POSTGAME: CLIPPERS - 02/23/09

Nellie plays Jackson 39 min - the start of curtailing veteran minutes

MVW
Stephen Jackson

The Good
Jackson: 39 min. 11-20 fg, 5 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 2 bs, 28 pts
Watson: 27 min, 5-8 fg, 5-5 ft, 4 reb, 4 ast, 16 pts
Crawford: 34 min, 15 pts
Turiaf: 23 min, 7 reb, 2 bs
Belinelli: 18 min, 5 ast, 3 stl
Maggette: 30 min, 7 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl
Biedrins: 17 min, 4 reb, 2 bs
Randolph: 14 min, 3-5 fg, 2-2 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 bs, 8 pts

The Bad
Jackson: 39 min, 5 to
Maggette: 30 min, 4-13 fg
Belinelli: 18 min, 1-3 fg

The Ugly
Crawford: 34 min, 4-15 fg

Best and Worst +/-
Turiaf: +6
Maggette: -18

Team Statistics
Warriors : Clippers
pts - 105 : 118
fg - 39-88 (.443) : 45-88 (.511)
ft - 21-26 (.808) : 15-22 (.682)
3pt - 6-21 (.286) : 13-24(.542)
reb - 39 : 47
oreb - 10 : 12
ast - 23 : 30
to - 18 : 19
stl - 11 : 10
bs - 8 : 7
fast break points - 17 : 14
points in the paint - 42 : 56

Boxscore
Highlights
Popcorn Machine's GameFlow

Belinelli starts at PG but did not get to touch the ball much - 3 shots, 5 assists.

Notes

1. starting lineup: Belinelli/Crawford/Jackson/Azubuike/Turiaf vs. Davis/Gordo/Collins/Jones/Randolph
2. Gordon is going to be very good scorer; could be among the league leaders one day
3. Belinelli no shot w/ 8:17 left in 1Q
4. Belinelli gets his first shot off of a deflection he caused
5. Randolph so crafty in the paint
6. lots of fastbreak scoring early
7. Mardy Collins misses wide open 7 footer
8. GSW 23, LAC 11, 4:46 1Q
9. Turiaf playing great defense
10. Biedrins checks in at 4:09 1Q
11. no one passing ball to wide open Belinelli
12. Camby back and hits a jumper, part of 8-0 run
13. Belinelli involved in 4 of the Warriors 5 steals; credited w/ 3 steals
14. Camby blocks Biedrins hook shot
15. GSW 27, LAC 27, end of 1Q
16. Randolph in for Biedrins at 11:02 2Q
17. 2 pts in last 6 min
18. Randolph hustling and playing hard defense, rebounding
19. Randolph blocks Davis' layup; looking more effective than injured Biedrins
20. Mardy Collins is awful
21. Morrow in at 8:50 2Q
22. Novak misses all 3 of his 3 pt attempts
23. Randolph assist to Jackson
24. Turiaf back in for Randolph; Turiaf w/ 2 pts, 5 reb
25. Watson w/ a circus shot off foul on drive; makes ft
26. no fast break ops since 2 min into 1Q
27. Morrow hits first shot; 18 ft jumper; 1st game in a long time
28. Maggette not scoring as much as he's used to; Jackson trying to find him in the paint
29. Baron w/ fabulous juke and drive on Belinelli; reminiscent of his Warrior days
30. Maggette misses 2 fts; wrapped wrist and fingers; might be good to sit him a couple of games to let him heal up
31. Randolph and Biedrins in together; 2:55 2Q
32. Randolph hits 22 footer!!!
33. beautiful bounce pass to Biedrins vs. tight defense
34. GSW 55 LAC 60, end of half
35. Leaders: Jackson 20 pts, Turiaf 6 reb, Biedrins & Turiaf 2 blks, Belinelli 4 ast, Belinelli 3 stl
36. Biedrins playing rusty
37. GSW 60 LAC 69, 9:08 3Q
38. Turiaf continues to be reliable from deep 2
39. Fred Jones with moster jam past Azubuike at baseline
40. LAC taking it to the Warriors from deep
41. Turiaf rolls ankle and forced out midway through 3Q
42. Maggette w/ only 6 pts on 2-5 shooting; usually 1 pt per min. played
43. Gordon hot w/ 18 pts
44. LAC handling Warriors w/ ease; 69 to 87; 3:14 3Q
45. reverse ally-oop by Fred Jones
46. LAC 9/20 3pt
47. Watson wreaking havoc on defense; leading late quarter run to cut down 18 pt lead
48. GSW 79 LAC 89, end of 3Q
49. Watson/Morrow/Maggette/Crawford/Randolph
50. Randolph w/ soaring rebound and putback
51. Randolph swishes another long jumper
52. Morrow hits a 3 to answer Davis' banked 3
53. Jackson hits a corner 3 to cut lead to 3
54. Gordon w/ back to back 3's
55. Maggette playing center
56. GSW 102 LAC 108, 2:40 4Q
57. Davis flirting w/ triple double; needs 1 ast and 1 reb
    
58. Davis nails 3pt to kill Warriors' chances
59. GSW 103 LAC 114, 1:27 4Q
60. Warriors seem to be playing to lose at the end; settling for jumpers and playing sloppy
61. LAC shot uncharacteristically well from 3, hitting 13 of 24
    
62. Warriors lose and go to 20-37
63. Maggette seemed to hurt his hand again and it might be affecting his play; wouldn't be a bad idea to shelve him for a game or 2 and give the PF/C minutes to Randolph, and split the SG/SF minutes between Belinelli and Morrow - Warriors could use the increased ball movement
    
64. remain 7th worst for lottery purposes

Randolph had his best perimeter shooting game.
Efficient and one of only two Warriors with a positive +/- stat.

Postgame Quotes

Don Nelson
On Tonight's Game:

“We played well enough to get back into the game for a short period, but overall we didn’t play good and we didn’t deserve to win. Baron Davis had a nice game and he came ready to work.”

Jamal Crawford
On Tonight's Game:

“Coming into the game I was focusing on moving the ball and making extra passes. That’s when the team plays well. I felt like Baron Davis had a good game. We had our hands full with him and he didn’t disappoint.”

Stephen Jackson
On Tonight's Game:

“Results have been difficult but I’m just trying to stay positive. It’s very frustrating but I can’t wear my emotions on my sleeve. Against Baron Davis, I was trying to make him take tough shots.”

Warriors-Clippers 105-118 I Jackson 28pts,5reb,Watson 16pts vs Gordon 27pts,Randolph 27pts,11reb
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