SB Nation Bay Area - Warriors Can't Finish in Overtime, Lose to Sixers 125-117https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48817/bayrea-fave.png2011-03-07T06:45:12-08:00http://bayarea.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17717062011-03-07T06:45:12-08:002011-03-07T06:45:12-08:00Golden State Warriors News: OT Loss Hurts Warriors' Psyche
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<p>Before the All-Star break the Golden State Warriors had won seven of their last 10, were one of the hottest teams in the NBA, and only a few games out of the 8th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. But after their 125-117 overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, and a 1-4 record on the road trip thus far, the team's season and state of mind seem to be slipping away. </p>
<p>After the game head coach Keith Smart was livid, screaming at his players about having toughness on the road, getting after the ball tenaciously, and finding a way to win close games. He apparently flew off the handle pretty bad, and deservedly so, Keith couldn't hold in his inner Bobby Knight any longer. Whether or not he's outburst had any affect is not the concern, it's the fact that the players have put themselves into a position to be publicly reprimanded at all. The team had chances to win the game on multiple occasions in the forth quarter, but couldn't shut the door on the Sixers (or the Celtics, or Pacers, or T'Wolves). Losses like this (these) toward the end of the season can destroy a team's morale, and a coach's for that matter. Couple that with a team's playoff hopes turning into distant pipe dreams in a matter of weeks, you have a nasty mix of frustration and despair roaming around your locker room.</p>
<p>Stephen Curry had this to say after the game:</p>
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<p>"We're trying to get a positive vibe back in the locker room, and this loss doesn't help."</p>
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<p>Talk about an understatement. </p>
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Being 1-4 on your longest road trip of the season isn't exactly going to spark confidence in your squad. And after the fight that the Warriors put up in the forth quarter (or should I say Monta put up), it was even more disheartening to put up such a dud in overtime. Getting a win in overtime over a playoff-bound team would have been big, but an overtime win over a playoff-bound team before the last games of your road trip are against two of the worst in the NBA (Cavs & Nets), it would have been huge. Now the W's have to muster the strength not to get completely embarrassed in their next road game against the Cavaliers, a game the Warriors should win, or maybe not. </p>
<p><span style="line-height: 9px;">In probably one of the best quotes I've heard all year, </span>Coach Smart summed it all up very simply: </p>
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<p>"There's no games in the NBA that you should win. There's games you've got to take."</p>
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<p>If the Warriors want to salvage the rest of their season, they need to stop giving games away with their complacency, and start taking games away with some tenacity. </p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/golden-state-warriors/2011/3/7/2034237/golden-state-warriors-news-ot-loss-hurts-warriors-psycheErnie Pomin2011-03-06T18:12:44-08:002011-03-06T18:12:44-08:00Warriors v. 76ers, NBA Scores: Warriors Can't Finish in OT, Lose To 76ers 125-117
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Golden State Warriors</a> scrapped it out with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.libertyballers.com/">Philadelphia 76ers</a> for four quarters but couldn’t keep up in overtime, taking a heartbreaking 125-117 loss at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia tonight.</p>
<p>Monta Ellis’ big 18 point forth quarter was all for nought as he went scoreless in overtime, finishing the game with 27 points on 11-27 shooting. Steph Curry had 22 and seven assists, Dorell Wright had 16 and four steals, while David Lee had a 14 point, 14 board double-double. Louis Amundson added 10 from off the bench.</p>
<p>The Sixers Jru Holiday had 16 points 8 boards and 7 assists but it was Andre Iguodala who messed around and had a triple double for the second straight game with 15 points, 11 boards, and 10 assists. Philly’s bench out scored the Warriors bench 67-34 with Evan Turner and Thaddeus Young each dropping 20 apiece, while Lou Williams added 19.</p>
<p>The Warriors were owned in about every statistical category; -15 in fast break points (32-17), -12 in points in the paint (72-60), and -14 in rebounds (39-53). They finished the game shooting 49% from the field (48-98) but were only 21% from three point range (4-19).</p>
<p>With the loss it moves the Warriors to 27-35, eight games under .500 and 6.5 games behind the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/">Memphis Grizzlies</a> for 8th spot in the Western Conference. The next stop on the Warriors road trip is Tuesday against the lowly <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fearthesword.com/">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> at Quicken Loans Arena.</p>
<p>Full box score can be found <a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=310306020" target="new">here</a>.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/golden-state-warriors/2011/3/6/2034043/warriors-v-76ers-nba-scores-warriors-cant-finish-in-ot-lose-to-76ersErnie Pomin2011-03-06T17:33:06-08:002011-03-06T17:33:06-08:00Warriors v. 76ers, NBA Score Update: Monta Ellis Takes Over, Forces Overtime in Philadelphia 106-106
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<p><span>Monta Ellis</span> dropped 18 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter including two clutch 3’s at the end of the period to force overtime against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.libertyballers.com/">Philadelphia 76ers</a> with a score of 106-106. It was another late offensive rebound that almost killed the W's, but Monta made sure the game wouldn't end like that.</p>
<p><span>Stephen Curry</span> has 17 points for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Warriors</a>, <span>Dorell Wright</span> has 14, while <span>David Lee</span> added 12. The W’s shot 50% (45-90) from the field while turning the ball over 17 times, only to be eclipsed by the Sixers 22 turnovers. The Sixers scored 64 points in the first half of the game, but were held to 42 in the second half. <span>Andre Iguodala</span> and <span>Elton Brand</span> have 12 poitns a piece, Lou Williams and <span>Evan Turner</span> have 19 and 12 respectively off of the bench. Philadelphia shot 47.8% (43-90) from the field.</p>
<p>The Warriors will look to keep their shooters on the floor and try to outscore the 76ers for an exciting, hard fought win on the road.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/golden-state-warriors/2011/3/6/2033979/warriors-v-76ers-nba-scores-monta-ellis-takes-over-forces-overtime-inErnie Pomin2011-03-06T16:56:02-08:002011-03-06T16:56:02-08:00Warriors v. 76ers, NBA Score Update: Warriors Erase Sixers Lead, Tied 80-80 After Three
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Golden State Warriors</a> clawed their way back against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.libertyballers.com/">Philadelphia 76ers</a> in the third quarter, eventually taking the lead on a Steph Curry and 1 with about five minutes left, while finishing the quarter tied at 80 a piece heading into the forth quarter at the Wells Fargo Center.</p>
<p>The Warriors came out focused, forcing three Sixer turnovers on their first three possessions and effectively cut the lead from 12 to one in the first few minutes of the third quarter. Steph Curry leads the Warriors with 17 points and six assists, <span>Dorell Wright</span> has 14 points, while <span>David Lee</span> had a nice third quarter, extending his numbers to 12 points and 12 rebounds.</p>
<p>Both teams continue to turn the ball over, With the W’s and Sixers committing a total of 37 of them. The Sixers have a 25-15 advantage in fast break points, a large part of why the Warriors aren’t leading this game. The W’s are also a meager 1-11 from 3 point range.</p>
<p>Philadelphia’s Lou Williams leads all scores with 19, while Jru Holiday has 15 and <span>Elton Brand</span> has 10.</p>
<p>It’s going to come down to the wire in Philly, hopefully the W’s can hit some threes to ice this game.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/golden-state-warriors/2011/3/6/2033924/warriors-v-76ers-nba-score-update-warriors-erase-sixers-lead-tied-80Ernie Pomin2011-03-06T16:18:28-08:002011-03-06T16:18:28-08:00Warriors v. 76ers, NBA Score Update: Warriors Struggle in Second Quarter, Sixers Lead 64-56 at Halftime
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.libertyballers.com/">Philadelphia 76ers</a> dominated the second quarter of play, extending their lead to 18 at one point, eventually taking a 64-56 lead into the locker room at halftime. The second quarter began about as bad as it possibly could with the Sixers Lou Williams stealing the inbound pass to start the period for an easy bucket. And it didn’t get much better from there.</p>
<p>Head Coach <span>Keith Smart</span> was trying any lineup he could to get a spark going for the W’s, who at one point had <span>Acie Law</span>, <span>Al Thornton</span>, Vlad Radmanovic, <span>Lou Amundson</span> and Reggie WIlliams on the court, but nothing was really going the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Warriors</a> way. Golden State had 12 first half turnovers leading to 19 Philadelphia points, as well as going 1-7 from downtown. <span>Stephen Curry</span> leads the Warriors with 10 points, five assists, and two blocks, <span>Monta Ellis</span> had six points and four turnovers, Louis Amundson added eight from off the bench, and <span>David Lee</span> and <span>Dorell Wright</span> both had six points.</p>
<p>The 76ers were doing what the Warriors love to do, running the floor and getting buckets in transition, while getting in the paint and scoring with ease. Their point guards were lighting up Golden State in the first half as Jru Holiday had 13 points, four assists, and three steals, while Lou Williams had 17 points and two assists in only 14 minutes on the floor. <span>Andre Iguodala</span> added four points and seven boards, while <span>Elton Brand</span> had eight points.</p>
<p>Once again the Warriors are going to have to fight their way back into the game, and are going to need a great third quarter to do so.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/golden-state-warriors/2011/3/6/2033876/warriors-v-76ers-nba-score-update-warriors-struggle-in-second-quarterErnie Pomin2011-03-06T15:39:20-08:002011-03-06T15:39:20-08:00Warriors v. 76ers, NBA Score Update: Warriors Battling 76ers, Trail 31-25 After One
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<p>It was a well-contested, back-and-forth first quarter as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Golden State Warriors</a> trail the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.libertyballers.com/">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 31-25. There were 8 ties in the first quarter between these teams, and is shaping up to be a dogfight early on in the game.</p>
<p>After dropping 40 points for the forth time of the season against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Celtics</a> on Friday, <span>Monta Ellis</span> was looking to continue his aggressiveness early, he finished the quarter with 4 points on 2-6 shooting. Steph Curry added 5 along with two blocks, Dorell Wirght had 6 points, <span>David Lee</span> had 4.</p>
<p>The Warriors were doing the little things well in the first quarter, forcing seven Sixer turnovers, taking charges, showed some good ball movement, and spread the floor well. The highlight of the quarter was a Steph Curry alley-oop to <span>Dorell Wright</span> with about 3 minutes left in the period. Rookie Ekpe Udoh was struggling with his post-up defense in the first quarter, leading to some easy buckets and a couple of and 1’s for the Sixers. He left the quarter early with three quick fouls, four points, five rebounds, an assist, and a block. The W’s were 0-5 from 3 point range in that quarter.</p>
<p>Philadelphia shot over 50% from the period with Jru Holiday leading the Sixers offensively with 11 points on 5-8 shooting.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/golden-state-warriors/2011/3/6/2033830/warriors-v-76ers-nba-score-update-warriors-battling-76ers-trail-31-25Ernie Pomin2011-03-06T11:32:58-08:002011-03-06T11:32:58-08:00Warriors v. 76ers, NBA Schedule Preview: Warriors in Philly to Face Red Hot Sixers
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<p>Coming off of a disappointing 107-103 loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Boston Celtics</a> on Friday the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Golden State Warriors</a> are looking to rebound in the city of brotherly love as they take on the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.libertyballers.com/">Philadelphia 76ers</a> at the Wells Fargo Center.</p>
<p>Today’s matchup marks the fifth game of seven on the Warriors road trip, who are 1-3 thus far. They head to Philly to face a 76er team that started the season 3-13, but have come storming back to now hold the 7th spot in the Eastern Conference. They have won five of their last six games and 13 of their last 18, and have a 20-10 record on their home floor. The last time the Warriors faced the Sixers was December 27th with the W’s getting the win 110-95 at home in Oakland.</p>
<p><span>Monta Ellis</span> and <span>David Lee</span>, who combined for 67 points against Boston on Friday, are going to have to keep it going against the Sixers as <span>Andre Iguodala</span> has had two triple-doubles over the last six games, as well as their scoring leader <span>Elton Brand</span> who managed to drop 21 points against Minnesota in their last game despite a dislocated finger.</p>
<p>After the Boston game David Lee had this to say about the rest of the Warriors season:</p>
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<p>No moral victories, we’re upset we lost," But if we play this way all the time we’re going to win a lot of the games we have left. We just talked about continuing to plug away."</p>
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<p>The plugging away continues today Mr. Lee. Tipoff is at 3:00 PT and can be seen on <span class="caps">CSN</span> Bay Area and heard on <span class="caps">KNBR</span> 1050.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/golden-state-warriors/2011/3/6/2033436/warriors-v-76ers-nba-schedule-preview-warriors-in-philly-to-face-red-hot-sixersErnie Pomin2011-03-05T09:35:54-08:002011-03-05T09:35:54-08:00Golden State Warriors News: Lessons In Intensity Learned From Celtics Game
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<p>Last night’s 107-103 Loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Boston Celtics</a> at TD Garden is one of those games where you’d be ecstatic to win, but aren’t all too disappointed when you lose. The defending Eastern Conference champions are so for a reason, and games like this show the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Warriors</a> that they can keep up with elite teams if they can turn up the intensity and play with some heart.</p>
<p>Head Coach <span>Keith Smart</span> had this to say after last nights loss:</p>
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<p>Our intensity level went up, this was probably <span>David Lee</span>’s best game both offensively, and he did a great job defensively, and that’s what I’m saying to our guys who haven’t been pushed to play defense, he did a great job with that. But I just thought our intensity level went up, we became the aggressors. I</p>
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<p>I’d have to agree with coach about David Lee, who’s 26 points and 12 boards came predominantly against <span>Kevin Garnett</span>, was as dominant and forceful that I’d seen him in a while, I guess he just needed a little push. Obviously if Monta is dropping 41 that he was playing with some intensity, even Biedrins looks like he was more confident and intense, but instead of getting up only to play teams like Boston the Warriors need to learn how to play for 48 minutes fully engaged on both ends of the floor, regardless of who they’re playing.</p>
<p>Steph Curry had this to say after the game last night:</p>
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<p>“Yeah we know what we’re capable of, it’s just frustrating where they go on those 8-0, 10-0 runs especially on the road where they get the crowd into it and get a comfort level. You take a lot of energy to get back in the game, if we eliminate those little stretches, we’re in it the whole way, not having to claw our way back and make it interesting”</p>
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<p>The W’s certainly showed some fight when Boston extended their lead to 16 in the third quarter, but battled back to be only down 1 with three minutes left. But Steph is right, it does take a lot of energy to create those kinds of comebacks, which in turn helps to kill your chances of winning the game. The most telling stat was that Golden State out rebounded the Celtics 39-28 last night, which is a victory within itself in my book.</p>
<p>Now the W’s just need to figure out how to put the pieces together and bring some intensity every night to string along some wins. They get their next shot Sunday at the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.libertyballers.com/">Philadelphia 76ers</a>. Hopefully the Warriors can roll over their mind set from the Boston game to the much weaker 76ers.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/golden-state-warriors/2011/3/5/2031697/golden-state-warriors-news-lessons-in-intensity-learned-from-celticsErnie Pomin