Worst Loss of the Season

The Warriors felt their worse loss of the season last night against the Utah Jazz falling 108-117 in overtime. The Warriors looked like they were dead in the water getting behind by 20 points in the game. Then Jason Richardson proceeded to carry this team on his back. Then he hit a three pointer and landed on the defenders foot and looked like he suffered a severely sprained ankle. Be that as it may, he came back into the game hobbling a minute later and kept making shots. From the course of before the injury to after the injury he made 10 straight shots to get the team up in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. The Warriors were up by 3 point with about 4.5 seconds left and they elected not to foul and give Utah the chance to tie the game and they did. It was all down hill from there as the Warriors came out deflated in the overtime and lost by 9 points. The only thing worse then allowing the game to go in OT because of the 3 was that in the closing couple of minutes the Warriors proceeded to clank free throw after free throw that if they had made one more would have given them the game. The Warriors blow a heroic 35 point Jason Richardson performance and solid performances from the youngsters Ike Diogu, Andris Biedrins and Monta Ellis.

Next up for the Warriors on Wednesday night is the Orlando Magic who are one of the bottom of the league teams this year. The Warriors need this win to end the four game losing streak. Hopefully Jason Richardson will be able to play in that game and hopefully Baron Davis will find a way to be back for that game as well.

Three losses following the break

Ok this has been a bad stretch for the Warriors following the All-Star break. I don’t like updating following losses, but considering they have lost three and a row and have another game tonight I think I should just update before it gets too long. This has not been a good stretch of basketball especially with all these games being without Baron Davis.


The first game following the All-Star break the Warriors took on the Sacramento Kings and lost 77-102. This was not a pretty game at any point, especially with the Warriors being down by as many as 35 at one point. The Warriors were out of the game since the first quarter. The bright spot of the game was Andris Biedrins whose hustle and energy accumulated 12 points and 8 rebounds. It wasn’t enough for the team to even be close but it is something to build on.


The second of three games was against a Houston Rockets team without its best player (Tracy McGrady), yet the Warriors still fell 88-91. The Warriors blew an amazing performance from Jason Richardson who led all scorers with 39 points. Troy Murphy also added in 15 points and 17 rebounds, but there wasn’t enough help outside those two to get the win. The Warriors played from behind the whole game until the third quarter where they got up by about 6 points. The lead wasn’t enough unfortunately as the offense disappeared in the fourth quarter and the Warriors ended up with 2 losses in a row.


Game three of the so far three game losing streak came against the defending Champion San Antonio Spurs. The Warriors lost 75-92 in another beating. The bright spot of the game was Rookie Monta Ellis scoring a career high 16 points as his defense helped slow down Tony Parker. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough though. But at least this ends the road trip and the Warriors head back home for a few games.

Tonight the Warriors will be taking on the Utah Jazz in the Oakland Arena and this is the time that the Warriors have to make a run. The Warriors have 6 very winnable games coming up before the have to play the Miami Heat. Currently the Warriors are 24-31 this season. If the Warriors can win the next 6 games and get themselves to 30-31 they will be in much better shape, especially since the are only 4 games out of the last playoff spot right now. Even if this team can’t make the playoffs if they can finish this season with a .500 record it will be a victory for the team since they haven’t had that successful of a season since the 1993-1994 season when they finished 50-32.

A win going into the All-Star Break

Tonight, the day before my birthday, the Warriors gave me an early birthday present by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 88-81. This also ended the Warriors 7 game losing streak to the Clippers. The Warriors were well in control of this game the whole game and held on just long enough to come away with the win. Once again this was a Warrior team playing with Murphy, Baron and Andris Biedrins, but they had the energy to get the win anyway. This is a testament to the heart of this team. Now they are on their all-star break until they play the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. The good thing about this is that it gives the injured Warriors some time to rest and hopefully they can be back for the next game and the good energy they have been showing lately will only be turned up more with everyone healthy.

I am not sure if I will make a post about the All-Star game just because there are no representatives for the Warriors in any aspect of the all-star weekend, but I might mention it if it is interesting.

Warriors lose a heartbreaker

The Golden State Warriors lost to the Memphis Grizzlies 79-81 on a last second shot by Pau Gasol. The Warriors overcame stupid mistakes mostly on the part of Mickael Pietrus to be tied with about 3 seconds to go, but still couldn’t hold off the Grizzlies. The Warriors were without Baron Davis, Troy Murphy and Andris Biedrins which made it more impressive that they were even in the game at the end. The Warriors were led by Derek Fisher who did everything in his power to will this team to the win, but his will wasn’t enough at the end. It is still a loss unfortunately and the Warriors fall lower below the .500 mark. The season isn’t looking bright, but there is still time so things can change, especially with the trade deadline coming a week from Thursday. Let’s hope a deal is made to fire up this team.

Next up for the Warriors is the Los Angeles Clippers and if the Warriors don’t have Murphy and Biedrins back they have no shot against the Clippers frontline. I have my fingers crossed. Especially since I don’t want to see the Warriors lose their 8th in a row against the Clippers.

Cavaliers beaten again

On Saturday night the Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-91 in Cleveland giving the Warriors a sweep of the Cavaliers this season. The Warriors were lead by Jason Richardson’s 31 points as he pretty much matched the production of Lebron James (33 points). The more impressive thing about this victory is that it came about with Murphy missing the whole game and Baron Davis going down very early in the game. So the Warriors were playing missing two of their starters, but still came away with a solid win.

Tonight the Warriors will be taking on the Memphis Grizzlies who after starting the season as one of the top teams have fallen to only a couple games over .500. The Warriors need to start making a run here because they are facing mostly Western Conference teams now and that makes these games twice as important.

Winter Games XX in Italy

The opening ceremonies for the 20th Olympic Winter Games began today. They take place in Torino, Italy. Their ceremonies were nice and the United States of America was cheered which I was worried about, they also brought the largest delegation consisting of 211 people, Canada was second with 195. The lighting of the torch was really cool as well. I am looking forward to seeing some speed skating and ski jumping. Those are my two favorite things in the Winter Games. I am hoping the Americans will take away the most medals as I love to see us stomping the rest of the world.

The Warriors add two more losses

The Warriors played a hard fought game that the refs essentially decided when they lost to the Washington Wizards 129-124. This was a game of no defense that essentially was won by the Wizards since the refs allowed them to shoot 55 free throws to the Warriors 31. To make matters worse the Wizards attempted 32 free throws in the second half, one more then the Warriors total for the game. It was high scoring, but I am not as much of a fan of those games. Not a pretty game so I won’t comment anymore on it.

In the second game the Warriors faced off against the Indiana Pacers and lost 95-107. This game was fairly officiated but the Warriors lacked energy and when the young guys brought it the coach pulled them for the starters again…costing them the game. The Warriors fell behind by 19 points at one point in the game and the younger guys brought the score all the way back to down 1. Then the Warriors fell apart again losing by 12. Ugly game as well, the Warriors need to win a game soon they can kiss the playoffs goodbye.

Next up for the Warriors is the Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday afternoon. Cleveland is going to be looking for revenge for their 20 point loss to the Warriors in Oakland, hopefully the Warriors come out with some fire or this could get ugly quickly.

Warriors beat the Nuggets

The Warriors played another strong game tonight against the Denver Nuggets and came out the winners 122-114. The difference in this game was the Warriors outscoring the Nuggets 35-15 in the third quarter. They went on a 24-1 run during that quarter. Once again the Warriors were led by Jason Richardson (28 points) Baron Davis (23 points, 12 assists and 4 steals) and Troy Murphy (20 points and 13 rebounds). Another important contribution came from Andris Biedrins again. He is showing that he is the heir apparent to the throne of the Warriors starting center. In only 17 minutes he had 2 points, 6 rebounds and 6 blocked shots. On top of that he brought the energy that sparked the Warriors in the third quarter.

Next up for the Warriors is the Washington Wizards who are led by former Warriors Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison. Should be an interesting up tempo game and a very winnable game for the Warriors since Washington is a struggling team.

A tough loss followed by a Blowout win

On Thursday the Warriors met up with the defending NBA champion Spurs and lost 89-86. It was a tough loss because the Warriors had a chance at the end of the game but just couldn’t get a rebound at the very end of the game. The more promising part was that they did all that without Jason Richardson. When he comes back the Warriors will be better equipped to win those close games.

Tonight the Warriors played the Minnesota Timberwolves who are currently a team in trouble. They can’t seem to win right now and are falling out of the Playoff picture. The Warriors proceeded to stomp the Wolves 109-77. The fourth quarter was essentially just the reserves playing because the game was over by then. The Warriors led by 36 at one point. Nobody’s stats look spectacular because of the limited minutes, but this game marked the return of Jason Richardson and he scored 23 points, even brighter was that he was 7-7 from the free throw line because he changed his technique. This is important since he is an under 70% shooter from the stripe. Hopefully this game was the result of the good effort against the Spurs and we can expect better play from here on out. The past couple of games have also shown the progress of Andris Biedrins who is doing a lot of the little things to help this team, while getting some easy baskets, rebounding and playing defense. It is only a matter of time before he becomes the starting center for the team.

Next up for the Warriors is the Denver Nuggets. They have been on a bit of a slide before winning tonight as well. Let’s hope the Warriors get a win there and start stringing together some victories.

Another tough loss

Well the Warriors blew another game tonight. They were up by 10 in the second quarter and were up by 6 at halftime then they proceeded to score 9 points in the third quarter while Seattle scored 29. The Warriors couldn’t bounce back from that. Baron Davis had a great game scoring 35 and having 9 assists, but the Warriors still lost 107-111. The Warriors could have used Jason Richardson who missed his third game with a sore back. The Warriors once again lost a game by less point (4) then free throws missed (8). Coach Montgomery got thrown out of the game today and the Warrior Nation was happy to see him go as there is growing consent that Monty is what is hurting the team. During the third quarter while the Warriors were allowing a lot of point he didn’t call a time out until after they were down by 6 points and he proceeded to but the same team back on the court following the time out. Clearly this man hasn’t got a clue any longer and he has to go. General Manager Chris Mullin, on behalf of the Warrior Nation FIRE MONTGOMERY NOW!!!!!!!!!

Next up for the Warriors tomorrow is the San Antonio Spurs. Things don’t get any easier for the Warriors as they will be meeting up with the team with the second best record in the League. I am not looking forward to this as the Warriors got destroyed in their last game against the Spurs.