Nellie needs to make changes in Game 5.

This is not how it was supposed to go. Except for Game 3, the Warriors have not looked good against the Jazz. Games 1 and 2 were close despite the Warriors not looking like their normal selves. Game 3 brought us hope that the Dubs would hang with the Jazz and take the series back to Utah tied at 2. Then after 3 quarters in Game 4, the Warriors with a 3 point lead, it all fell apart. It was like the Jazz were just waiting until the 4th to really put it to the Warriors because it just got ugly out there. Game 5 is in Utah on Tuesday and it's the Warriors first series elimination game. Let's see how they respond.

Nevertheless, here's the linkage:

When are they going to attack the basket?

• Jason Richardson's fateful Game 4 disappearance [Talking Points with Tim Kawakami]
  * On Sunday, the Warriors desperately needed Richardson to be a huge presence, even larger than he was in a very good shooting effort in Game 3.

  (With Davis logy and Stephen Jackson not up to speed, they needed some Richardson greatness last night. Didn't get it. I think Don Nelson will remember.)

  * Richardson was not a large presence in Game 4. Not close. Well, until he blocked Mehmet Okur and got a flagrant foul in the fourth quarter, that is, and that's not quite the way the NBA suggests.

• Shooting Blanks [Fast Break: A Warriors Fan Blog]
  There is nothing prettier in basketball than a team with great ball movement that finds the open man to swish an uncontested jump shot. Too bad the Warriors were the exact opposite Sunday night. The Jazz turned the run-and-gun Warriors into a trip-and-clank disaster. They set the pace, owned the physical battle, and played crushing defense. Good coaches find ways around their opponent's strengths. Jerry Sloan earned his paycheck with his defensive schemes on Baron Davis. It's now up to Nellie to figure out Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer. If he doesn't, dust off your mock drafts.
• Apparently, the Warriors can lose at home [Deadspind]
  
  
• Utah Quiets the Oakland Crowd [True Hoop]
  
  
• Warriors' loss could be costly [ESPN Daily Dime]
  
  
• Utah at Golden State: Game 4 Notes [SLAM]
  
  
• Where'd our team go? [100% Injury Rate]
  
  
• NBA Playoff Impressions: The Fat Lady Is Going Through Her Vocal Exercises. [Signal to Noise]
  
  
• Golden State-Utah Game 4 Notes: Mr. `Chips Comes Through for the Jazz [The Starting Five]
  
  
• The Basketball Diaries - False Hope [Foul Balls]
  
  
• The Bulls and Warriors are on Life Support [Empty the Bench]
  
  

  
  
  Devising a plan for game 5?

• I'm with Darth [Bandwagon LA]
  
  
• Recipe for Utah Victory: Fish and Booze [20 Second Timeout]
  
  
• Live From Oaktown: Journaling Game 4 Between the Jazz and Warriors [MVN]
  
  
• Jazz Look to Eat Warriors Hearts [UtahJazzBlog]
  
  
• Jazz notes: Shirtless fans feel left out in the cold [Salt Lake Tribune]
  
  
• Too Much Carlos Boozer [Lakers4Life]
  
  
• Warriors Drunk After Lots of Boozer [Hoops Junkie - Marcus Thompson II]
  
  
• The hardest post to post. [Fear the Beard]
  No matter what happens in Mormonville, let us remember why this was the year to believe.

  Shock `em Dubs

No matter what happens, Dubs have to keep fighting with the bigs from Utah.

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Warriors vs Utah Series

• Game 1: Preview | Recap | Post Game Links
• Game 2: Preview | Recap | Post Game Links
• Game 3: Preview | Recap | Post Game Links
• Game 4: Preview | Recap

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