Game Thread: 01/17/2015 Warriors @ Rockets, 5:00 pst

[GregWarriorsfan]

Second game of a B2Ber, but at least a few Warriors will be fresh.....AI9 and Bogut, who sat out the game last night.

Curry will have a tough match-up against Patrick Beverly, who is noted for his tough defense. But, like I said yesterday, I look for the Dubs to have a big comeback game against the Rockets. I think that Curry will put forth much more effort to make things happen in both scoring and assisting. I know he feels badly about his performance last night.

I look for a Warrior victory by about 5-10 points.

 

[GregWarriorsfan]

Warriors literally run away from Rockets in 3rd quarter. Simply no contest. Harden may have scored 10 pts on 20% shooting.

Thompson gets 5 blocks and 27 points.

Curry has an outstanding game collecting 11 assists, 27 pts, 3 steals, 1 block and 2 TOs

Solid play off the bench for AI9, getting maybe 10 pts and 4 assists

Speights returned to his good shooting form.

So damn happy we stomped the Rockets.

 

[Montalban]

Very impressive 4th quarter tonight. Ran the Rockets right off the court. Warrior basketball at its best.

 

[GregWarriorsfan]

Forgot to mention Lee's 18 points.

 

[msgkings322]

Told y'all they'd split this back to back.

They really don't want to face OKC in the playoffs, they have no answer for their big 2

Only reason they won the other game vs OKC was Durant going down after 30 points in the first half (!)

 

[msgkings322]

Holy shit y'all find the clip of Curry's no look to Barnes for a dunk after a steal, Maravich indeed.

 

[GregWarriorsfan]

Told y'all they'd split this back to back.

They really don't want to face OKC in the playoffs, they have no answer for their big 2

Only reason they won the other game vs OKC was Durant going down after 30 points in the first half (!)

The Warriors had absolutely no one to protect the rim in the game on Jan 16. We sat Bogut purposely. The Thunder were getting tons of offensive rebounds and second chance points.

Also, during the previous Warrior/Thunder game of Dec 18 where Durant had 30 at half and hurt his ankle, the Warriors were still ahead at halftime despite Durant's 30.

 

[GregWarriorsfan]

Good article on Curry, the Warriors, Harden and the MVP race.

Why Stephen Curry leads James Harden - Golden State Warriors Blog - ESPN

 

[Montalban]

Forgot to mention Lee's 18 points.

His best game this season. He's starting to round into form.

 

[Montalban]

Told y'all they'd split this back to back.

They really don't want to face OKC in the playoffs, they have no answer for their big 2

Only reason they won the other game vs OKC was Durant going down after 30 points in the first half (!)

No one does.

 

[Montalban]

Holy shit y'all find the clip of Curry's no look to Barnes for a dunk after a steal, Maravich indeed.

That was awesome. Eyes in the back of his head.

 

[GregWarriorsfan]

That was awesome. Eyes in the back of his head.

It was instinct. Barnes was around already. It was only natural for him to be leaning towards the goal. I've made passes like this before. They're similar to when an offensive rebound is coming to you and rather than collect it, you tip it to a fellow teammate who has an open put back. I'm definitely not saying it wasn't a sweet pass. I go crazy and laugh out loud every time I see it. Curry is so in tune with where everyone is on the court it's not even funny.

I won't be able to see any of the games for a while. Headed down to Tulane Medical to be admitted for my knee. I'll just be able to see whatever games are on cable. Last night, I followed the game on "Gamecast" on ESPN. I certainly didn't understand what Curry had done on his pass to Barnes. The words just read "Barnes makes dunk, assist from Curry". But, I watched the highlights later on last night where they showed that highlight every time they show GS' highlights.

Here are last night's highlights:

Warriors Rout Rockets By 25 Points - ESPN Video - ESPN

 

[rayhl111]

A blind pass like that comes along once on a blue moon.