie Monta Ellis. He looked very promising and shows that he needs more minutes in the future. Let’s hope for more from him.

In the good game the Warriors beat the Portland Trailblazers 98-83. This was a game that they had to win and they did. The Warriors didn’t have Jason Richardson for the 2nd game and Dunleavy for the first game. Ellis once again had a great game proving that when the starters are healthy again he should get more minutes.

The Warriors are playing a Seattle team on Wednesday that is on a bit of a surge. So it will be interesting to see how the Warriors do. They need to string some wins together if they are going to save the season.

3 more losses

I am going to make this one real quick because this is becoming quite a chore to update after some of these terrible losses. The Warriors lost to the Clippers twice 92-105 and 96-93. The second loss was quite disheartening because the Warriors blew a 19 point lead to lose that game. Then tonight the Warriors lost to the Dallas Mavericks 93-102. In that loss they gave up a 12 point lead and allowed the Mavericks to go on a 19-1 run finishing the 3rd and starting the 4th quarter. Next up for the Warriors on Friday is the Los Angeles Lakers with Kobe Bryant coming off his 81 points. This might be bad if he decides to go for the most points scored in 2 consecutive games. Let’s pray for the Warriors, they need it right now.

Updating 2 more games

I am updating 2 games because I forgot I didn’t post for the Seattle game from Monday afternoon. On Monday afternoon (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) the Warriors beat the Seattle Supersonics 109-93. The Warriors had three players scoring 20+ points; Jason Richardson (26), Baron Davis (25), and Mike Dunleavy Jr. (22). Mickael Pietrus also scored 19 points in 15 minutes for the Warriors. Along with the 25 points scored by Baron Davis he also added 10 assists and 9 rebounds. One rebound shy of having 2 straight triple-doubles. The last Warrior to do that was Wilt Chamberlain over 40 years ago. This was a good game for the Warriors to build on and create some momentum because the Warriors dominated this game and had a much bigger lead then the final score. The bad thing that game out of this game was that Baron took a little bit of a shot at Luke Ridnour and we found out yesterday that he was suspended for the game tonight against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In my opinion it didn’t look like that bad a foul, but the league is trying to make sure that stuff like that doesn’t happen. This was a long shot for the Sonics to win anyway because their best player Ray Allen was finishing the last game of a 3 game suspension that he got for fighting with another player.


Tonight the Warriors had a strong victory over Cleveland Cavaliers winning 99-79. Jason Richardson and Mike Dunleavy both scored 22 points to lead the Warriors and they got good play out of Derek Fisher (17 points, 9 assists, 6 steals and 5 rebounds) taking Baron Davis’ starting spot during the suspension. The more important part of this game was that Jason Richardson, Mike Dunleavy and Mickael Pietrus shut down Lebron James allowing him to only score 14 points on 5 of 22 shooting. That is the kind of performance the Warriors need against star players.

This game got the Warriors back to a .500 record at 19-19. The Warriors now play back-to-back games against the Clippers on Sunday and Monday. The Warriors need to win those games to help their playoff chances.

5 Straight Losses

Well the Warriors lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 104-110. This is the Warriors fifth loss in a row. The Warriors back court was good. Baron Davis had a triple-double (24 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists) and Jason Richardson scored 37 points. The problem with Richardson was that he also missed 6 free throws (4-10) which is the difference in the game. Kobe Bryant on the other hand made all of his free throws (11-11) on his way to scoring 38 points. The Warriors were beat by the role players for the Lakers. Kobe is going to score his points, but the Warriors allowed Smush Parker and Kwame Brown to account for 42 points and they average closer to 20 points combined. The season at this point is slipping away and the Warriors better get things straightened out soon. They have a Monday afternoon game against the Seattle Supersonics and that is a definite must win for the team.

Under .500 for the first time

Well this is going to be a quick post because you all know that I hate to elaborate too much on the losses and they are definitely adding up at this point. I am updating two games, one against the Heat and one against the Suns (both losses). They were ugly games where the Warriors hung in there for the most part and just fell apart at some point in the second half. These are two of the better teams in the league but the Warriors look horrible playing them. The Warriors need a change either with a trade or by getting rid of the coach. Right now they are one game under .500 and on a 4 game losing streak. Something has to be done before the Warriors blow another season. Next up for the Warriors is their Nemesis from down south the Los Angeles Lakers who haven’t been as bad this season as I had hoped. Currently they are ahead of the Warriors in the standings.

Another Tough Loss

The Warriors lost another game tonight, this time to the undermanned Indiana Pacers. The Pacers were playing without their 3 best players and the Warriors showed no energy in the first quarter and finishing that quarter down by 20. The Warriors had a long uphill fight after that and the Warriors found a way to get the game to down by 2 in the last 2 minutes of the game, but they couldn’t get it any closer. The Warriors led in this game 1-0 and after that it was all downhill. I don’t really want to talk more about this game, because this is one of those games that they really should have won. More bad news for the Warriors was that Cheaney left the game early with a quad injury, and Troy Murphy left the game with an ankle sprain. In the last minute of the game Baron also took a nasty fall and didn’t finish the game. It will be interesting to see if he is ok. The Warriors NEED him to be ok. Next up for the Warriors is the Miami Heat who are playing well right now and of course they have Shaq, so this will be a tough game for the Warriors.

Unsuccessful in the town of Elvis

The Warriors fell short in their bid for a perfect 3 game road trip. They were manhandled from the beginning by the Memphis Grizzlies and even found themselves down by 25 points at one point in the third quarter. The Warriors began a comeback in the 4th quarter and managed to bring it down to 10 before the game ended. The Warriors were just outplayed this game, but they showed fight, so that is a good thing they can take out of this game. The Warriors have a nationally televised game against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday. This should be a good time to meet them. The Pacers are in turmoil with the Artest situation and Jermaine O’Neal has been out with pneumonia. This should be an interesting match up and a good way for the Warriors to start their 8 of next 11 games at home.