turned a blowout into a much closer game
MVW: Anthony Randolph
The Good
Anthony Randolph: 24 min, 7-16 fg, 10 reb, 6 off, 3 blk, 15 pts
Andris Biedrins: 26 min, 8-14 fg, 12 reb, 3 blk, 18 pts
C.J. Watson: 32 min, 7-13 fg, 2-4 3pt, 6 reb, 2 stl, 17 pts
Anthony Morrow: 26 min, 6-13 fg, 4 reb, 15 pts
Marco Belinelli: 30 min, 6 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl
Kelenna Azubuike: 22 min, 4-8 fg, 1-1 3pt, 4 reb, 4 ast, 11 pts
Rob Kurz: 16 min, 4-4 fg, 1-1 3pt, 2 ast, 3 blk, 10 pts
Marcus Williams: 10 min, 3 ast
The Bad
Marco Belinelli: 26 min, 4-15 fg, 0-6 3pt
Jamal Crawford: 25 min, 1-7 fg, 4 pts
The Ugly
Stephen Jackson: 31 min, 2-14 fg, 0-3 3pt, 3 to, 8 pts
Best and Worst +/-
Marcus Williams: +7
Rob Kurz: +6
Stephen Jackson: -18
Team Statistics
Warriors : Rockets
pts - 119 : 96
fg - 43-107 (.402) : 41-88 (.466)
ft - 18-25 (.720) : 30-32 (.938)
3pt - 4-22 (.182) : 7-17 (.412)
reb - 50 : 52
oreb - 23 : 13
ast - 23 : 26
to - 10 : 15
stl - 9 : 3
bs - 10 : 4
fastbreaks - 22 : 9
points in the paint - 56 : 56
Boxscore
Highlights
Popcorn Machine's GameFlow
Notes
- Tracy McGrady back, Artest out; No Wright, Maggette, Turiaf, or Ellis
- starters: Watson/Crawford/Morrow/Jackson/Biedrins
- Morrow hits first shot for Warriors after 4 failed possessions
- Morrows shooting freely, but not much dropping early
- careless turnover by Jackson; open but passed (new Nellie philosophy?)
- Crawford always plays passing lanes well
- missing 9 of first 11 shots
- Biedrins only one rebounding; small ball will fail in long run unless smalls start playing tough, smothering defense
- Yao gets 2 fouls w/ 2:48 left in 1st Q
- Belinelli enters, drives, dishes for assist
- Jackson/Belinelli/Randolph/Watson/Azubuike
- Watson ties it at 26 with another Watson steal and drive; take lead after hitting the free-throw
- Azubuike seems to be a more willing passer now
- fadeaway long 2 by Belinelli; Warriors heating up
- Randolph always involved
- Jackson shooting poorly again
- Watson with 3rd steal; 8:45, 2nd Q
- Rockets go on 7-0 run
- 48-37 w/ 5:37, 2nd Q
- Jackson should limit his shots to drives
- another careless turnover by Jackson
- getting nothing from Crawford tonight
- Randolph with an offensive board over Yao and dunk
- GSW 50 HOU 61 at the half
- 1st Half Leaders: Watson & Biedrins 10 pts, Biedrins 6 reb, Jackson 3 ast, Biedrins 2 blk, Watson 2 stl (should be 3)
- Biedrins can't stop Yao alone; try Randolph at PF; Warriors missing Turiaf due to flu
- Biedrins doesn't make top 5 center list for Van Gundy and Mark Jackson; no one on a team w/o a sub-500 record qualifies in there mind; Biedrins proceeds to show up Yao in 2 straight possessions
- Jackson missing wide open 3
- Watson and Biedrins only Warriors shooting over 50%
- Kurz hits a 3
- Belinelli's shots are in and out; team 4-15 3pt
- Rockets pulling away in 3rd
- Randolph iso from top of key always stressful to watch
- Kurz shooting very well
- Crawford hits first fg w/ 10:35, 4th
- no defense
- Marcus Williams sighting; making nice passes to set up teammates in the paint
- Randolph gets two easy dunks in 4th; called for goaltending on clean block
- Williams should be able to take Aaron Brooks
- Warriors creeping back in
- Morrow feeling it now
- backups of backups making the run possible
- Randolph messes up easy fast break; bad turnover - errant pass to Kurz
- Randolph with 3 blocks and a fine shooting game
- Kurz blocking 3 shots as well
- Belinelli's 3 just won't fall
- Marcus Williams showing why he's the best passer on the Warriors, but missed long perimeter shots may nail him to the bench; historically, he's a decent long range shooter - he may just be rusty
- great effort and energy from the young guys; vets rested for back-to-back match-up vs. Nuggets
- GSW 108, HOU 119 - Record: 7-16, tied for 6th worst record
- Warriors hit the offensive glass but shot terribly, especially from 3 pt range
- 6 Warriors score in double figures for the 3rd straight game
- enjoyed watching the young guys play meaningful, long stints; excited about Randolph's future!
Postgame Quotes
Don Nelson
On Tonight's Game:
“Well there you have it. We didn’t make enough shots for us to win. We missed too many defensive assignments, I thought, to give ourselves a real good chance. I thought we played hard and tried and did a lot of good things and moved the ball. Coach has no complaints about the game, I enjoyed the game actually and thought we competed. I had to keep an eye out for tomorrow, and that’s why I subbed with nine minutes to go, or whatever it was.”
On Stephen Jackson:
"I think Jack (Stephen Jackson) is a little bit more left-handed than we talk about because he does like to go left and use that left hand. Even though the injury is on his left and he is a right-handed player he uses his left a lot.”
Anthony Morrow
On Tonight's Game:
“They are a great team. They are very tough to guard. It’s one where we gotta continue to play hard and just do what we do. We showed a lot of heart at the end, so hopefully we can build on this and take some momentum to Denver.”
Related Links
The Young and the Rested (Warriors 108, Rockets 119) - Adam Lauridsen
Anthony Randolph has more success near the basket than he does away from it - Matt Steinmetz
Team really short-handed - Janny Hu
Golden State misfires - Janny Hu
McGrady dominant in return as Rockets top Warriors - The Sports Network
Warriors help out Yao, Rockets - Curtis Pashelka CCT
McGrady's return sparks Rockets win - Houston Chronicle
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