OPEN THREAD: Game 32 - Warriors @ Rockets

by YaoButtaMing on Dec 31, 2007 3:37 PM PST in Previews Comment 99 comments

Warriors (W-L): 18-13
Rockets (W-L): 15-15
Time: 4:00pm PST
TV: FSN Bay Area
Radio: KNBR 680

Well folks, this year is at an end and for one last night, we can say we accomplished something in 2007. For the second time in three years, we've faced the Rockets on New Year's Eve, in Houston. Both teams are opposite mirrors of each other.

Make the jump for more!

Update (Atma Brother #1):

Warriors Win!! 112-95

Final Boxscore

Stay tuned for the Recap!

The Rockets started the year off Jessica Alba hot, and everyone jumped on the bandwagon crowning Adelman as Houston's savior. However, a couple injuries here and inconsistent plays there, the Rockets are a dismal .500 club. The Warriors on the other hand couldn't be any different. Starting a horrid 0 and 6, the Warriors brought back Jackson from the penalty box and are a gorgeous 18 and 13.

Warrior killer Tracey McGrady is noted to be sidelined again for this game so here's to hopefully a sweet ending for 2007. This would really put a sweet exclamation point for a beautiful year which gave us a playoff berth and first round history. The only thing in our way is a 7 foot 6 inch Chinese guy. How often do you hear that? Yao Ming looks to make YaoButtaMing sound more credible when he defended him in a GSoM thread a month ago, by controlling the Rockets' offense and pushing a low post game. With McGrady out, I think Jackson, Baron, and Ellis will force a fast tempo game to tire the Rockets out and finish the game as quickly as possible to get to the Bay before midnight.

Here are my 2 lists for this ending year and upcoming year:

Top 5 GSoM things to be thankful for 2007:

05 - Stephen Jackson coming back! Look at our record now!
04 - Successful GSoM nights ... and seeing our fans grow =)
03 - Seeing Jessica Alba in the Oracle rooting for the Warriors.
02 - Ending the 50 year playoff drought!
01 - Making first round playoff history by beating the #1 seed, Dallas Mavericks.

Top 5 New Year's Resolutions for 2008:

05 - YaoButta's going to learn how to write more better!
04 - Push to make GSoM the official Warriors website ... or just sell out (whichever is easier ... I kid).
03 - Generate the first ever GSoM Tailgating Ritual before tipoff. Ya'll better come or I'll cry!
02 - Figure a way to get on TV w/ Jim Barnett (legally at first) and promote GSoM.
01 - Convince everyone that Kate Beckinsale should be our new Alba for 2008!

One of my personal resolutions this upcoming year is to have more fun. And to start the resolution, here's a funny clip of one of our GSoM favorite comedians, Russell Peters:

Predictions:

Warriors by 8.
Beans, POB, DJ all hold Yao to 25 points.
Ellis and Baron combine for 45.
Warriors have a 13 point halftime lead and sit the starters for most of the 4th.
Adelman wishes he was back in the bay.
We spot 4+ Warriors fans sitting at the Toyota Center.

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wrong

game starts at 4:00pm not 5:00pm

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 3:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

Just made the change.

by Fantasy Junkie on Dec 31, 2007 3:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Nice!

What's better than getting out of bed, eating my cereal (for breakfast) and having the Warriors play in 15 minutes?

by jtoj on Dec 31, 2007 3:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Kate Beckinsale

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

by WilliamVanLandingham on Dec 31, 2007 3:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Happy New Years everyone!!

Dubs got this!

by RubberDubDubs on Dec 31, 2007 3:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

50 years?

i know it may have felt like that long but come on now lol

by AJC3317 on Dec 31, 2007 4:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

im in 08 right now

(weed champagne tequila)

and now
-gimme some W

FTW!

build a team & destroy the roof

by Lat We N Trash on Dec 31, 2007 4:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Baron out already?

I'm not watching -- is he OK?

by Sleepy Freud on Dec 31, 2007 4:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

he is OK

and even loox better then in 07

build a team & destroy the roof

by Lat We N Trash on Dec 31, 2007 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Happy New Year!

It's 00.30 in London so I wish all GSoM users a happy new year; let's hope we can celebrate the new year with a third consecutive road win. Let's go Dubs!

by zaki on Dec 31, 2007 4:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

pretty good start right now!!

we're making a lot of our 3s. Yao is once again dominated it seems.

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 4:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

refs look like they started they're NYear's early

They're blowin the whistle like too short

Best duo since...

by Tim N Chris Burger on Dec 31, 2007 5:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Ugh

Enough Ticky-Tack foul calls.

Tony.psd = Da Man

http://adonalobsessed.blogspot.com/

by Zorgon on Dec 31, 2007 5:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

These refs need to be fired

someone call stern

Best duo since...

by Tim N Chris Burger on Dec 31, 2007 5:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

wtf?

nellie got ejected?!

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 5:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Luis Scola

is a wonderful pickup from Europe....makes you wonder what happened to his PArtner in Crime, Tiago Splitter!

Keith Smart better be a good coach!

Tony.psd = Da Man

http://adonalobsessed.blogspot.com/

by Zorgon on Dec 31, 2007 5:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Nellie getting ejected

Talk about crap! And that charge call on Baron Davis at the 3 point line. Horse poop!

by jpgarfunkle on Dec 31, 2007 5:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

argentina...

trains their bball player like soccer players to flop whenever they are touched.

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 5:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

NELLIE EJECTED!

anyway FTW!

build a team & destroy the roof

by Lat We N Trash on Dec 31, 2007 5:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

thank god..

for kelenna calming our spirits with that 3.

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 5:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

No way in heck we lose this game....

Tony.psd = Da Man

http://adonalobsessed.blogspot.com/

by Zorgon on Dec 31, 2007 5:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

"HORSE MANURE"

As Barnett said, "Horse Manure officiating" indeed. This is garbage.

by kyoung05 on Dec 31, 2007 5:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

wow

if barnett said that then it must be really bad. he won't usually make comments like that

by AJC3317 on Dec 31, 2007 5:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Jesus F Christ

Warriors trying to give the game away. 16 turnovers in the first half, including 7 by BD...

by Sleepy Freud on Dec 31, 2007 5:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

they're

getting rattled by the refs BS calls.

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 5:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

wow

this is one of the worst officiated games i have EVER seen in my life in all sports wow. wtf open your fn eyes wow i dont know what is basketball anymore cause this aint it. Am i alone on this or what.

by Getturiaf510 on Dec 31, 2007 5:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

all those calls...

wtf calls on Harrington.
wtf call on Barnes for charging
wtf calls on Baron for charging.

I can understand why Nellie got ejected though.

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 5:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Explains it all

Barnett, "You know im non partisan but this is absolute horse manure." Only down by 4, they got this!!

by RubberDubDubs on Dec 31, 2007 5:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

lmao yea

when you get jim barnett to say this is horse manure
then it is very bad

by 8monta on Dec 31, 2007 5:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

GREAT COACH

Don just fueled us for the second half i bet don is waitin in the refs locker room for the three blind mice

by Getturiaf510 on Dec 31, 2007 5:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

would be funny if he was waiting for them in there

by 8monta on Dec 31, 2007 5:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

i was wondering how long it would take

before nellie got ejected...we could all feel it coming

by JimBarnett2KevinGarnett on Dec 31, 2007 5:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

On the bright side

Despite 19 fouls (most of them bogus, apparently) and 16 turnovers, we're only down 4 at the half.

As far as a refs' conspiracy: it wouldn't surprise me. Yao's on the cover of Newsweek this week. With the Beijing olympics upcoming, there's no way Stern lets the Rockets miss the playoffs...

by Sleepy Freud on Dec 31, 2007 5:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

not to mention

the game is being broadcasted in China and his parents are in the stands.

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 5:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

i thought

he would get ejected last game in Denver...

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 5:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

dude this freakin

bulllshiit. lol i cant even believee what is happening with the officiating here.the refs adknowlede what nelson showed in pietruss so call foul but then he trys to express so many other missed calls he gets ejected.this is horrible especially when where getting charges when the guy is on the three point line giving baron no room to to.the refs better look at the job there doing cause if this was at the oracle they be fuckin booed out the damn building.

by GSwarrior on Dec 31, 2007 5:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

i thought

the refs were cracking down on flopping? wtf is this?

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 5:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Right

OKAY i really hope they stop calling these o r give us those crap calls

by Getturiaf510 on Dec 31, 2007 5:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

lol on houston's announcers

clyde the glide said great "D"?

Yeah, the ol' let the refs run the game D. Nothin can beat that!

Best duo since...

by Tim N Chris Burger on Dec 31, 2007 5:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

houston announcers

are not worst
-worst were @ portland -'stick that knife'

build a team & destroy the roof

by Lat We N Trash on Dec 31, 2007 5:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

i'd have to agree with that

watching the warriors @ portland from portland's pt of view was difficult. i just wanted to punch the old guy in the face.

by jchao204 on Dec 31, 2007 6:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

cool

we have the best tv announcers cause fitz never bounces around a foul he calls it a break when we get a bad call fitz and barnett are great and man look out in the second half when barnett jumps on the floor at a call.

by Getturiaf510 on Dec 31, 2007 5:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

lol watching on league pass

and the other announcers even said skola learned to flop from ginobli they sounded a little non partisan on the first quarter but kinda changed their tones to homers.

by Athan on Dec 31, 2007 5:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Foul on Yao?

Wow.....just....wow....

Tony.psd = Da Man

http://adonalobsessed.blogspot.com/

by Zorgon on Dec 31, 2007 5:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

lol

ahaha i call that make up call.

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 5:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

and..

of course they put in scola to take advantage of the flopping calls the refs are giving out.

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 5:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

wtf call on jackson?

battier was still moving..

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 5:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

that

must be a new 08 style of refs

build a team & destroy the roof

by Lat We N Trash on Dec 31, 2007 5:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

any other live feeds....

than in chinese? haha im about to turn the volume off. i wanna hear me some fitz and barnett!

by iboughtazarkojersey on Dec 31, 2007 5:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

go to

www.channelsurfing.net it's the rockets announcers but it's better than chinese

by AJC3317 on Dec 31, 2007 5:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

damn

back to back missed layups

by AJC3317 on Dec 31, 2007 5:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

The Warriors

need to continue their backcourt pressure.

Tony.psd = Da Man

http://adonalobsessed.blogspot.com/

by Zorgon on Dec 31, 2007 5:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

they're on the back end of a b2b

they're not going to press for more to 2 possesions.

Best duo since...

by Tim N Chris Burger on Dec 31, 2007 6:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

AJC3317

any special way of viewing that feed? im not getting anything from the link. do i need any special programs?

by iboughtazarkojersey on Dec 31, 2007 6:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

not that i know of

i think u just have to use internet explorer. it's working fine for me

by AJC3317 on Dec 31, 2007 6:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

and

make sure u have the latest windows media player installed

by AJC3317 on Dec 31, 2007 6:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

ahh...

thats better warriors lead by 2. We need to blow these rocket fools out of the water.

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 6:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Nice Run

Warriors lead by 2 now; this is a big game and if we win, we will have won on both ends of the back-to-back against Western Conference rivals and we will keep Houston under .500.

by zaki on Dec 31, 2007 6:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

sweet..

thanks man. i guess that was my problem. i was using firefox.

by iboughtazarkojersey on Dec 31, 2007 6:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

If anyone wants a live feed...

You can go on this website and find one, I always use this site and it always works for me.
http://forum.myp2p.eu/viewforum.php?id=4

by zaki on Dec 31, 2007 6:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

That's why Baron is Baron

-Bob Fitzgerald.

by WarriorForLife on Dec 31, 2007 6:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Yes!

Finally we've gotten over the hump, and I don't think we'll look back.

Tony.psd = Da Man

http://adonalobsessed.blogspot.com/

by Zorgon on Dec 31, 2007 6:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

gogo davis

another mvp performance

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 6:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Al for 3!!!!

The man can do it all....

Tony.psd = Da Man

http://adonalobsessed.blogspot.com/

by Zorgon on Dec 31, 2007 6:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

i dont understand

adleman.. why doesnt he just take yao out? are the chinese paying him to keep yao playing? or is he using yao purely to stop the warriors from driving.

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 6:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

6 Point lead now

It's important we win this one with tough games coming up against Dallas, New Orleans and San Antonio.

by zaki on Dec 31, 2007 6:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I love watching

When the Warriors bench are up and cheering and clapping and enjoying the game while they are off the court!

by jpgarfunkle on Dec 31, 2007 6:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

XD

Rockets announcer called Stehpen Jackson Stephen Davis....second night in a row!

Tony.psd = Da Man

http://adonalobsessed.blogspot.com/

by Zorgon on Dec 31, 2007 6:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Stephen Jackson

Back-to-back threes!

by zaki on Dec 31, 2007 6:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

stephen davis!!!

gogo lol!

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 6:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Killin' em

with the 3.

by WarriorForLife on Dec 31, 2007 6:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

rain down the 3ss!!

bwahaha

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 6:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

13 Point Lead

Al for three again and Monta for 2 and we can't lose this one, can we?

by zaki on Dec 31, 2007 6:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

great 4th quarter

this is the way this team needs to play. way to put the hammer down

by AJC3317 on Dec 31, 2007 6:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

we can...

remeber what happened at the end of the 2nd? I am more surprised that Scola isn't back in? Hasn't Scola shown he can draw the fouls?

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 6:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

warriors

are killing rockets right now

build a team & destroy the roof

by Lat We N Trash on Dec 31, 2007 6:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Baron after the Monta layup

"YEAA, YEAAHHA"

by saintfloppy on Dec 31, 2007 6:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

throw up

that W!

Ballin

by ballin on Dec 31, 2007 6:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

great play

by Stephen Davis and others

build a team & destroy the roof

by Lat We N Trash on Dec 31, 2007 6:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Great way to

end the year. Here's to an Unstoppable Baby 08!

by WarriorForLife on Dec 31, 2007 6:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

jackson another 3

bwahaha...punish them!

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 6:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

great win

way to fight through the adversity of the refs and completely dominate the 4th quarter.

by AJC3317 on Dec 31, 2007 6:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

credit to

harrington and jackson and davis for raining the 3s when we needed it!

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 6:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

WE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we cash in and say cha ching to YAO MING and the rockets

brb, going to ORACLE

by warrior510 on Dec 31, 2007 6:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Excellent Win

We were ahead for most of the first half but they came back and led until the fourth quarter when we went on a great run draining 3-pointers to kill them and take a road win tally to 11. Bring on Dallas!

by zaki on Dec 31, 2007 6:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

nicely done....

big ups to the dubs for a strong finish. kinda scared though....look at our upcoming schedule!

mavs, hornets, spurs, blazers. lets do this!!!!!!!!

thanks again for the live feeds as i am an internet streaming n00bi3. haha.

by iboughtazarkojersey on Dec 31, 2007 6:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I'll never complain

when Jax goes for a 3 pointer again. incredible shooting.

by centerre on Dec 31, 2007 6:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

best win of the season?

so much heart...nellie ejected, terrible reffing, on a back2back....wow..great win.

by JimBarnett2KevinGarnett on Dec 31, 2007 6:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Hell yes

A 43-17 closing run after they went down 78-69? Impressive indeed. This team has gotten much better at closing out games.

by Sleepy Freud on Dec 31, 2007 6:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

mmm

the refs were pretty good to us toward the end. They didn't blow any whistle for the contact toward the end. It also helped that we had a flurry of 3s toward the end so they couldn't call us for charging :D

by saintdee on Dec 31, 2007 6:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Happy New Year!

here in Brazil its already 2008! Happy New Year to all the GSOM crew! What a great win for the Warriors!! Great way to close oiut the year! And what a year!! Hope we can destoy Dallas on January 2nd and prove last year was no fluke!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 EVERYONE!!!!!!!! TIME TO CELEBRATE!

F**K REFS!!!

by faetati on Dec 31, 2007 6:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

wow

that is how you end the game
WARRIORS STYLE- 3 ftw!!!!!!!!

by 8monta on Dec 31, 2007 6:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Toot, Toot (sound of my own horn)

Posted after the Rockets game on November 29:

17 games to close out 2007
The comment by faetati sent me to the #s and, while we won't go 17-0 in December, we have a nice month to look forward to. If we take care of business at home, I think we go 6-1 with a loss to the Spurs. Of the 10 games on the road, I think we could easily take 5 (Sea, Por, Mem, Min & NJN). With some breaks we could steal a win or two in Hou, Det, LA, Den or Cle. That puts us at 11-6 worse case and possibly as good as 13-4 for December (19-13 or 21-11 overall).

Happy Holidays Warriorland!

by LosGuerreros on Fri Nov 30, 2007 at 01:24:43 AM EDT

Happy New Year! and now on to January:

16 games to begin 2008.
If we beat the teams we're supposed to(Griz x2, Bucks, Wolves and Knicks), get some tasty home cookin' against the Pacers, Nets, Spurs and Hornets and steal a tough road win or two, we're lookin' at 8-7 worst case, maybe 10-5. That would put us in the 27-20 to 29-18 range overall.

January
Jan 2 @ DAL 5:30pm
Jan 4 vs NOR 7:30pm
Jan 7 vs SAS 7:30pm
Jan 9 @ POR 7:00pm
Jan 11 vs MEM 7:30pm
Jan 13 vs IND 6:00pm
Jan 15 @ MEM 5:00pm
Jan 16 @ IND 4:00pm
Jan 18 @ CHI 6:30pm
Jan 19 @ MIL 5:30pm
Jan 21 vs MIN 1:00pm
Jan 24 vs NJN 7:30pm
Jan 27 vs NYK 6:00pm
Jan 29 @ HOU 5:30pm
Jan 30 @ NOR 5:00pm

Here's to another great year!

Miles Davis a Warriors fan?

by LosGuerreros on Dec 31, 2007 7:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I just got home from the game

and my baby brother and I were the proud Warriors fans in the stands-- complete with a run TMC era cap from my childhood! I don't know if you guys could tell from TV but it was pretty quiet in there tonight. However, I nearly punched out this really annoying girl behind me when the Warriors were down by 10. But dubs for the win-- what a great way end to 2007!

(my question is however... I'll be at another away game @ Chicago next month. How can I get an autograph?)

by jjj111 on Dec 31, 2007 8:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Try to arrive

2 to 1 and a half hours before the game....usually, the players will come out and sign autographs in a special section. I'm not sure if they do it in Chicago though....best to check their website.

Tony.psd = Da Man

http://adonalobsessed.blogspot.com/

by Zorgon on Jan 1, 2008 5:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

whoa

We just lit it up from 3P range the last 5 minutes or so. Nothing Houston could do there.

2 out of 3, and now the task gets harder...

A Golden state of mind Indeed.

AIM: Jetforze

by OptionZero on Dec 31, 2007 8:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

i think

carrie underwood should be the next alba, if we ever need a new alba!

Ballin

by ballin on Dec 31, 2007 9:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

When was

the last time we as Warrior fans can say this, "We're 6 games over .500 before the new year!"

by semarubaka on Dec 31, 2007 9:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Answer:

1991-1992. We were 19-8 entering the new year, en route to a 55-27 season.

If you think this team can push the pace and fill it up: that team, a modified Run-TMC with Billy Owens having just replaced Richmond, scored an average of 118.7 ppg.

by Sleepy Freud on Dec 31, 2007 10:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs