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03-23-2008, 12:14 PM
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Re: GT #69: Golden State Warriors (42-26) @ Los Angeles Lakers (48-21) - 3/23
Lakers-Warriors Preview
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Returning to the STAPLES Center for the second time in five days, the Warriors will open a home-and-home set with the Lakers on Sunday at STAPLES Center. The contest will tip off at 7:30 p.m. and be broadcast on FSN Bay Area and KNBR 680.
Still maintaining its grasp on the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, the Warriors will head into Sunday’s match-up looking to bounce back from Friday’s 109-106 defeat to the Houston Rockets. That loss snapped the Warriors five-game home winning streak, and shrunk the Warriors advantage over the Denver Nuggets for eighth place in the West to 1.5 games.
With 14 games remaining on the regular season schedule, each contest becomes crucial for the Warriors, and Sunday will be no exception. Playing against one of the NBA elites, Golden State will be looking to do something the team hasn’t accomplished since November 2, 2003 – beat the Lakers in Los Angeles. Should they succeed in doing so, the Warriors will snap a nine-game road losing streak against the Lakers less than a week after they broke a 15-game skid at STAPLES Center with Wednesday’s victory over the Clippers.
While one streak recently came to and end for the Warriors, they’ll like to keep another one alive. Since January 4, the Warriors have lost 12 games, and they followed the first 11 of those defeats with a victory. In fact, Golden State has posted consecutive defeats just once since starting the season 0-6.
In order to keep that streak intact, the Warriors will need to do what they did during their Dec. 14 victory over the Lakers – contain Kobe Bryant. The MVP candidate was held to just 6-of-23 shooting in that contest, and the fact that Mickael Pietrus is currently playing his best basketball of the season will only help the Warriors in defending Bryant. Los Angeles will be without injured big men Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum, but the Lakers have played well in their absence. So well, in fact, that they
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03-23-2008, 12:20 PM
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Re: GT #69: Golden State Warriors (42-26) @ Los Angeles Lakers (48-21) - 3/23
With Dirk's injury there might be enough room for GS and DEN. No Pau for either of these games as was hoped for previously in the week.
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03-23-2008, 12:28 PM
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Re: GT #69: Golden State Warriors (42-26) @ Los Angeles Lakers (48-21) - 3/23
Yeah, injuries are gonna be huge down the stretch. Teams that stay healthy might benefit the most.
Came across injury news for this game
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The status of forward Mickael Pietrus, who has played his best ball of the season over the last month, is in doubt for tonight's game. Nelson said that Pietrus suffered a strained groin in the Warriors' 109-106 loss to Houston and would be "questionable, for sure" for tonight.
If Pietrus can't go, Nelson could slide Harrington to power forward and start him alongside center Andris Biedrins, or promote Matt Barnes to the starting lineup.
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03-23-2008, 12:44 PM
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Re: GT #69: Golden State Warriors (42-26) @ Los Angeles Lakers (48-21) - 3/23
Good luck Warriors fans.
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03-23-2008, 12:55 PM
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Re: GT #69: Golden State Warriors (42-26) @ Los Angeles Lakers (48-21) - 3/23
Where are the Warriors fans? This board usually had many good posters, like bruindre, PFortyy, essbee, hollywood476 and others. But now they rarely post here. I wonder what have happened.
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03-23-2008, 06:48 PM
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Re: GT #69: Golden State Warriors (42-26) @ Los Angeles Lakers (48-21) - 3/23
Damn, Baron with 2 PFs early, and just got a T. Lakers up 9-7 9:16 left in the 1st qrter
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03-23-2008, 06:53 PM
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Re: GT #69: Golden State Warriors (42-26) @ Los Angeles Lakers (48-21) - 3/23
15-15 with 6:58 left. TO Lakers.
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03-23-2008, 06:59 PM
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Re: GT #69: Golden State Warriors (42-26) @ Los Angeles Lakers (48-21) - 3/23
Stephen Jackson's got 8 pts already. Warriors are doing what they do best, getting turnovers and converting.
Harrington just got fouled shooting a 3 lol. 24-19 GS up with 3:33 left.
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03-23-2008, 07:03 PM
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Re: GT #69: Golden State Warriors (42-26) @ Los Angeles Lakers (48-21) - 3/23
Lakers just went on a 7-2 run. It's 26-26 with 2:21 left. TO GS.
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03-23-2008, 07:05 PM
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Re: GT #69: Golden State Warriors (42-26) @ Los Angeles Lakers (48-21) - 3/23
Jackson's just doing what he wants out there. Banks a 3, and drives it to the hoop.
...and then drains another one in transition. 34-30 Warriors at the end of 1.
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03-23-2008, 07:13 PM
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Re: GT #69: Golden State Warriors (42-26) @ Los Angeles Lakers (48-21) - 3/23
God, I love watching Ellis. 38-30 Warriors. 10:16 left in the half.
Lakers have 9 turnovers so far.
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03-23-2008, 07:16 PM
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Re: GT #69: Golden State Warriors (42-26) @ Los Angeles Lakers (48-21) - 3/23
Brendan Wright's actually getting some mins.
Ellis again, just going to the hoop at will, and 1. He's got 12 pts. Warriors 43-35 with 8:57 left.
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03-23-2008, 07:24 PM
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Re: GT #69: Golden State Warriors (42-26) @ Los Angeles Lakers (48-21) - 3/23
Warriors with 17 pts off turnovers. 52-38 with 6:20 left in the half.
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GT #69: Golden State Warriors (42-26) @ Los Angeles Lakers (48-21) - 3/23
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