Game Links #47: Golden State Warriors 111 vs LA Clippers 92 - Warriors played with actual energy and effort, mowed down the Clippers

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Recap: Clippers roll over for Warriors, 111-92
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Recaps

Associated Press: Warriors dominate inside, rout Clippers 111-92 | Photo Gallery
Sports Network: Warriors race past Clippers
Rusty Simmons: Once-reeling Warriors show true grit in whipping Clippers | (Mobile)
Rusty Simmons: Game 47: Warriors 111, Clippers 92
Diamond Leung: Warriors pound Clippers 111-92 | (Mobile)
Diamond Leung: Motivated Warriors deliver strong statement in routing the Clippers
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Feltbot: Warriors 111 Clippers 92: The Crossmatch Returns
Adam Lauridsen: Inverted (Warriors 111, Clippers 92)

Pregame News

- Kevin Arnovitz of ESPN's TrueHoop breaks down the offense and defense of the #FullSquad starters.
Kevin Arnovitz: Killer Lineup: The Warriors' #FullSquad

- The All-Star reserves were announced today, but it did not include David Lee.
Bay Area News Group: 2014 NBA All-Star teams | (Mobile)
Rusty Simmons: David Lee misses the All-Star cut
Rusty Simmons: Warriors' David Lee isn't named to All-Star bench | (Mobile)
Diamond Leung: Warriors' David Lee not picked for NBA All-Star game | (Mobile)
Diamond Leung: Report: Warriors’ David Lee passed over as Western Conference All-Star Game reserve
Monte Poole: David Lee among Western Conference All-Star snubs

- Fixing the piers will cost an estimated $180 million.
John Coté: Pier fix at Warriors' S.F. arena site double original cost | (Mobile)

- Previews of the game.
Monte Poole: Fast Forward: Even without Paul, Clippers pose test for Warriors

Pregame Videos

Postgame News

- No postgame news.

Postgame Videos

- Postgame quotes and stuff from warriors.com recap:
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Mark Jackson
On Bogut guarding Griffin:

“We’ve done that before. He’s done a good job because Blake Griffin is a heck of basketball player. He can score against bigger, smaller – doesn’t matter. He’s playing at an extremely high level. I thought Bogs (Andrew Bogut) did a great job of making him work and forcing him to beat us on our terms.”

On Lee guarding Griffin in stretches:

“Well (Andrew) Bogut had five fouls. I wasn’t going to hand deliver them Bogs (Andrew Bogut) with five fouls. If David Lee picked up five fouls I would’ve put Andrew Bogut back on him. It was the right thing to do. (Andrew) Bogut did a good job defending him and then when David (Lee) was guarding him he battled and did an outstanding job. Overall our defense was crisp, effective and on point. Our rotations and with keeping them off balance - it was all pretty impressive.”

On what he learned from Harrison Barnes tonight:

“Nothing I don’t already know. He’s a very good basketball player and the future is very bright for him. I know he’s going to figure it out. I believe in him and I trust him. He works too hard to not be successful. The thing I liked about it him tonight was that he rebounded the basketball, eight rebounds. That’s how you get involved. He was engaged, aggressive and gave us the punch off the bench that we needed.”

On if game's like this remind the team of the importance of defense:

“We know it. It’s useful to sustain it over the course of the year. We’ve had some special nights, so it’s not like we are trying to reach for something we are not capable of doing. We are well aware of it. What I liked about tonight was that we set the tone early and battled. That’s a pretty good basketball team with a lot of weapons. That was a quality win for us. The challenge is now let’s go to Utah and that’s not an easy one because they are playing a lot better.”

On asking Andre Iguodala to be more aggresive:

“He’s got the green light just like everybody else. It’s funny that people early on talked about LeBron (James).turning down shots. He’s the greatest small forward to ever play the game. He’s a mixture of Michael (Jordan) and Magic (Johnson). He’s a playmaker. To tell Andre (Iguodala) to be more aggressive is trying to tell him to do something that he’s not. He’s a playmaker and I want him to pick and choose when to look to score and when to make plays. I trust that he knows his body and he’ll do a great job of reading situations. Tonight he was very aggressive offensively and when he does that he’s another weapon on the floor and makes us even tougher to guard.”

On Bogut's 20-foot jumper:

“Well he had no choice. It was the right play to make. I’m happy for him and for us. He played at an extremely high level tonight and it was great to see. He controls the paint, rebounds, defends, blocks and alters shots. He did a great job tonight.”

On stifling Clippers runs early on:

“That’s a good team and in this league you make runs. I like the fact that we made sure when they made a run, make or miss, we took quality shots and didn’t turn the ball over to make sure we didn’t give them an open three or a dunk. We made them work. We executed offensively, defensively and we really battled. We were locked in.”

On if he has the leaders to make sure the team maintains this level of play:

“I have a locker room full of those guys. They are well aware when we don’t get it done. You have to have great leaders and hold them accountable and they’ll hold each other accountable. I wasn’t concerned about tonight because we knew they were a heck of a basketball team and a challenge. As a team we were upset. The Wizards almost beat the Clippers last night, but it was still a disappointing loss for us. This is how you bounce back.”

Andrew Bogut
On sense of urgency at start of the game and defense:

“It was a great win for us at home. I wasn’t going to question our energy or drive coming into this, because it was a very big game. The ones that are a question was Washington and at Utah tomorrow, so this was a huge game, but this win doesn’t mean anything if everyone doesn’t put in a good effort, so we’re happy with this win.”

On the level of team success in the paint:

“Yes, it is. Blake shot the ball well tonight, but it worked in our favor because it took him outside a little bit, so he didn’t get to the line as often and put them in the bonus. Everyone that played tonight contributed in a positive way, both defensively and offensively. When our defense is switched on like it was tonight, we have a chance to be a very good team. The question is if we can do it on a consistent basis.”

On if we'll see more 23 foot jump shots:

“Probably not. I shoot them every now and then, and I used to shoot them in college as a junior. The broken arm hasn’t helped my shooting touch, but I’ll take them every now and then. There’s a lot less pressure with the shot clock winding down, you can get a free one up.”

On how the team can turn the corner:

“It hasn’t been a happy place around here the last couple days. A lot of guys are edgy right now, not in great moods because we haven’t been playing good basketball, and that’s good in my opinion. We had a pretty rough shootaround this morning. Guys got after each other, and coaches were getting after us. We responded well as a team, and we have to build on this tomorrow and get good rest on the weekend and keep pushing towards the break.”

Notes

- No interesting notes tonight.

What's next?

- Tonight's win was a good start. But it's all for nothing if we can't also beat a team we're supposed to beat, like the Jazz tomorrow night.

Full broadcast schedule at warriors.com/schedule.

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