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Recaps
Associated Press: Warriors beat Kings 94-81 in preseason home opener | Photo Gallery
Rusty Simmons: Preseason Game 2: Warriors 94, Sacramento 81
Marcus Thompson II: Klay Thompson thrives off Warriors bench
Monte Poole: Instant Replay: Curry leads Warriors past Kings
Adam Lauridsen: Earning It (Warriors 94, Kings 81)
Pregame News
- Notes from shootaround.
Rusty Simmons: GSW vs. SAC shootaround: Klay Thompson has no problem coming off the bench
Marcus Thompson II: Klay Thompson’s Mindset Might Make Him Perfect Reserve
- warriors.com's latest blog entry has a list of notes about the Warriors and the upcoming season.
warriors.com blog: 2013 Preseason Primer
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Postgame Videos
- Postgame quotes and stuff from warriors.com recap
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Mark Jackson
On Tonight's Game:
“It thought it was important for us to start developing and establishing our ways and how we go about defending and executing offensively. There were some parts of the game where we did just that and then there were some parts that we need to work on.”
On Bringing the Starters Back at the End:
“I was just trying to get them the minutes I wanted them to get going in. Building from our last game, that’s all that was about.”
On Harrison Barnes:
“He has some left foot inflammation. Just smart for us to shut him down. It’s been an issue for a couple of days now. I don’t think he was 100%, but fought through it and wanted to give it a go tonight.”
On Dewayne Dedmon:
“Yeah, I’m laughing because he was scared to death the first game. It was a kid playing in his first game, playing the way he played in college and he was probably nervous. I had not seen that guy play. I had a talk with him and it was good that he started to play his brand of basketball. He’s an NBA player with a bright future.”
On if Dewayne Dedmon has a Chance to Make the Team:
“He has a chance, he really does. He’s a very good athlete with the ability to shoot the basketball and can pick up things quickly on the floor. I really think that he is an NBA player today.”
On the Team's Defense the Final Three Quarters:
“Think about 37 points in the 2nd half - I thought we really got after it. One play gave me goose bumps where Klay (Thompson) rotated and picked up the steal from the weak side. That’s our brand of defense. We did that while turning the ball over 22 times – which we have to get better at. If you take care of the basketball and defend that way you’ll have a chance every night.”
On if he Wants the Second Unit to be a Defensive Group:
“I want everyone on the floor – I want to be a defensive team. Whether we stick with our first lineup or with the second unit, our mindset remains the same. The difference is that we have some defensive specialists like Toney Douglas, that’s what he gets paid for and Draymond Green. Not saying that these guys are not good offensively, but these guys are premier defenders. We want to defend and then we want to push the basketball. I think that will make us a dangerous team and give us a different look coming off the bench when you can apply that much pressure with the second unit.”
On Stephen Curry Shooting 10 Free Throws Tonight:
“I expect him to be very aggressive. When teams are trying to play him with force, he’s got to meet force with force. The way to do that is to attack and get to the free throw line. I thought he played a very good basketball game with the exception of the five turnovers. He’s got to be better than that and he knows it.”
Stephen Curry
On his Use of the Pump Fake:
“I know they’re going to key in on the jump shot, if I have it I’m still going to take it but tonight it was just two fouls shooting threes. I was just trying to step into it, read the defense, see what happened; don’t read too much into it.”
On being able to Sell the Foul:
“No, I just think they’re being more aggressive trying to close up and I have to use that to my advantage. Sometimes I can get them off their feet, side step and still shoot the three or get into the lane and have an advantage, a four on three on the backside, or a five on four on the backside.”
On his Brother's Buzzer Beater to End the Game
“That was a fun play. It’s preseason and those guys have been working hard and seeing him be able to step into a last second shot and it didn’t faze him, just knocked it down like he was shooting in the gym. It was nice to see him get on the scoreboard, it was a nice little confidence boost.”
David Lee
On the Team's Defense:
“It was much better in the second half tonight. I thought we really started flying around, got some stops there, and when we get stops we can be really effective getting out on the break like you saw.”
On how Good this Team can be:
“Yeah, and it all starts on the defensive end. I thought we got a lot of stops, a lot of rebounds. If we do that, we can get out on the break and we have so many guys that can lead the break and wings now; with our depth we can keep shuttling guys in and keep everybody fresh. If we’re really able to sell out on both ends and keep shuttling guys in, we can be really effective.”
On the Team's Depth
“Absolutely, and part of it is just guys being healthy right now and the other part is some of the acquisitions we’ve made. I think this team has a chance to be really good, we just have to keep putting in the work and I guess tonight we didn’t start out great but we finished the way we wanted to finish.”
Interesting Tweets
(after the game)
gswscribe: Barnes was shut down with left foot inflammation, per Mark Jackson. Said Barnes has been bothered by it for a few days
gswscribe Barnes will probably NOT play tomorrow at Utah, Jackson said
Notes
- Harrison Barnes played only 5:51 min due to left foot inflammation and will likely not play tomorrow in Utah.
What's next?
- Hop on that plane and head straight to Utah. That'll be the last game of the week until the China games next week.
| Day | Date | Time | Opponent | TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | Oct 8 | 6:00 PM | @Jazz | KNBR 680 AM | |
| Tue | Oct 15 | 4:30 AM | @Lakers (Beijing, China) | NBATV | |
| Fri | Oct 18 | 4:30 AM | Lakers (Shanghai, China) | CSNBayHD NBATV | |
| Wed | Oct 23 | 7:00 PM | @Kings | KNBR 680 AM | |
| Thu | Oct 24 | 7:30 PM | Trail Blazers | KNBR 680 AM |
Full broadcast schedule at warriors.com/schedule.
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