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" Push it real good," as Salt N Pepa would say...
"The One Man Fast Break"And that's what the Warriors did Monday night to capture their 14th victory. Behind 34 fast break points the Dubs built a lead that reached 18 points as both teams scored a lot of points, but shot low percentages from three point land. Bench players provided a much needed spark tonight as Barnes and Azubuike had terrific floor games. Buike went 6-6 from the field while Barnes, though he didn't score any points, gathered key rebounds and seemed to be everywhere on the floor. Al Harrington also came in and provided some scoring, 17 pts, which helped maintain the lead when the Grizzlies made a late 4th quarter run. Ellis also contributed some fast break points and ended up with a total of 23 points. Baron Davis again was in foul trouble but in the 4th quarter came back when his team needed him the most and scored 4 crucial points and made a dazzling dish to Jackson for an easy layup. The Warriors also won the rebounding battle out-muscling the Grizzlies 52-35 on the boards.
The Grizzlies, who rank 4th in the league in 3-point shooting, struggled for three quarters shooting 1-20 from beyond the arc. Mike Miller and Juan Carlos Navarro took some time to get hot from three-land but in the 4th they both made key threes to cut the lead. Second year guard Kyle Lowry stepped in today and played a heady game, driving to the bucket and getting himself to the strip. He also played some good defense on Baron Davis. Rudy Gay was a complete monster this game and we'll elaborate later how well he played.
Let's take a look at how the DubTown Forecast really played out:
Rainin' 3's?: How about more showers here and there. Warriors shot 7-24(29%). Hardly making it rain.
Beans a double double?: Not quite. A decent game though with 12 points and 7 rebounds but he only played 13 minutes as he was only in there when Darko played, which was not a lot. He owned Darko when they were both in there, but the Dubs didn't quite need him that much tonight.
Mike Miller?: Yes, he did wear his headband. I guess you can have any hairstyle if you can launch 29 foot three-pointer and hit nothing but net. Just, stay on the Grizz, homie. Finished with 20 points.
OMFB aka Monta Ellis had 2 dunks?: I was half right, he had one. But he was again running around making easy buckets and distributing the ball to open players. He's getting better every game! They Said...who cares! I say, he's the next Iverson!
The Man award goes to Stephen Jackson and not Baron Davis. It's not that BDiddy had a bad game but Captain Jack was doin' his thang tonight!
A look at his statline: 28 points(50% fg), 12 rebounds, 1 steal, and NO technicals!
Potential Warrior Killer, Rudy Gay: Well, he didn't beat the Warriors tonight but we saw how great Rudy can be tonight. He led all scorers with 32 points and shot right around 61 percent from the floor. With some more help from his friends, he really would have been the Warrior killer. Maybe next time, Rudy. But hopefully not.
Rudy Gay: "You're not the man this time Cap'n Jack"The Warriors climb to 14-11 while the Grizzlies fall to 7-17. They improve their record to 1-1 on this current road trip and will go to Minnesota on Wednesday to play the team with the worst record in the NBA. Pau Gasol missed tonight's game with a jammed right big toe.
Go Dubs!
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