Golden State Warriors guard Monta Ellis (8) goes up for a dunk against the New Jersey Nets during the first half of their game, played Thursday night. Ellis scored a career-high 39 points, leading Golden State to the win over New Jersey, 121-119. 

Proving once again that they are arguably one of the most potent and exciting backcourts in the NBA, Baron Davis and Monta Ellis had their work cut out for them against the New Jersey Nets Thursday.  But they proved to be more than up to the challenge as Ellis’ two free throws with 15.7 seconds left capped a Warriors rally late, defeating the Nets 121-119 in a wild game at Oracle Arena.

Golden State led for most of 2 1/2 quarters until New Jersey sparked an 18-7 run; the Nets entered the fourth quarter with an 8-point lead, but the Warriors’ Davis made a trey with 11:03 to play to get Golden State started.  The Warriors would then start a 22-0 run, capped by Al Harrington’s 3-pointer with 7:09 left in the game.  New Jersey went nearly 5 1/2 minutes between baskets before starting a rally of their own, taking a 3-point lead on Boone’s basket with 1:23 left.

But Golden State reclaimed the lead on Ellis’ 2 free throws with a minute remaining, and Davis would make a layup with 25 ticks left, giving Golden State the lead for good.  Golden State’s leading scorer was Ellis with a career-high 39 points, while Davis recorded his 8th career triple-double, scoring 25 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and dishing out 10 assists - including 3 treys.  Harrington from off the bench added 19, including 4 three-pointers.

New Jersey was led by Richard Jefferson with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, while Vince Carter scored 29 with 6 rebounds and 4 assists.  Boone added 21 with 17 boards, despite shooting 7-of-15 from the free throw line.  Golden State (26-18) continues their homestand by hosting the New York Knicks on Sunday night, while New Jersey (18-24) flies to Denver to face the Nuggets on Friday.

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