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Recap: Recap #78: Golden State Warriors 108, Portland Trail Blazers 87 - Warriors Big 3 Play to Win the Game
Game thread: GameThread #78 - Golden State Warriors @ Portland TrailBlazers - To Tank, or Not to Tank, THAT is the Question! (850+ comments)
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Recap: Gameday Open Thread: Warriors 108, Blazers 87 (Seriously.)
Game thread: Gameday Open Thread: Warriors vs. Blazers
Recaps
Associated Press: Ellis has 30 in Warriors' 108-87 win over Blazers | Photo Gallery
Sports Network: Blazers clinch playoff berth despite loss to Warriors
Pregame News
- No pregame news found.
Pregame Videos
Chronicle Live: Greg Papa interviews Chris Mullin
- Before the game, MT2 talks about Keith Smart, the draft, and other stuff around the NBA.
19:58 min: Marcus Thompson II with Ralph and Tom on KNBR, before the game
Postgame News
- No postgame news found.
Postgame Videos
Jim Barnett interviews David Lee right after the game.
Keith Smart in the hallway.
CSN Highlights, recap.
Recap and highlights from nba.com's game page:
Ellis Buzzer-beater
Curry 3-pointer
Lee Putback Slam
Warriors vs. Blazers
Postgame Quotes and Stuff from warriors.com recap
Postgame
3:03 min: Tim Roye interviews David Lee right after the game
1:51 min: Tim Roye's Game Recap
Keith Smart
On playing the role of spoiler:
"We had the focus on what it is that we have to do. Maybe the players felt that and wanted to do that as well, but they really want to have a good team. They are really trying to show that with how they are going out to play every game, and how they’re coming to practice at this time. We know that we’re not there yet. We know we need some more valuable pieces to our team to be consistent every single night. But they are laying the foundation, and that’s what we’re trying to do. So every game we play is not so much how we want to be a spoiler—that’s how we’ve been in the past. We’re looking for something bigger now. We’re trying to do something bigger. We’re trying to establish a way of how we play, an identity of how we want our team to move forward, and that’s what those young men are doing."
On the defensive plan against Portland:
"We wanted to pack the paint a little bit, but we also wanted to contest their shots because they do have the potential to get real hot. But we knew that it had to be a paint game for both teams. We had to take away their paint opportunities, and we also had to make them ourselves by getting to the basket and being a paint scoring team, getting offensive rebounds… all those things that help you win games on the road. That’s something that we haven’t been able to do consistently to win on the road."
On what changed for the team after halftime:
"The coaches and I, we were all in our coaches’ locker room. We were talking about what we were going to do for adjustments in the second half, and we heard through the door the players were talking about what they wanted to do. David Lee spoke up and said that he wanted to guard [LaMarcus] Aldridge by himself. All those guys started talking—Steph[en Curry], Monta [Ellis]—they all started talking at halftime about what they wanted to do. I’ve been dying for leadership from our team, from someone to step other than myself or the coaches. You give them a plan, as a coach, but when the players step up and say that they want to do something, they now take ownership. They can’t blame me—they have to blame themselves if it doesn’t work, and it worked out really well."
Monta Ellis
On tonight's game:
"It was a great game. We did everything that coach wanted us to do. We played hard, played aggressive and played for 48 minutes tonight, and we came out with the win."
On players speaking up at halftime:
"We saw things that we could do differently than the first half, so the second half we made the adjustments that David Lee could guard LaMarcus by himself, and it worked out in our favor."
On the offense in the third period:
"We took what the defense gave us, and my shots were just going down. We made a lot of tough shots, and made a lot of big shots, and tonight was just our night. We never took our foot off of the pedal, and we rode it all the way out for the last 24 minutes in the second half and pulled away."
David Lee
On playing LaMarcus Aldrdige one-on-one in the second half:
"I just thought they’re such a good cutting team—in the first half when we were not doubling but helping a lot from the baseline—they got a few easy lay-ups. I said at halftime that I want to guard him head-up, and if he hits a couple then we can always adjust, but I just tried to do my best on him. He’s a very good player, and we were able to pull away in the second half doing that."
On the offense in the third period:
"We were aggressive to start the game driving the basketball, so then that opened up our jump shots in the second half. We’re a talented offensive team, especially when we’re hitting outside shots. Monta and Steph hit some good ones, and I just tried to finish around the basket when I had the chance."
Notes
- No interesting notes to add tonight.
What's next?
- Back to the Oracle we go, and we host the red hot Lakers on a back to back. What do our boys have left in the tank?
| Day | Date | Time | Opponent | TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | Apr 06 | 7:30pm | Lakers | CSNBayHD | KNBR 680 |
| Sun | Apr 10 | 6:00pm | Kings | CSNBayHD | KNBR 680 |
| Mon | Apr 11 | 6:00pm | @Nuggets | CSNBayPlus | KNBR 1050 |
| Wed | Apr 13 | 7:30pm | Blazers | CSNBayPlus | KNBR 680 |
Warriors Weekly TV, Apr 4, 2011