Warriors Win 111-98!
With the victory in Minnesota the Warriors have their 8th road victory, one more victory than they have at home. The Dubs, who have a penchant of winning more games at home due to the raucous crowds at the Oracle have managed to be equally successful on the road. However, the final score of 111-98 does not fully disclose how difficult the Timberwolves were to put away.
Good game, Al. How about you come on board with the Dubs?
The second half brought to life Monta Ellis, Al Harrington, and the Warriors' defense plus fast break. From just two fast break points in the first half the Warriors hustled and ended with 19 points off turnovers. Baron Davis also got into the act finding open shooters because he didn't have a good scoring night. BDiddy ended with 10 assists to go along with his 18 points. Monta Ellisdribbled and drove through the lane getting easy buckets and earning shots from the line while Harrington went hot scoring most of his 25 points in the second half. The Warriors had a scare at the end of the game when he went up for a layup and Al Jefferson had sent the shot away. However in the process, he hit Ellis in the back of the head and Ellis landed on the floor hitting his head on the floor causing him to lay on the floor motionless for a few scary moments. Monta Ellis came to his senses a little after trainer Tom Abdenour came to his side and it looked like Ellis only had the cobwebs knocked out of him. He went straight to the locker room while his teammates cleaned up the game to get the win.
The One Man Fast Break is at it again!
In the preview post I said that the Warriors had to maintain their advantanges in the FG%, rebounding, and assists departments. They won the assists(24-22) and the FG%(49-45%) but lost the rebounding battle mostly du to Jefferson being a beast on the glass. He finished with 14 rebounds, but Biedrins led all rebounders with 15.
So let's see how the DubTown forecast turned out:
Harrington had a great game: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals in a starting role where he seems to shine.
Stop Al Jefferson?: Not really. Dude had 24 points and 14 rebounds.
Biedrins had more fouls than points?: 8 points, 4 fouls. I'm glad to say I was wrong about this one. I thought he'd get abused by Jefferson and he might have been from a scoring standpoint, but he won in the rebounding battle.
Antoine Walker?: Where art thou? He was nowher to be seen. Injured ankle.
Game Awards:
The Man: I'll say it was a tie between Monta and Al. Both had great games and stepped it up for the subpar scoring night from Baron Davis. Monta has 24 points and only 1 turnover, and it looks as if he'll be ready for the Nets, Thank, God.
PWK: Al Jefferson had a good night out, but not good enough. The T-Wolves made a little push at the end and if there was more time then they might have been able to work Jefferson inside. But alas, no luck for the T-Wolves and plenty of goodluck for Dubs!
Final Score: Warriors 111 Timberwolves 98
The Warriors improve their record to 15-11, 2-1 on this road trip, while Minnesota sallf to a dismal 3-21. Golden State takes a much needed two day break before they arrive in New Jersey to face Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, and the Nets.
Go Dubs!
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