NBA: GS Warriors

Last night’s game was another tough loss for the Warriors.  Stephen Jackson made two big shots in the late fourth quarter to give the Warriors the lead, but it was King James who made the last shot with just tenths of a second left on the clock.  Throughout the game, the Warriors have out shot the Cavs.  However, the Warriors did not take care of the ball as much and turned the ball over time and time again in the first and second half.  This allowed the Kings to get many opportunities to score the ball.  Also, the Warriors did not rebound in the first half which lead to a handful of second chance points.  Regardless of the outcome, the Warriors did show a sign of life.

With Monta Ellis’s return, we see that the Warriors have a different option to go to while on offence.  Normally we’d see screens and people slashing trying to make play for someone else.  However, Monta is a type of player who doesn’t need any of that.  He can get to the rim and finish pretty well. Monta showed that his ankle is not a problem and that he can still play.  Although he put on quite a show last night, Monta does still have some work to do.  His jumper is still rusty, but it will come as he gets life into his legs.  He seemed a little fatigue every now and then, but it’s good to have him back.

Despite the loss, the Warriors look to win their final home game of the 7 game home stand.  Maggette’s old team, the Clippers, will be visiting Oakland without their star Baron Davis.  I was really looking forward to BDs return, but his injury is preventing him from travelling with the team.  Tomorrow night should be a good game as Anthony Morrow scored his career high against the Clippers last year.

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