NBA
Regular Season Round 127: Golden St.W. - New York K. 92-63
Date: March 11, 2013
After four nail-biters at home, the Warriors got a comfortable victory over the team many expected to be the toughest opponent of the homestand. Golden State snapped its two-game losing streak with a breezy 92-63 win over the New York Knicks on Monday night. The Warriors (36-29) moved 1?1/2 games ahead of idle Houston, and 2?1/2 games ahead of the No. 8 seed. Golden State got 49 points from its backcourt as point guard Stephen Curry and shooting guard Klay Thompson combined to knock down 10 of the Warriors' 11 3-pointers. The Warriors, finally, looked like the high-powered, tough-to-beat-at-home squad everyone expected. They improved to 3-2 on this seven-game home stand. The Knicks played without star forwards Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire. Well, technically, Anthony did play. But he was clearly limited by the sore right knee that had held him out the previous three games. Anthony was 4 of 15 shooing in 34 minutes of action, finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Stoudemire missed his second consecutive game after having right knee surgery. He is expected to be miss at least six weeks. The Knicks started explosive forward James White in his place. That couldn't help the Knicks keep up with the Warriors this night, though. Curry didn't quite get 54, which he did in his last meeting against the Knicks and set the NBA world abuzz. But he knocked down six 3-pointers, scoring 17 of his game-high 26 points in the first half to set the tone. Unlike in New York, when he knocked down 11 of 14 from 3-point range, Curry wasn't the first, second and third options on offense. Guard Klay Thompson had 23 points on 9 of 18 shooting, including four 3-pointers. Warriors forward David Lee flirted with a triple-double: 21 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists in 38 minutes. He looked every bit recovered from the right knee contusion that kept him out of the Saturday's loss to Milwaukee. He had an MRI that revealed no structural damage, so he returned to the lineup and proved to be a major difference. Lee did not play in the meeting in New York after being suspended for the skirmish at Indiana the night before. Neither did starting center Andrew Bogut, who was sidelined by back issues during that five-game road trip. As a result, Knicks center Tyson Chandler had 28 rebounds, including 10 offensive boards that helped New York survive Curry's onslaught. But Monday, Chandler had just eight rebounds in 31 minutes as Golden State out-rebounded the Knicks by 17. The Warriors, who gave up 109 points to the Knicks in the first meeting, held New York to its season low in points and 27.4 percent shooting. The game started getting out of hand in the second quarter. Curry's fourth 3-pointer o the game put the Warriors up 31-25 with 7:18 left in the first half. After a miss by Anthony, Jack drilled a 17-footer. A pair of Raymond Felton free throws cut the lead to six but another Curry 3-pointer pushed the lead back to nine with 6:14 left. The lead was up to 41-29 after a Thompson 3-pointer with just under five minutes left. Moments later, he dropped in a turnaround jumper to push Golden State's advantage to 14. Lee capped a 14-3 Warriors run with a 14-footer and a jump hook. The Warriors led 49-32. Third quarters had been a problem for the Warriors, but not Monday. They extended their 15-point half-time to 27 halfway through the third quarter. Beginning with a pull-up jumper by Harrison Barnes, the Warriors ran off a 17-3 run in fewer than four minutes. Thompson capped the run with a pull-up jumper from 21 feet, but not before the Knicks' frustration got the better of them. Barnes was posting up Knicks guard J.R. Smith. An after Barnes made his move and exploded toward the rim, Smith applied a two-hand hard foul, swiping down on Barnes' head. It was ruled a flagrant foul, but after review was changed to a Flagrant Foul 2 and Smith was ejected. Minutes later, Curry officially ended the suspense with a step-back 3-pointer on a kick-out from rookie center Festus Ezeli. The Warriors led 74-47 and it was clear at that point they would get their first blowout victory in recent memory. The reality is the Warriors are not the defensive stoppers they desperately want to be. So, as is tradition, Golden State needs to score to win. They did that. But that's harder for the Warriors to do when they're giving the ball away. Golden State is among the league-worst at ball security. The Warriors have committed the fourth-most turnovers in the league and rank 27th with 15.6 turnovers per game. This not only leads to 17.8 points per game the Warriors give up off turnovers (27th in the NBA). But it also robs them of desperately needed transition points. Golden State only creates 14 points off turnovers per game (29th), giving them the worst disparity in the NBA (-3.8). Opponents are averaging nearly two shots more than the Warriors per game. So they possessions the Warriors give away, and the points they produce, hurt even more. And Golden State has committed at least 17 turnovers in six of its last nine games, including 20 or more three times. "We are not the same team that took care of the basketball," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "We are not playing with the same confidence as a unit. We are a young basketball team and this is a process." The Warriors took care of the ball in the first half on Monday. With just five turnovers, they were able to overcome a rough shooting start. The Warriors had 10 fast break points and knocked down eight 3-pointers in the first half, building a 50-35 half-time lead despite shooting 43.6 the first two quarters. And New York, which shot the ball terribly, didn't get its offense revived by Golden State miscues. The Knicks were 12 of 40 from the field (30 percent) and totaled just 12 points in the second quarter. If only the Warriors could play this kind of ball consistently. It starts with point guard Stephen Curry, who has a team-high 185 turnovers. Forward David Lee is right behind him with 165. Jackson has belabored the point all season. But it's been a job getting his players to value the rock. Thompson has the solution. "Stop turning it over," he said. "There's no science to it." Courtesy of: insidebayarea.com
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 127: Golden St.W. - New York K. 92-63
Date: March 11, 2013
After four nail-biters at home, the Warriors got a comfortable victory over the team many expected to be the toughest opponent of the homestand. Golden State snapped its two-game losing streak with a breezy 92-63 win over the New York Knicks on Monday night. The Warriors (36-29) moved 1?1/2 games ahead of idle Houston, and 2?1/2 games ahead of the No. 8 seed. Golden State got 49 points from its backcourt as point guard Stephen Curry and shooting guard Klay Thompson combined to knock down 10 of the Warriors' 11 3-pointers. The Warriors, finally, looked like the high-powered, tough-to-beat-at-home squad everyone expected. They improved to 3-2 on this seven-game home stand. The Knicks played without star forwards Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire. Well, technically, Anthony did play. But he was clearly limited by the sore right knee that had held him out the previous three games. Anthony was 4 of 15 shooing in 34 minutes of action, finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Stoudemire missed his second consecutive game after having right knee surgery. He is expected to be miss at least six weeks. The Knicks started explosive forward James White in his place. That couldn't help the Knicks keep up with the Warriors this night, though. Curry didn't quite get 54, which he did in his last meeting against the Knicks and set the NBA world abuzz. But he knocked down six 3-pointers, scoring 17 of his game-high 26 points in the first half to set the tone. Unlike in New York, when he knocked down 11 of 14 from 3-point range, Curry wasn't the first, second and third options on offense. Guard Klay Thompson had 23 points on 9 of 18 shooting, including four 3-pointers. Warriors forward David Lee flirted with a triple-double: 21 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists in 38 minutes. He looked every bit recovered from the right knee contusion that kept him out of the Saturday's loss to Milwaukee. He had an MRI that revealed no structural damage, so he returned to the lineup and proved to be a major difference. Lee did not play in the meeting in New York after being suspended for the skirmish at Indiana the night before. Neither did starting center Andrew Bogut, who was sidelined by back issues during that five-game road trip. As a result, Knicks center Tyson Chandler had 28 rebounds, including 10 offensive boards that helped New York survive Curry's onslaught. But Monday, Chandler had just eight rebounds in 31 minutes as Golden State out-rebounded the Knicks by 17. The Warriors, who gave up 109 points to the Knicks in the first meeting, held New York to its season low in points and 27.4 percent shooting. The game started getting out of hand in the second quarter. Curry's fourth 3-pointer o the game put the Warriors up 31-25 with 7:18 left in the first half. After a miss by Anthony, Jack drilled a 17-footer. A pair of Raymond Felton free throws cut the lead to six but another Curry 3-pointer pushed the lead back to nine with 6:14 left. The lead was up to 41-29 after a Thompson 3-pointer with just under five minutes left. Moments later, he dropped in a turnaround jumper to push Golden State's advantage to 14. Lee capped a 14-3 Warriors run with a 14-footer and a jump hook. The Warriors led 49-32. Third quarters had been a problem for the Warriors, but not Monday. They extended their 15-point half-time to 27 halfway through the third quarter. Beginning with a pull-up jumper by Harrison Barnes, the Warriors ran off a 17-3 run in fewer than four minutes. Thompson capped the run with a pull-up jumper from 21 feet, but not before the Knicks' frustration got the better of them. Barnes was posting up Knicks guard J.R. Smith. An after Barnes made his move and exploded toward the rim, Smith applied a two-hand hard foul, swiping down on Barnes' head. It was ruled a flagrant foul, but after review was changed to a Flagrant Foul 2 and Smith was ejected. Minutes later, Curry officially ended the suspense with a step-back 3-pointer on a kick-out from rookie center Festus Ezeli. The Warriors led 74-47 and it was clear at that point they would get their first blowout victory in recent memory. The reality is the Warriors are not the defensive stoppers they desperately want to be. So, as is tradition, Golden State needs to score to win. They did that. But that's harder for the Warriors to do when they're giving the ball away. Golden State is among the league-worst at ball security. The Warriors have committed the fourth-most turnovers in the league and rank 27th with 15.6 turnovers per game. This not only leads to 17.8 points per game the Warriors give up off turnovers (27th in the NBA). But it also robs them of desperately needed transition points. Golden State only creates 14 points off turnovers per game (29th), giving them the worst disparity in the NBA (-3.8). Opponents are averaging nearly two shots more than the Warriors per game. So they possessions the Warriors give away, and the points they produce, hurt even more. And Golden State has committed at least 17 turnovers in six of its last nine games, including 20 or more three times. "We are not the same team that took care of the basketball," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "We are not playing with the same confidence as a unit. We are a young basketball team and this is a process." The Warriors took care of the ball in the first half on Monday. With just five turnovers, they were able to overcome a rough shooting start. The Warriors had 10 fast break points and knocked down eight 3-pointers in the first half, building a 50-35 half-time lead despite shooting 43.6 the first two quarters. And New York, which shot the ball terribly, didn't get its offense revived by Golden State miscues. The Knicks were 12 of 40 from the field (30 percent) and totaled just 12 points in the second quarter. If only the Warriors could play this kind of ball consistently. It starts with point guard Stephen Curry, who has a team-high 185 turnovers. Forward David Lee is right behind him with 165. Jackson has belabored the point all season. But it's been a job getting his players to value the rock. Thompson has the solution. "Stop turning it over," he said. "There's no science to it." Courtesy of: insidebayarea.com
 GOLDEN ST.W. (coach: Steve Kerr)92 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 65 | vRR, giLad | 42 | 9-60 (31.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 9-2 (29.0%) | 4 | 9 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 86 | 5 |
| 45 | CuQQF, AURphRj | 49 | 4-2 (49.0%) | 1-65 (15%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 81 | 83 | 5 |
| 66 | whIBpsIj, KliF | 40 | 0-66 (30.0%) | 3-9 (09.6%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 67 | 5 |
| 8 | ziZV, ziQQRUU | 89 | 8-9 (82.1%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 68 | mIDuU, SjdQRT | 84 | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 8 | 7 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 5 |
| 35 | miQjRs, HiQQasIj | 61 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 46 | qJRla, yRsUus | 60 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-3 (05%) | 3 | 1 | 65 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | vijdQF, CiQl | 60 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| 84 | GQRRj, gQiFBIjd | 64 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 33 | zRffRQsIj, eaZhiQd | 66 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| miJRBIQR, KRjU | 0 | 6-8 (05%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| whIBis, bilZIlB | 0 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 5 | |
| 60 | maRdQajs, SjdQas | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 86-02 (41.8%) | 66-85 (00.5%) | 69-83 (95.2%) | 64 | 31 | 07 | 61 | 80 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 78 | 21 | |||
 NEW YORK K. (coach: Michael Brown)63 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 9 | SjUhIjF, CiQBRlI | 43 | 3-64 (45.2%) | 5-8 (5%) | 1-7 (11.9%) | 0 | 0 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | ChijdlRQ, wFsIj | 46 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | yRlUIj, eiFBIjd | 82 | 4-0 (15%) | 5-6 (5%) | 3-0 (25%) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 60 | 5 |
| 86 | AhuBpRQU, oBij | 84 | 6-0 (85%) | 8-3 (05%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -8 | 5 |
| 2 | ABaUh, z.e. | 86 | 4-2 (49.0%) | 5-4 (5%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| CIpRlijd, ChQasUIphRQ | 67 | 8-1 (44.4%) | 4-0 (15%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 9 | 5 | |
| 0 | Kadd, zisIj | 67 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-4 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| biQUaj, KRjFIj | 62 | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-3 (80%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 5 | |
| 7 | OQaDaIja, OiMlI | 69 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-3 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| 61 | XILiV, AURLR | 69 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-3 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 35 | whIBis, KuQU | 9 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| WhaUR, ziBRs | 0 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| 84 | CiBMF, biQZus | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 60-31 (48.1%) | 0-89 (62.0%) | 62-82 (13.4%) | 66 | 46 | 38 | 68 | 89 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 64 | 14 | 84 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
