February 13th, 2009 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in The Golden State Warriors, if anything else, are actually building some momentum going into the All-Star break, having won two straight prior to Thursday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Oracle Arena. They got solid efforts from Corey Maggette, Stephen Jackson and Monta Ellis, with Ellis hitting some clutch baskets late in the [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Warriors Win Third Straight, Fend Off Trail Blazers 105-98
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Yao Leads Rockets Past Listless Kings 94-82
It’s true that the Houston Rockets are a different yet successful team without Tracy McGrady in their lineup, but at the same time, they’ll need him for the push for the playoffs as soon as possible right after the All-Star break. Fortunately for the Rockets, their opponent on Wednesday was the Sacramento Kings; stout defense [...]
Sixers Outlast Grizzlies 91-87, Win Fourth In A Row
Hakim Warrick came into this game with many of his friends and family in the arena to watch the 6-11 forward make his annual homecoming trip. Warrick did not disappoint by virtually flying to the rim on every other play. The former Syracuse standout tied a career high in points with 31 and at times [...]
Jefferson’s 32 Helps Bucks Trample Pacers 122-110
The Milwaukee Bucks are an interesting team in that despite injuries to Michael Redd, Andrew Bogut and Luke Ridenour, they have managed to remain resilient and very much in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt. Their opponent, the Indiana Pacers, are just trying to remain above water as they are currently not in playoff contention. Both [...]
Defense an Afterthought, Warriors Crush Knicks 144-127
If one thing can be learned when the New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors, you can rest assured that both teams will more often than not provide offense aplenty. Tuesday’s game between these two teams would be no different as the game would have – assuming you followed the ABA – the makings of [...]
Three Mavericks Score 20+ Points Each, Corral Kings 118-100
One would think that with Jason Terry out of their lineup, the Dallas Mavericks would be without some offense; if you actually thought that, then you would be wrong. In their game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night, offense would be the least of their problems as they shot 55% from the floor and [...]
Three Sixers Score 20+ Points Each, Rout Suns 108-91
I think it is official: ever since Philadelphia 76ers forward Elton Brand ended his season with a knee injury, the team has actually played quite well without him. And from the least likeliest of sources – Mareese Spreights. In Monday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns, Spreights had one of the best games of his [...]
Big Second Half Helps Warriors Crush Jazz 116-96
It could very well be that we are discovering the renaissance of the Golden State Warriors as they have played some pretty impressive basketball since they got their normal roster playing regularly. In Sunday’s game against the Utah Jazz, Stephen Jackson and his crew once again hit their scoring groove against what is typically a [...]
