KEVIN LOVE: STARTING TO PAY DIVIDENDS

A lot of people thought Kevin Love would fail miserably, and many experts project him to be a bust. He seems to be doing very well for an undersized, over-weight, 20-year old rookie. Third best PER for rookies behind Speights and Oden.

Love had a rough shooting slump the first couple of months, but has adjusted well and is now hitting at .543 for Jan. He would have been great for this team even though he's not very athletic - think Rob Kurz with more skill and intangibles. We could use his rebounding and pinpoint outlet passes to spark the fast break. He hasn't shot many 3 pointers, but the ability to hit them is there. Biedrins would love playing next to Love - smart, big bodied, unselfish, and skilled.


Statistics
Game Log


Kevin Love tallied 26 points and 15 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled to an 88-78 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.(Grdgez)




Kevin Love Posts Double-Double

RICHARD HENDRIX WATCH + Top D-League Performances

Richard Hendrix: Wizards 106, Thunderbirds 109
32 min, 7-12 fg, 0-0 3pt, 3-6 ft, 2 off, 7 reb, 1 ast, 5 pf, 0 st, 0 to, 1 bs, 17 pts


LAST 5 GAMES

Date Opponent Result MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Jan 29 @ ABQ L 109-106 32 7-12 0-0 3-6 2 5 7 1 0 1 0 5 17
Jan 24 @ SIF W 91-106 37 5-10 0-0 7-9 5 11 16 1 2 3 1 2 17
Jan 22 @ IOW L 142-140 30 7-12 0-0 6-9 2 11 13 4 2 3 1 3 20
Jan 18 vs. ERI W 95-87 37 7-13 0-0 0-1 0 12 12 1 1 2 0 2 14
Jan 16 vs. ERI W 80-75 33 2-8 0-0 1-2 2 7 9 1 0 4 2 3 5

SEASON AVERAGES

Season Team G GS MPG FG% 3p% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
08-09 BAK 9 9 28.7 .516 .667 .675 3.0 7.9 10.9 1.7 1.1 1.2 2.44 4.00 13.9
08-09 DAK 14 14 31.6 .532 .000 .606 2.9 8.1 10.9 1.3 1.2 1.9 1.29 3.00 13.6


TOP D-LEAGUE PERFORMERS

01/27/09
player - pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st to bs pts
Luke Jackson G 43:53 10-21 5-8 6-6 1 4 5 2 1 0 3 0 31
Dwayne Jones C 38:55 7-13 0-0 4-4 8 6 14 2 4 0 3 0 18
Longar Longar 44:47 7-11 0-0 7-13 3 8 11 1 5 0 1 4 21
Gary Forbes G 31:12 6-16 1-3 0-2 0 11 11 1 1 1 4 2 13
Keith Clark 33:33 5-7 0-1 4-4 2 9 11 2 2 0 2 0 14
Cartier Martin F 35:28 11-21 4-8 5-5 4 7 11 1 2 0 0 0 31
Othyus Jeffers G 34:46 7-11 1-1 4-5 2 7 9 3 2 0 1 0 19
Erik Daniels 39:11 14-26 0-3 5-7 2 7 9 3 4 2 5 1 33
Maureece Rice G 48:00 8-20 2-4 1-2 2 3 5 7 2 1 2 0 19
Trey Gilder F 44:29 10-17 2-5 11-13 3 2 5 3 1 5 1 3 33
Dominique Coleman G 40:38 9-17 2-6 2-4 3 8 11 3 3 2 4 0 22
Eddie Gill G 45:49 7-17 1-7 9-11 0 4 4 9 3 1 4 1 24

01/28/09
player - pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st to bs pts
Dwayne Jones C 20:04 4-7 0-0 9-11 5 9 14 1 1 0 2 1 17
Erik Daniels C 42:04 6-18 0-2 2-2 2 13 15 6 2 3 3 1 14

01/29/09
player - pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st to bs pts
Glenn McGowan F 30:29 9-19 2-4 2-5 3 7 10 1 5 1 2 0 22
Othyus Jeffers F 45:51 10-14 0-0 14-18 2 8 10 0 1 3 3 0 34
Curtis Stinson G 48:00 5-12 0-0 4-6 1 6 7 10 4 2 9 1 14
Renaldo Major F 42:03 6-9 0-0 12-13 1 3 4 3 3 6 4 0 24
Will Conroy G 45:58 15-21 4-8 1-1 1 2 3 8 4 0 5 0 35
David Noel F 42:24 10-20 4-6 1-1 3 3 6 4 5 0 4 0 25

PROSPECT PERFORMANCES - 01/29/09

Chase Budinger: Arizona 106, Washington 97
39 min, 7-14 fg, 3-7 3pt, 8-11 ft, 3 off, 8 reb, 4 ast, 0 to, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 pf, 25 pts

Jordan Hill: Arizona 106, Washington 97
26 min, 7-9 fg, 0-0 3pt, 4-9 ft, 4 off, 9 reb, 2 ast, 5 to, 2 stl, 0 blk, 5 pf, 18 pts

James Harden: Arizona St. 55, Washington St. 65
37 min, 8-20 fg, 2-8 3pt, 8-13 ft, 1 off, 4 reb, 1 ast, 4 to, 1 stl, 0 blk, 3 pf, 26 pts

Darren Collison: UCLA 81, California 66
30 min, 8-13 fg, 0-1 3pt, 2-3 ft, 1 off, 1 reb, 5 ast, 5 to, 3 stl, 0 blk, 1 pf, 18 pts

Jrue Holiday: UCLA 81, California 66
26 min, 4-5 fg, 0-1 3pt, 5-5 ft, 1 off, 5 reb, 4 ast, 3 to, 2 stl, 0 blk, 4 pf, 13 pts

PROSPECT PERFORMANCES - 01/28/09

Nick Calathes: Florida 83, Georgia 57
33 min, 7-11 fg, 4-6 3pt, 2-2 ft, 1 off, 13 reb, 10 ast, 2 to, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 pf, 20 pts

Stephen Curry: Davidson 92, Chattanooga 70
35 min, 9-21 fg, 5-11 3pt, 9-9 ft, 2 off, 5 reb, 8 ast, 4 to, 3 stl, 0 blk, 3 pf, 32 pts

Greg Monroe: Georgetown 57, Cincinnati 65
35 min, 4-11 fg, 0-1 3pt, 2-4 ft, 3 off, 8 reb, 3 ast, 4 to, 2 stl, 0 blk, 2 pf, 10 pts

DsJuan Summers: Georgetown 57, Cincinnati 65
13 min, 3-5 fg, 0-1 3pt, 1-1 ft, 0 off, 2 reb, 0 ast, 1 to, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 pf, 7 pts

Hasheem Thabeet: Connecticut 71, DePaul 49
30 min, 5-9 fg, 0-0 3pt, 1-3 ft, 2 off, 9 reb, 0 ast, 2 to, 3 stl, 3 blk, 3 pf, 11 pts

Tyreke Evans: Memphis 85, East Carolina 64
28 min, 8-18 fg, 1-4 3pt, 1-1 ft, 1 off, 6 reb, 4 ast, 1 to, 1 stl, 0 blk, 1 pf, 18 pts

Ty Lawson: North Carolina 80, Florida St. 77
37 min, 6-7 fg, 1-2 3pt, 8-9 ft, 4 off, 9 reb, 4 ast, 2 to, 0 stl, 0 blk, 3 pf, 21 pts

Tyler Hansbrough: North Carolina 80, Florida St. 77
26 min, 4-9 fg, 0-0 3pt, 0-0 ft, 3 off, 5 reb, 0 ast, 2 to, 0 stl, 0 blk, 4 pf, 8 pts

Earl Clark: Louisville 80, South Florida 54
26 min, 5-10 fg, 0-0 3pt, 2-3 ft, 4 off, 7 reb, 2 ast, 1 to, 1 stl, 3 blk, 0 pf, 12 pts

Samardo Samuels: Louisville 80, South Florida 54
23 min, 7-8 fg, 0-0 3pt, 0-0 ft, 1 off, 3 reb, 1 ast, 2 to, 2 stl, 0 blk, 2 pf, 14 pts

Cole Aldrich: Kansas 68, Nebraska 62
26 min, 3-5 fg, 0-0 3pt, 2-4 ft, 2 off, 8 reb, 0 ast, 4 to, 1 stl, 0 blk, 3 pf, 8 pts

B.J. Mullens: Ohio St. 72, Michigan 54
25 min, 5-7 fg, 0-0 3pt, 2-2 ft, 2 off, 7 reb, 0 ast, 2 to, 0 stl, 3 blk, 3 pf, 12 pts

Evan Turner: Ohio St. 72, Michigan 54
39 min, 6-9 fg, 0-0 3pt, 12-13 ft, 1 off, 5 reb, 4 ast, 4 to, 2 stl, 2 blk, 2 pf, 24 pts

Jonny Flynn: Providence 100, Syracuse 94
40 min, 12-22 fg, 4-9 3pt, 7-7 ft, 0 off, 3 reb, 6 ast, 3 to, 1 stl, 0 blk, 4 pf, 35 pts

Tyler Smith: LSU 79, Tennessee 73
33 min, 2-7 fg, 1-5 3pt, 4-4 ft, 1 off, 7 reb, 2 ast, 5 to, 1 stl, 0 blk, 2 pf, 9 pts

DeJuan Blair: Villanova 67, Pittsburgh 57
20 min, 2-3 fg, 0-0 3pt, 3-4 ft, 3 off, 8 reb, 1 ast, 0 to, 0 stl, 1 blk, 4 pf, 7 pts

Kyle Singler: Wake Forest 70, Duke 68
37 min, 7-19 fg, 2-5 3pt, 6-6 ft, 4 off, 12 reb, 1 ast, 4 to, 9 stl, 1 blk, 2 pf, 22 pts

Gerald Henderson: Wake Forest 70, Duke 68
30 min, 9-17 fg, 0-2 3pt, 2-4 ft, 3 off, 8 reb, 1 ast, 7 to, 3 stl, 1 blk, 4 pf, 20 pts

Jeff Teague: Wake Forest 70, Duke 68
34 min, 4-14 fg, 2-3 3pt, 1-2 ft, 0 off, 3 reb, 2 ast, 1 to, 3 stl, 0 blk, 3 pf, 11 pts

Al-Farouq Aminu: Wake Forest 70, Duke 68
33 min, 5-14 fg, 0-2 3pt, 5-6 ft, 3 off, 10 reb, 2 ast, 4 to, 1 stl, 2 blk, 4 pf, 15 pts

POSTGAME: MAVERICKS - 01/29/09

MVW: Stephen Jackson

The Good
S. Jackson: 31 min, 7-14 fg, 2-2 3pt, 9-10 ft, 5 reb, 2 stl, 25 pts
A. Biedrins: 26 min, 11 reb, 1 bs
C. Maggette: 23 min, 7-13 fg, 7-8 ft, 4 reb, 21 pts
K. Azubuike: 27 min, 5-10 fg, 2-3 3pt, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 bs, 12 pts

The Bad
J. Crawford: 23 min, 1-6 fg, 1 ast, 4 to, 3 pts

The Ugly
M. Ellis: 25 min, 2-11 fg, 2 to, 2 ba, 7 pts

Best +/- Statistics
R. Kurz: +1
A. Biedrins: -23
S. Jackson: -22
C. Maggette: -22

Team Statistics
Warriors : Mavericks
pts - 93 : 117
fg - 34-88 (.386) : 44-89 (.494)
ft - 19-21 (.905) : 21-26 (.808)
3pt - 6-11 (.545) : 8-14 (.571)
reb - 38 : 53
oreb - 8 : 14
ast - 18 : 25
to - 14 : 16
stl - 8 : 6
bs - 5 : 8
fast break points - 11 : 20
points in the paint - 26 : 38

Boxscore
Highlights
Popcorn Machine's GameFlow



Notes

1. starting lineups: Ellis / Crawford / Jackson / Azubuike / Giedrins vs. Kidd / Wright / Howard / Nowitzki / Dampier
2. Defend Howard in 1st Quarter 2) Be aware of their transition game 3) outrebound their small lineup
3. Ellis hits first shot, top of key; wasn't falling for him before; misses next jumper from same distance
   
4. Jackson hits his first shot, foot-on-line long 2
5. Nowitzki 93/97 ft for Jan.
6. Jackson is shooting well tonight; 2 three pointers in a row!! perfect shooting
   
7. Warriors playing extremely well early
8. GS 16 DAL 10; 7:12 1Q
9. Crawford hits 3 pt shot
10. Antoine Wright having career game...at least to start the game
11. Azubuike getting abused at PF
12. Monta looks like he's in pain; knee contusion?
13. GS 19 DAL 24; 3:45 1Q
14. Jackson ends drought with jumper in the paint, no call on Kidd swipe
15. Monta in for Crawford; Jackson, Maggette, Morrow, Biedrins
16. Maggette hits first shot; long 2
17. Bass guarding Maggette; easy blow by
18. Maggette hits 3 at the buzzer
19. GS 29 DAL 31 end of 1Q
20. Ellis / Morrow / Jackson / Maggette / Turiaf to start 2Q
    
21. Jackson continues to shoot lights out despite being face guarded
22. Bass playing well for Mavs coming off bench
23. Maggette with tough baseline fade away swish; doing everything
24. Turiaf gets kneed in the groin; Biedrins subs in
25. GS 38 DAL 44; 6:14 2Q
26. Randolph hits turn around jumper at end of shot clock; good awareness
27. Mavs pulling away with 14 to 2 run
28. GS 40 DAL 57; 2:56 2Q
29. Randolph looks like a taller Ellis
30. Monta can't finish like he's accustomed to
31. Mavs with 38 point quarter
    
32. GS 47 DAL 69 end of 1st half
33. Biedrins tips in ball after 3 offensive boards (looked like offensive basket interference) apparently, idiot stat crew did not credit Biedrins with any offensive boards
34. Kidd playing passing lanes well
35. GS 58 DAL 77; 7:40 3Q
36. Ellis 2/11 fg
37. looks like the league officials are keen to Crawford's leg kicks on long jumpers - not getting the call much anymore
38. Biedrins and Turiaf playing together
39. GS 62 DAL 85; 4:25 3Q
40. Biedrins challenging Nowitzki's jumpers
41. Crawford off tonight; 1st game back from injury
42. Dallas sweat wipers are very quick
43. Kurz enters w/ 1:19 left in 3Q; 66 to 85
44. Turiaf the only player hitting his jumpers in 2nd half
45. Morrow's lone shot is a half court heave to end the 3rd
46. GS 70 DAL 92 end of 3Q
47. Watson/ Morrow / Maggette / Randolph / Turiaf start 4Q
48. good to see Randolph getting some run; working hard for post position; dunk after Mags draws his man away
49. Mavs not allowing fastbreak opportunites and early offense - forcing them into half-court game; not good for a team lacking a true PG that could get anywhere on the floor and create for others
50. GS 79 DAL 103; 8:10 4Q
51. 1st fastbreak bucket at 6:05 4Q
52. Loss. Bad one. So much for an improving team. Warriors looked like they were starting to come togther as a team and they get beat soundly by a team fighting for the last playoff spot in the WC
    
53. GS 93 DAL 117 Final
54. No defense. Limited passing. Lots of isolation offense. Got killed on the boards. Poor shooting from the normally potent backcourt.
    
55. Warriors remain 6th worst team in the NBA at 14-32

Postgame Quotes

Don Nelson
On Tonight's Game:

“Well, we were not very good tonight. It’s the first time that Jamal [Crawford] has played with that group together. Jamal had been out for three games I think. And it looked they hadn’t played together and one of the worst games we’ve had in about six weeks. So I was disappointed with our play but so be it – they had their way with us and they deserved to win. They were the better team tonight.”

“I just didn’t think that we did a very good job with any part of the game or followed our game plan or anything. We just didn’t look like a very good team tonight. We’ve been playing pretty well, but that’ll happen. And we know with Monta [Ellis] we’re going to take a step back before we go forward, probably quite a few times this year until he gets back and he’s certainly not ready, yet. But, we put him out there and grow with him and go through the growing pains that we know are coming.”

“We didn’t anything going. Everything was a struggle for us tonight. And you can credit their defense if you want, but I would think it’s our lack of movement and execution and a whole bunch of other things.”

Stephen Jackson
On Tonight's Game:

“I think the biggest problem today was effort. We haven’t had a TV game in a long time, and for us to come out and not play up to the level that we should’ve played, the level we’ve been playing at home, is upsetting. I think that’s the biggest thing Coach is upset about. I just wish we would’ve went down fighting. We didn’t match their intensity. We gave them any shot – I think they were shooting like 67% at halftime. We didn’t do anything on defense to get them out of their comfort zone, and they just made all their shots.”

“They got a whole bunch of open looks. We had a lot of defensive errors, and we didn’t step up our game plan. We’ve got to man-up and guard our guys, and we didn’t do that tonight at all.”

Next Game
New Orleans Hornets
January 30 - 6:30 p.m.
New Orleans Arena
TV: CSN & ESPN
Radio: KNBR 1050

PROSPECT PERFORMANCES - 01/26/09

Luke Harangody: Marquette 71, Notre Dame 64
38 min, 12-22 fg, 1-2 3pt, 4-5 ft, 4 off, 17 reb, 3 ast, 3 to, 0 stl, 2 blk, 4 pf, 29 pts

Blake Griffin: Oklahoma 89, Oklahoma St. 81
38 min, 9-10 fg, 0-0 3pt, 8-13 ft, 4 off, 19 reb, 3 ast, 7 to, 1 stl, 1 blk, 2 pf, 26 pts

POSTGAME: CLIPPERS - 01/24/09

Azubuike has one of his best floor games by logging
in 9 reb and 6 ast to go along with his 16 pts

MVW: Kelenna Azubuike

The Good
K. Azubuike: 33 min, 5-9 fg, 1-2 3pt, 5-6 ft, 9 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 1 bs, 16 pts
C. Maggette: 23 min, 7-8 fg, 6 reb, 1 stl, 20 pts
A. Biedrins: 26 min, 6-8 fg, 14 reb, 1 stl, 1 bs, 12 pts
A. Morrow: 38 min, 3-8 3pt, 4 ast, 2 stl, 17 pts
C.J. Watson: 22 min, 3-5 fg, 1-2 3pt, 2-2 ft, 3 ast, 3 stl, 9 pts
S. Jackson: 31 min, 7 reb, 6 ast, 1 bs
R. Turiaf: 18 min, 3-5 fg, 2 bs

The Bad
M. Ellis: 22 min, 4-11 fg, 3 to, 2 ba
A. Randolph: 13 min, 0 reb, 1 to, 1 ba, 4 pts

The Ugly
S. Jackson: 31 min, 3-14 fg, 9 pts

Best +/- Statistics
S. Jackson: +22
A. Biedrins: +20
J. Davidson: -8

Team Statistics
Warriors : Clippers
pts - 107 : 92
fg - 41-84 (.488) : 33-87 (.379)
ft - 17-23 (.739) : 18-27 (.667)
3pt - 8-17 (.471) : 8-18 (.444)
reb - 49 : 47
oreb - 11 : 15
ast - 27 : 27
to - 16 : 17
stl - 9 : 7
bs - 7 : 5
fast break points - 27 : 9
points in the paint - 40 : 24

Boxscore
Highlights
Popcorn Machine's GameFlow

Maggette continues to impress coming off the bench

Notes

1. starting lineups: Ellis /Morrow / Jackson / Azubuike / Biedrins vs. Gordon / Jones / Davis / Thornton / Jordan
2. LAC have only 8 players dressed
   
3. keys to the game - 1) energy 2) effort 3) execution
4. Biedrins getting involved early vs. rookie Jordan w/ ally-oop
5. Monta's mid-range not going down yet
6. Biedrins scores again vs. Jordan
7. Clippers shooting well early
8. would have been nice to have had DeAndre Jordan fall to the Warriors in the second round; very high ceiling and great athleticism
9. Gordan seems to be getting past Ellis at will
10. Randolph gets into the game early; subs for Morrow who was a non-factor in 4 min. of play
11. LAC 11, GS 5 : 7:08 1st Q
12. awesome blow-by for Thornton on Randolph
    
13. Ellis with a 3 pointer; has been working diligently on that shot before his injury and during rehab
14. Ellis doesn't look as explosive
15. nice give and go on the break between Ellis and Randolph for the slam
16. fastbreak opportunities noticeably better w/ Ellis back
17. Azubuike hits corner 3; he's proving to be worthy of his contract
18. GS 17, LAC 15 : 3:44 1st Q; nice rally after timeout
19. Warriors on 14-4 run
20. running everything hard down the court; leading to easy early offense opportunities - just like small ball is supposed to work
21. Azubuike with 9 in the 1st Q
22. Maggette drains a half-court shot but a split second after the buzzer sounds
23. GS 28, LAC 18 end of 1st Q
24. Jackson playing entire game so far and not having a great game - perfect opportunity to give him rest and get valuable PT for one of the youngsters
25. Morrow miss first 3pt shot
26. Maggette continues to up his trade value
27. Warriors playing scrappy defense and it's fueling the offense
28. GS 42 LAC 28, 5:54 2nd Q
29. Maggette truly believes he has never, ever fouled anyone in his entire career
30. Morrow misses another 3pt shot short
31. Morrow has quick hands and is an underrated defender
32. Jackson finally gets on the board with wide open corner 3
33. Monta gets back in after Watson bricks a shot early in the shot clock (no ball movement) good substitution
34. Morrow finally hits a perimeter shot
35. Jordan keeps missing dunks that he tries to throw down just out of arms reach; 3 missed dunks
36. GS 51 LAC 37, 2:06 2nd Q
37. Ellis reverses a difficult half ending shot
38. GS 55 LAC 44 end of 2nd Q
39. Leaders: Azbuike, Maggette 10 pts, Beidrins 8 reb, Jackson 5 ast, Watson +18
    
40. Warriors at the half: 49% fg, 4/10 3pt, 11/14 ft, 23 bench, 12 ast, 13 fast break pts
41. Ellis finally hits his trademark 15 footer at the top of the key
42. Morrow hits corner 3 (1st of game)
43. Jordan impressive on the boards
44. Biedrins defending drives well tonight
45. GS 68 LAC 51, 5:48, 3rd Q
46. Jackson drains contested 3 on transition block by Azbuike
47. Azubuike is sharing the ball a lot more compared to earlier in the year; great wrap-around assist to Biedrins
48. Maggette continues play to lights out off the bench
49. GS 80 LAC 62, 1:58 3rd Q
50. GS 84 LAC 64 end of 3rd Q
51. Turiaf with a furocious block on Thronton's attempted hammer slam
52. Morrow with another 3, assist by Azubuike's offensive rebound
53. beautiful ally-oop from Watson to Azubuike
54. Jackson imitates Morrow's funny walk (waddle like a penguin) after Morrow drains his 3rd 3pt shot of the game
55. GS 93 LAC 68, 8:36 4th Q
56. Randolph finally checks back into the game; Azubuike out with a great game and contributed to a huge lead for the Warriors
57. Randolph smiles! after hitting pull up 18 ft jumper
58. Azubuike subbed back in for Maggette; Buke 1 reb from a double-double, 4 ast from a triple-double
    
59. Randolph gets pulled out for Rob Kurz
60. Jermareo Davidson enters for Turiaf
61. Morrow aggressive for this garbage time group
62. MARCUS WILLIAMS GETS IN THE GAME WITH 3:39 LEFT!!!!!
63. didn't realize Cheikh Samb was waived; nice pickup by the Clippers
64. Williams misses a corner 3
65. Davidson get his first FG as a Warrior, 10 foot jumper
66. Samb blocks Randolph's dunk attempt
67. Novak shooting well
68. Davidson hits another jumper; that's why Nelson likes him over Hendrix
69. GS 107, LAC 92 Final
    

Ellis is back, but still getting into gameshape,
finding his rhythm, and getting his timing back

Postgame Quotes

Don Nelson
On Coming Together On The Homestand:

"Actually, we played better in the games we lost than we played tonight. I don’t know that was possible through all the transition that we’re going through right now, I don’t think we’re going to even answer that question for another couple of weeks, but we’ll keep doing what we’re doing.”

On Corey Maggette:

“Eight shots and 20 points, that’s amazing. I thought he really played well. We didn’t have to overplay anyone tonight so that was good. We don’t have many of these games this year, this was a good one to have.”

Monta Ellis
On Tonight's Game:

“We are doing good. Everybody is getting out and running. My fast break points are getting back up to where it was. Everybody is just out there having fun right now.”

Corey Maggette
On Tonight's Game:

“Coming off the bench, I’m just trying to give this team a lift. That’s my job right now. I’m just glad our team came out with the win. The last couple of games our team has been playing really well and we’ve just come up short in a matter of five seconds. So it’s good to get a win tonight.”

On Coming Off The Bench:

“Like I told Nellie, whatever is going to help this team, and it’s helping. We’ll stick with it and hopefully it works out. I’m just going tocontinue to play extremely hard and help this team.”

On Having Monta Ellis Back:

“It’s great to have him back. He adds a total different dimension to our team, with speed and attacking the basket. It’s good. He’s still just getting better each game. If you didn’t know he was hurt, you wouldn’t even know he was hurt.”

Related Links
Warriors ugly, Clippers uglier - Marcus Thompson II
Clippers are even more barren without Baron - Scott Ostler
We'll get a better feel for how the Warriors are playing this week - Matt Steinmetz
Pleasantly Predictable (Warriors 107, Clippers 92) - Adam Lauridsen
The Warriors go 4-3 on this cake home stand, which shouldn’t make them too proud - Tim Kawakami

Los Angeles Clippers @ Golden State Warriors 1/25/09
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Next Game
Dallas Mavericks
January 28 - 6:00 p.m.
American Airlines Center
TV: CSN & ESPN
Radio: KNBR 1050

PROSPECT PERFORMANCES - 01/25/09

Earl Clark: Louisville 67, Syracuse 57
39 min, 6-17 fg, 2-6 3pt, 2-3 ft, 5 off, 13 reb, 5 ast, 7 to, 1 stl, 1 blk, 3 pf, 16 pts

Samardo Samuels: Louisville 67, Syracuse 57
22 min, 2-6 fg, 0-0 3pt, 2-2 ft, 2 off, 3 reb, 2 ast, 0 to, 0 stl, 0 blk, 4 pf, 6 pts

Jonny Flynn: Louisville 67, Syracuse 57
40 min, 3-12 fg, 0-2 3pt, 6-6 ft, 1 off, 2 reb, 4 ast, 3 to, 1 stl, 0 blk, 1 pf, 12 pts

Nick Calathes: Florida 94, Vanderbilt 69
28 min, 6-11 fg, 3-5 3pt, 0-0 ft, 1 off, 4 reb, 4 ast, 5 to, 0 stl, 0 blk, 3 pf, 15 pts

A.J. Ogilvy: Florida 94, Vanderbilt 69
15 min, 1-5 fg, 0-0 3pt, 2-2 ft, 0 off, 2 reb, 0 ast, 0 to, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 pf, 4 pts

Greg Monroe: Seton Hall 65, Georgetown 60
33 min, 6-7 fg, 0-0 3pt, 5-7 ft, 2 off, 7 reb, 0 ast, 1 to, 0 stl, 0 blk, 2 pf, 17 pts

DaJuan Summers: Seton Hall 65, Georgetown 60
31 min, 1-8 fg, 1-6 3pt, 9-11 ft, 2 off, 6 reb, 0 ast, 6 to, 0 stl, 1 blk, 3 pf, 12 pts

B.J. Mullens: Michigan St. 78, Ohio St. 67
27 min, 5-9 fg, 0-0 3pt, 2-5 ft, 1 off, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 to, 2 stl, 1 blk, 2 pf, 12 pts

DeJaun Blair: Pittsburgh 79, West Virginia 67
29 min, 6-12 fg, 0-0 3pt, 4-8 ft, 4 off, 11 reb, 1 ast, 0 to, 2 stl, 0 blk, 1 pf, 16 pts

Gani Lawal: Georgia Tech 59, Clemson 73
33 min, 6-8 fg, 0-0 3pt, 5-5 ft, 6 off, 10 reb, 1 ast, 1 to, 2 stl, 1 blk, 1 pf, 14 pts

RICHARD HENDRIX WATCH + Top D-League Performances

Richard Hendrix: Wizards 106, Skyforce 91
37 min, 5-10 fg, 0-0 3pt, 7-9 ft, 5 off, 16 reb, 1 ast, 2 pf, 2 st, 1 to, 3 bs, 17 pts


Last Three Games

Date Opponent Result MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Jan 24 @ SIF W 91-106 37 5-10 0-0 7-9 5 11 16 1 2 3 1 2 17
Jan 22 @ IOW L 142-140 30 7-12 0-0 6-9 2 11 13 4 2 3 1 3 20
Jan 18 vs. ERI W 95-87 37 7-13 0-0 0-1 0 12 12 1 1 2 0 2 14

SEASON AVERAGES

Season Team G GS MPG FG% 3p% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
08-09 BAK 9 9 28.7 .516 .667 .675 3.0 7.9 10.9 1.7 1.1 1.2 2.44 4.00 13.9
08-09 DAK 13 13 31.6 .527 .000 .617 2.9 8.3 11.2 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.38 3.00 13.3


TOP D-LEAGUE PERFORMERS - 01/23/09

player - pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st to bs pts
M.Dorsey - G 32:59 11-16 0-0 2-3 1 2 3 7 1 0 3 0 24
T.Johnson - G 43:27 8-17 5-7 4-4 1 5 6 8 1 1 4 0 25
P.Sanders - C 40:36 10-22 6-9 2-2 2 2 4 3 4 4 3 2 28
B.Ahearn - G 44:55 8-22 4-9 10-11 2 3 5 5 2 1 5 1 30
M.Williams - C 45:16 10-21 2-3 12-16 3 9 12 6 4 0 1 1 34
J.Johnson - C 36:06 11-18 0-0 8-9 5 8 13 1 3 1 3 2 30
W.Conroy - G 49:40 11-25 2-7 8-14 2 3 5 6 3 1 3 0 32
L.Allred - F 37:43 7-14 0-0 2-2 1 19 20 2 3 1 3 1 16
L.Jackson - G 31:14 10-13 1-3 6-7 0 5 5 7 0 0 1 0 27
R.Howard - G 43:23 11-21 0-1 9-14 1 6 7 2 4 0 5 0 31