Infuriating win

The Warriors once again find a way to infuriate me and this time they do it with a win. The Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 114-102 tonight. The Infuriating part is that this game makes the Warriors 3-1 against Dallas this year. A team that is at the top of the standings as far as their record goes. The Warriors played well and that is the problem. They should have played more like this the rest of the season. The Warriors ran and that is their strength, but for some reason they hardly do it. Makes no sense to me and hopefully next season they have a coach that will force them too and that will limit a lot of their weaknesses. Jason Richardson was the Warriors leading scorer with 25 points, but it was the play of the young guys that won the game for the Warriors. Ike Diogu scored 19 points and grabbed 9 rebounds for the Warriors, and Monta Ellis had 17 points and 4 assists, but it was their energy and hustle that was the difference. That added with a solid performance by Andris Biedrins, who had 7 points and 5 rebounds, are the reasons the Warriors won this game. An important thing that came out of this game was a win that ended the losing streak and prevents the Warriors from having a double digit losing streak to end the season.

Next up for the Warriors on Friday night is the Phoenix Suns, who are lead by last season’s MVP and possibly this season’s as well, Steve Nash. He just so happens to be a Santa Clara University Alum like myself. This is a team that is just gearing up for the playoffs right now, and we can expect them to be at the top of their game. Counting this game, the Warriors only have 4 more games left in the season, the Suns, twice against the Portland Trailblazers and against Utah. The Portland games should be wins, the other two are up in the air. Here’s hoping that if we lose on Friday, it is at least entertaining and Suns games usually are.