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.