A few short days after I watched the Lakers compete hard against the Miami Heat, took a look at the Warriors schedule, and pronounced that the Warriors still have a tough road ahead to make the playoffs, I’m ready to take it all back. This Warriors team is going to the playoffs. Guaranteed. Continue reading
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Tagged David Lee, Festus Ezeli, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, Mark Jackson, Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry
I got a woman with one leg yeah/I got a woman with two/I got a woman with a wooden leg/I’ll tell you what that’s gonna do.
— Wild Willy Barrett
These sprained ankles to Stephen Curry and David Lee could not have come at a worse time in the Warriors schedule. But the gritty Warriors fought through their one leg blues to turn in two fine road performances in San Antonio and New Orleans, culminating in this nail-biting win against the surging Hornets. And boy did they need it, coming into New Orleans having lost 6 of their last 7, and looking at a brutally tough schedule through the end of January. Out of the next 7 games, which include a 4 games in 5 nights road trip, the Warriors figure to be favorites in only two.
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Tagged Anthony Davis, Eric Gordon, Festus Ezeli, Jarrett Jack, Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry
There was much to praise in Mark Jackson’s game plan last night, but he simply had the wrong lineup on the court in the fourth quarter and overtime. Landry proved that Howard couldn’t guard him in the first half, forcing Howard’s third foul. And yet when Howard has five fouls, this doesn’t cross Jackson’s mind? Continue reading
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What do you call Chris Bosh at center and Lebron James at power forward?
What do you call David Lee at center, and 6-6″ Draymond Green at power forward? Continue reading
Posted in Golden State Warriors, Recaps
Tagged David Lee, Draymond Green, Festus Ezeli, Jarrett Jack, Klay Thompson, Lebron James, Mark Jackson, Stephen Curry
