-
Mar30
It’s obvious, but bears repeating: The Warriors can’t hope to get better without playing some semblance of defense
Filed under: News; Tagged as: Andris Biedrins, Anthony Randolph, Brandan Wright, Carmelo Anthony, Don Nelson, Linas Kleiza, Ronny Turiaf4 CommentsBy Geoff Lepper
48minutes.netAt the 4:12 mark of the first quarter of Denver’s 129-116 not-as-close-as-all-that win over Golden State Saturday night, Warriors forward Anthony Randolph sank a pair of free throws. Twenty-seven seconds into the fourth quarter, swingman Linas Kleiza continued the uninterrupted stream of Nuggets heading to the basket with yet another layup.
In the less than 29 minutes worth of game time between those events, the Nuggets outscored the Warriors by a 97-51 count.
97. To 51.
I don’t want to belabor the pain by delving too deeply into the 3-on-nothing breakaways off turnovers, the tip jams with teammates fighting each other to get credit for the basket, Carmelo Anthony doing whatever he wanted plus six other Nuggets in double-figures.
Just consider that Denver shot 36-for-59 in that stretch (61.0 percent), with the following breakdown of baskets:
Dunk – 10
Layup – 9
3-pointer – 9
Jumper – 5
Tip – 1
Hook – 1
Categories
- Commentary (138)
- HTLFMARC (52)
- In Their Own Words (7)
- News (139)
- The Morning Report (46)
- The Wrapup (10)
- Uncategorized (6)
Recent Articles
- Cohan hangs the “FOR SALE” sign on Warriors’ HQ, but how much will he get?
- Monta Ellis returns from six-game layoff to face Trail Blazers; Watson in, Turiaf out
- Radio alert: Tune in to KNBR 1050 at 12:30 pm…
- Game 63, Live: Warriors (17-45) at Hornets (31-32)
- Game 62, Live: Warriors (17-44) at Bobcats (29-31)
- Game 61, Live: Warriors (17-43) at Hawks (39-21)
- Game 60, Live: Warriors (17-42) at Magic (41-20)
- Game 59, Live: Warriors (17-41) at Heat (29-31)
- No Monta Ellis tonight vs. Kings
- Game 52, Live: Warriors (14-37) at Lakers (41-13)

Recent Comments