Game #23: Warriors vs. Rockets

by Fantasy Junkie on Dec 14, 2006 2:57 PM PST in Previews

Warriors (W-L): 11-11
Rockets (W-L): 14-7
Time: 7:30PM PST
TV: FSN+
Radio: KNBR 1050

We all know what happened last game against the Rockets. They barely won the game on a last second 28 point shot, 118-90. But TMac won't be around this game as he's out indefinitely with a bad back. Things should be a little easier than last time meaning the Warriors should be close. But alas, the Great Wall of Yao will still be down low with his big 7'4" frame. Hopefully this game the Warriors can hold him to less than 20 points...in the first half. Biedrins?

Hopefully we keep up the hot shooting and style of play that we were able to resurrect against the Kings. Houston is one of the best defensive teams in the league though, so it'll be really difficult to break 100. The Warriors are playing better than the last time the two teams met, so I expect big things.

But more important than the game, today marks a momentous occasion in Golden State Warriors basketball, it's the inaugural Warrior Girls Calendar Release Party!

Vegas Odds: Warriors by 5

Predictions:

Warriors win by 3 after Yao leaves the court in the 4th to get his Warrior Girls Calendar autographed.
Bonzi remains fat.
There are "only" 10 more AI rumors during the game.

Make sure to give us your predictions in the comments before tip off and post any comments you have during the game right here.

Remember to vote for the winner.

WARRIORS!!!

UPDATE: Live Box Score from Yahoo!

UPDATE 2:

WARRIORS WIN!! 109-107

Stay tuned for the Recap!

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Warriors by 1

Look for Monta to top Nate Robinson's swat on Yao Ming!

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 14, 2006 3:10 PM PST reply actions

What are the chances

that Foyle starts on Yao, since he seemed to actually do something to slow him down last game?

I'd say the chance of him playing is 99%

by racsan on Dec 14, 2006 3:18 PM PST reply actions

YES

START FOYLE!

SHUT YAO DOWN!

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 3:18 PM PST reply actions

why not

i say give him a chance to throw some elbows in yao's gut, soften him up for the run-and-gun...

All-time Oakland Warriors starting five: Hardaway, J-Rich, Mullin, Mr. Mean & The Chief

by OaktownWarrior on Dec 14, 2006 7:24 PM PST up reply actions

Prediction

Sharks over the Kings by 3 - oops wrong sport.

Warriors by 13, after Foyle shuts down Yao by holding him to 30 points.

by racsan on Dec 14, 2006 3:48 PM PST reply actions

I think we can win this one

No McGrady, we just have to play like we did the other night. Run them out of the gym. Double Yao, and get out on the 3 point shooters. I say Warriors by 7

by tadams1080 on Dec 14, 2006 4:53 PM PST reply actions

Warriors by 5?

That's pretty good odds considering how bad they beat us before? If McGrady's replacement is half as good as T-mac they should still win by 15?
I'm expecting Houston to win the NBA champsionship so if we can play with them we might make the 2nd round(assuming we make the first round!)

by Skeptic con Urquell on Dec 14, 2006 5:32 PM PST reply actions

Yahoo sports NBA

Standings thingy says the Warriors are in the 8th spot in the playoffs (if the season ended today), but it also says teams like Orlando have already clinched their playoff spots with only 20 odd games played!

Prediction:

-Yao helps my fantasy league squad by racking up at least a 20-10 while making all his FT's

-Baron plays up to par and doesn't disappear like he did in the game in Houston, getting something around 20-7-5 but no triple double again

-Foyle goes perfect from the field like Biedrins and Don Nelson still takes him out after Foyle is 3-3 on field goals

-FSN+ forces us without Marbury's quoted NBA "LEEG Pass" to watch a boring TNT game tonight between San Anton and New Orleans

-Warriors by 3, 110-107

by back2back51s on Dec 14, 2006 6:31 PM PST up reply actions

at least you have cable...

All-time Oakland Warriors starting five: Hardaway, J-Rich, Mullin, Mr. Mean & The Chief

by OaktownWarrior on Dec 14, 2006 7:25 PM PST up reply actions

Foyle?

haha he's not stopping Yao =)
But if they double him the warriors could win. They lost the other night and didn't look too good. It will be interesting to see if Bonzi plays that much. Depending who Battier is defending, Barnes could have another good game

by YaoButtaMing on Dec 14, 2006 6:09 PM PST reply actions

Um, idiot?

From Wikipedia's entry on the Golden State Warriors:

and Adonal Foyle, one of the greatest shot blockers to every play the game.

What they'll add to that after this game is one of the best YAOSHUTDOWNERS!

YAOBUTTAMING-ZORGON WAR MARK II STARTS NOW!!!!

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 6:23 PM PST up reply actions

Someone needs to edit that Zorgon

Not the every game thing of course, but the name.

Never forget the FOYAL, like Antawn Jamison, he left it since it looks original- but is really pronounced Antwan.

Idiocy by our GSoM crew?!

Chill with the insult Zorg, we're all in this boat together as the wiki page links back here at the end and "there'll be no gas!"

by back2back51s on Dec 14, 2006 6:38 PM PST up reply actions

Confused

Idiocy by our GSoM crew?!

I think I'm missing something. What are you referring to back2back51s?

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 14, 2006 7:30 PM PST up reply actions

Zorgon called Yao butta an

idiot, albeit in his joking Foyle mantra forever manner.

by back2back51s on Dec 14, 2006 7:33 PM PST up reply actions

Lol

I was just playing. Since YaoButtaMings favourite player is Yao, I figured this could be our rivalry game. Who will have the better night, Foyle or Yao?

(Unfortunately, he leads 1-0)

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 7:34 PM PST up reply actions

hahaha I love it

I just got home to watch the game ... i was at work all night ... can someone please say "awww" for me! i miss my favorite team and my favorite player ... but i see he is dominating!! i think i should quit my job!

by YaoButtaMing on Dec 14, 2006 9:52 PM PST up reply actions

ummm.

warrrrriors 107=101

RIP mAC dRE aka aNDrE mACAsSi aka MuHaMMeD I-E aka pILL cLinToN

by jmefrisco on Dec 14, 2006 7:23 PM PST reply actions

thats a dash 107-101

RIP mAC dRE aka aNDrE mACAsSi aka MuHaMMeD I-E aka pILL cLinToN

by jmefrisco on Dec 14, 2006 7:24 PM PST up reply actions

FOYLE GETS THE START

YEAH BOI!

YAO: PREPARE TO GET SHUT DOOOOOOWN!!!!!!!!

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 7:39 PM PST reply actions

Yes!

Foyle now is leading the Warriors in points, and is beating Yao in points!

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 7:42 PM PST up reply actions

Starting Lineups

Warriors

Baron Davis
Mickael Pietrus
Matt Barnes
Monta Ellis
Adonal Foyle

Rockets

Rafer Alston
Shane Battier
Luther Head
Chuck Hayes
Yao Ming

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 14, 2006 7:46 PM PST reply actions

I knew

Foyle would get the start!

by racsan on Dec 14, 2006 8:04 PM PST up reply actions

HOLLA!

GO ALEX SMITH!

GO VERNON DAVIS!

GO GORE!

(Ooooops, other channel)

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 14, 2006 8:17 PM PST reply actions

Yeahhhh!

Woot!

by reppin the bay @ Golden State Of Mind on Dec 14, 2006 8:41 PM PST up reply actions

They can still win the NFC West!

by racsan on Dec 14, 2006 8:46 PM PST up reply actions

Also

We'll see if we can bring back the GSoM NFL segment for the NFL playoffs. It was a lot of fun and really popular, but we just ran out of time every weekend.

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 14, 2006 8:55 PM PST up reply actions

Someone explain to me now

Why Foyle's been out there so much more than Biedrins? Dude's consistently a disaster on offense and he sure as hell doesn't look to be slowing Ming down any, at least from my limited view that is the halftime box score.

by jonathan on Dec 14, 2006 8:42 PM PST reply actions

good game

Ive noticed that Monta is trying to do the i'm-gonna-do-a-crazy-juke-move-while-running-at-top-speed quite often. Maybe he is trying to be more of a distributor? Thats good that hes learning but hes picking up an awful amount of offensive fouls and turnovers playing like this. Usually when he does his crazy spin moves and what not, i think he should just look to finish.

by ZombieWarrior on Dec 14, 2006 8:42 PM PST reply actions

whoops, i dont think i made it clear

that he tries to freeze his opponent with a crazy move which usually leaves him open but lately he has been passing up the rock alot in these situations

by ZombieWarrior on Dec 14, 2006 8:43 PM PST reply actions

At the Half Warriors 52, Rockets 50

Baron's RED HOT- 20 points!

Anyone else worried Yao's going for 40-20 against us tonight?

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 14, 2006 8:45 PM PST reply actions

38-18 by YAO

with 33 seconds to go.

by back2back51s on Dec 14, 2006 9:56 PM PST up reply actions

Come on fellas!

Let's get this win for the ladies- it's ladies night!

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 14, 2006 8:47 PM PST reply actions

Ladies night!?!?

So is the Oracle Arena packed with honeys tonight? :D

by ssmokinjoe on Dec 14, 2006 8:54 PM PST reply actions

Nah,

The Warriors Girls calendar is coming out today.

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 8:55 PM PST up reply actions

MMMMM

Can someone cop me one of those for xmas?

Or maybe we can have a GSoM contest to win one?

by ssmokinjoe on Dec 14, 2006 8:59 PM PST up reply actions

Uh, Guys

Specifically Johnathan

Foyle HAS consistently slowed down Yao Ming. He's gotten several swats. He is basically shutting him down, and when Yao does score on Foyle, it's only because Foyle doesn't want to get into fould trouble. Yao did score a lot when BIEDRINS was on the floor. But with Foyle? A lot less. Yes, even the commentators are acknowleding it. This is not "Oh Zorgon's spewing a lot of FOYAL all over the floor again." It's serious.

The offense was basically at the beginning when we were getting shut down, and so Foyle shot a couple and missed. (Ellis and Barnes weren't making at the time either.)

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 8:55 PM PST reply actions

And also

when Yao does that dumb Tim Duncanish turn around thingy that's impossible to block.

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 8:57 PM PST up reply actions

Or

when Yao beats him in a fast break. :/

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 8:57 PM PST up reply actions

Foyle

To his credit he's definitely stronger than Biedrins and he has more experience against Yao.

by ssmokinjoe on Dec 14, 2006 9:02 PM PST reply actions

Only 7 points in the third?

Not again.

by back2back51s on Dec 14, 2006 9:08 PM PST reply actions

Nice Comeback

in the third; looked bleak for a while.

by racsan on Dec 14, 2006 9:25 PM PST reply actions

Wow

We're being outrebounded 23-44 and are only down by 3!

by racsan on Dec 14, 2006 9:27 PM PST reply actions

damn fsn +!

I wish I could see the dunk Baron had over Bonzi! It better be on sportscenter!

by tadams1080 on Dec 14, 2006 9:28 PM PST reply actions

that probability thing just gave houston 6 points

RIP mAC dRE aka aNDrE mACAsSi aka MuHaMMeD I-E aka pILL cLinToN

by jmefrisco on Dec 14, 2006 9:48 PM PST reply actions

see that probability thing came up and monta made

RIP mAC dRE aka aNDrE mACAsSi aka MuHaMMeD I-E aka pILL cLinToN

by jmefrisco on Dec 14, 2006 9:53 PM PST reply actions

Barnes?

What's with him tonight? anyone watching the game?

by YaoButtaMing on Dec 14, 2006 9:54 PM PST reply actions

Not surprising

Barnes had his breakout game on a hot 3point shooting night. Did you really think he would stay that hot from now on?

by ssmokinjoe on Dec 14, 2006 9:56 PM PST up reply actions

YES!

BARON!!!!!!

by tadams1080 on Dec 14, 2006 9:57 PM PST reply actions

OMG

OMGGGGGGGGG!!

by HeroesTV on Dec 14, 2006 9:57 PM PST reply actions

XD

When Baron shot that 3, I shouted "a$$hole" at my Television screen. Guess what happened? Dumbest move ever pays off.

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 9:57 PM PST reply actions

Yao finally misses then

Baron hits a 3 with 1.2 on the clock!

by back2back51s on Dec 14, 2006 9:57 PM PST reply actions

damn

that was like a 30 footer

by ssmokinjoe on Dec 14, 2006 9:58 PM PST reply actions

OMG

BARON!!! CRAZY!!

by YaoButtaMing on Dec 14, 2006 9:58 PM PST reply actions

DEFENSE!

FOYLE!

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 9:58 PM PST reply actions

Give Yao the last shot!!

Do it ...

by YaoButtaMing on Dec 14, 2006 9:58 PM PST reply actions

Over Foyle!

Odds are =)

by YaoButtaMing on Dec 14, 2006 9:58 PM PST reply actions

CRITICAL GAME

MUST WIN!!!!!!!!!

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 9:59 PM PST reply actions

i can't believe

this game wasn't on regular FSN. Just looked at Gamechannel and Baron hit the to-be game winning 3... unless the Rockets come up with a miracle.

by mistererickk on Dec 14, 2006 9:59 PM PST reply actions

LOLKLOLOLOLOLOLOLO

YAO TRYING THE 3!

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 9:59 PM PST reply actions

Wow

But his first ever NBA 3 was in Oakland, albeit when they were already winning big if I remember correctly.

by back2back51s on Dec 14, 2006 10:02 PM PST up reply actions

YES!

Great job guys!

by HeroesTV on Dec 14, 2006 9:59 PM PST reply actions

Warriors win!!!!

Baron with the game winner.

by mistererickk on Dec 14, 2006 9:59 PM PST reply actions

freakin nba.com

their live scoreboard sucks. looks like we pulled it out tho!!!!

by AJC3317 on Dec 14, 2006 10:00 PM PST reply actions

OMMMGG

THATS WHY WE DONT TRADE BARON!

by bayareawarriors on Dec 14, 2006 10:00 PM PST reply actions

What a game

I'm glad Yao played well and the Warriors won. I should have been there!

by YaoButtaMing on Dec 14, 2006 10:00 PM PST reply actions

Till next time Zorgon!!!

you better watch out :)

by YaoButtaMing on Dec 14, 2006 10:01 PM PST reply actions

MWAHAHAH

Foyle shut down Yao on that last critical play.

I WIN!!!!

Zorgon - 1
YaoButtaMing - 1

April 4th will be the deciding game!

Foyle's best game of the year, by far.

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 10:05 PM PST up reply actions

HAHAHA

ok you and I have to watch that game together Zorgon ... its on! good game!

by YaoButtaMing on Dec 14, 2006 10:05 PM PST up reply actions

Lol

Ya, good game.

by Zorgon on Dec 14, 2006 10:10 PM PST up reply actions

DUNLEAVY

PROPS TO DUN TO MAKING HIS LAYUP AND FREETHROW

by bayareawarriors on Dec 14, 2006 10:01 PM PST reply actions

Incredible

Good thing I recorded it back home where I actually get FSN+. Going home tommorow =)

by racsan on Dec 14, 2006 10:02 PM PST reply actions

1 Game Above .500!

Aw yeah!

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 14, 2006 10:04 PM PST reply actions

Nice win!

Now I can sleep happy. Bring on Phoenix!

by tadams1080 on Dec 14, 2006 10:07 PM PST reply actions

recap

when is the recap going to be posted? tonight or tomorrow? just so i don't keep checking the site tonight when it won't be there...

by the optimus dime on Dec 14, 2006 10:17 PM PST reply actions

Anyone know if JRich will be a go?

For PHX?

by ssmokinjoe on Dec 14, 2006 10:18 PM PST reply actions

I HATE THAT DANG PROBABLITY THING

it just sets you up for disappointment...like when the rockets led by 4 with 50 seconds left there was a 3% chance the warriors were gonna win...jinxed!!

RIP mAC dRE aka aNDrE mACAsSi aka MuHaMMeD I-E aka pILL cLinToN

by jmefrisco on Dec 14, 2006 10:20 PM PST reply actions

by coma @ Golden State Of Mind on Dec 15, 2006 9:33 AM PST up reply actions

hey i got an idea

let's trade BARON for AI...yeah, great idea. lol

Let's Go Oakland! Gas, Brake, Dip.

by OaktownFunk on Dec 14, 2006 11:06 PM PST reply actions

Trade Foyle for Yao

WHAT?!

by back2back51s on Dec 14, 2006 11:35 PM PST up reply actions

Trade Baron for Yao!

What was up with the radio broadcast? One channel had some kind of ice hockey game and the other had a seattle football game, who'd want to hear those when the Warriors are playing?

by Skeptic con Urquell on Dec 15, 2006 9:02 AM PST up reply actions