The Mind of Mullin: POSTGAME: CLIPPERS

Saturday, November 15, 2008

POSTGAME: CLIPPERS - 11/15/08

'Fa Show' lights up Staples with an awesome display of pure shooting

MVW: Anthony Morrow

The Good
Anthony Morrow: 42 min, 15-20 fg, 4-5 3pt, 3-3 ft, 11 reb, 37 pts
Stephen Jackson: 42 min, 7-19 fg, 5-6 ft, 4 reb, 10 ast, 2 stl, 20 pts
Andris Biedrins: 36 min, 8-15 fg, 16 reb, 4 ast, 17 pts
Corey Maggette: 26 min, 7-15 fg, 5 reb, 3 ast, 17 pts
Kelenna Azubuike: 38 min, 6-12 fg, 2-2 3pt, 2 stl, 15 pts
C.J. Watson: 28 min, 3-4 fg, 3 reb, 8 ast, 1 stl, 10 pts
Ronny Turiaf: 12 min, 5 reb, 1 blk

The Bad
Anthony Randolph: 9 min, 2-7 fg

The Ugly
Marco Belinelli: 6 min, 0-0, 2 pf, -6 +/-

Best and Worst +/-
Anthony Morrow: +24
C.J. Watson: +22
Marco Belinelli: -6

Team Statistics
Warriors : Clippers
pts - 121 : 103
fg - 48-94 (.511) : 36-91 (.396)
ft - 18-24 (.750) : 25-28 (.893)
3p - 7-19 (.368) : 6-26 (.231)
reb - 48 : 40
oreb - 14 : 14
ast - 29 : 20
to - 11 : 12
stl - 5 : 8
bs - 1 : 4
fast break pts - 6 : 7
pts in paint - 62 : 46

Box Score
Highlights
Popcorn Machine's Game Flow

Jackson had 10 assists to go along with 20 pts

Notes

starting lineup: Jackson/Azubuike/Morrow/Maggette/Biedrins
Morrow misses first shot (3 pt from left wing)
pick and roll effective again
Kelenna hits his first 3 pt attempt
Baron heating up from outside
Jackson with 4 assists early
3 fouls for Mags in 1st Q
Biedrins shows great hands, quick reactions
Randolph 1st off bench, hits first shot (contested 18 footer)
36 in 1st Q, 7 from Morrow; even scoring - 8 from Jackson, Biedrins, Maggette
Belinelli on the hot Mobley
Randolph hits jumper then Maggette comes in for him???
Belinelli rumored to be in trade to Nets; extended min. to showcase? No one passing him the ball
Eric Gordon making his presence felt - steal, rebound, scoring, free-throws
MORROW!!!! swishing the 3; scoring machine; how did he only average 14 pts at Georgia Tech? 18 pts, 7-9 shooting at the half
Wright no time in 1st half
Randolph not playing smart; taking long jumper instead of driving or finding Morrow, drawing a charge with 19 sec. left in the half
Camby and Kamen start 2nd half
3rd Q Warriors worst this season
Randolph settling for jumpers again; does he make them consistently in practice? green light?
Warriors lose lead midway through 3rd; end up -1 on the quarter which is big improvement over past games
Morrow, Jackson, and Maggette regain lead
Morrow w/ 28 pts, 11-14 fg (early 4th); teammates looking for him for a change
imagine this team with a true PG that could get the ball to anyone
ANTHONY 'FA SHOW' MORROW
Baron falling apart, losing composure, taking bad shots
playing youngsters has an energizing effect on the whole team; nice to see plenty of minutes going to the youngsters
Morrow chants at Staples; finishes with 37 pts
Morrow played like he was a summer league version of Belinelli; one drive I could have sworn it was Jackson - he could learn a lot from Jackson in terms of driving the ball, protecting the ball with his length and dribble
another gem uncovered by Mullin; undrafted, to just making roster, to starting, to staring
Wright didn't play, but I'm sure he'll get his turn next game; it might be a good idea if youngsters take turns logging big minutes in one game instead of 5 surprise minutes here and there - tell them it's your night and let them play through the mistakes and learn in the process
the chance to see performances like Morrow's are what keep the fans coming and keep them excited; play the youngsters - they give us hope for the future (and they just may win us a few games along the way)

Biedrins nets his 17th consecutive double-double

Quotes

Don Nelson
On Anthony Morrow's Performance:

“I’ve been in the league for 30 years and I have never seen a performance like that. After only two months of training camp, he just had the game of a lifetime and I am very happy for him.”

Anthony Morrow
On His 37-Point Performance:

“I have just been going into practice soaking everything in like a sponge, and tonight was just one of those games where I caught the vibe. I am trying to do the best I can for the other guys and help the team win, we needed this win really bad.”

Corey Maggette
On Going From The Clippers To The Warriors: