Game Links #65: Golden State Warriors 108 vs Dallas Mavericks 85 - Warriors swag, hunger, and teamwork overwhelm nonexistent Mavericks

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Recaps

Associated Press: Warriors whip Mavs 108-85 for 5th straight win | Photo Gallery
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Diamond Leung: Warriors cruise by Mavericks 108-85
Diamond Leung: Game 65 rewind: Warriors super subs Draymond Green, Jordan Crawford underappreciated?
Monte Poole: Instant Replay: Bench nets 59, Warriors crush Mavericks
Monte Poole: Rewind: Crawford, aka 'Sizzle,' catalyst in W's win over Dallas
Chris L: Role-play (Warriors 108—Mavs 85)

Pregame News

- Hey Nedovic, have you ever seen the movie Groundhog Day?
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- First, there was #FullSquad. Now there's Klay's goatee.
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- If you're an artist or a graphics designer, you can design the official Fan Night T-shirt for our final home game.
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- Previews of the game.
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Pregame Videos

Postgame News

- Bruce Jenkins looks at what happened to Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry since they went their separate ways.
Bruce Jenkins: Parting was sweet for Stephen Curry, Monta Ellis | (Mobile)

Postgame Videos

- Postgame quotes and stuff from warriors.com recap:
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Mark Jackson
On Jordan Crawford tonight:

"He was great. I don’t think that enough credit has been given to him because we went out and got Steve Blake and I’ve seen guys fold up the tent and I’ve seen players hold their head down and not be ready. He’s been a professional. He has a gift to score the basketball. When called upon he’s been ready and deserves a lot of credit. It’s been a big pickup for us getting him and he’s played great for us since he’s been here."

On the starters support of the bench:

"I have a together group. They support one another and they are happy for one another. It’s about getting the job done. The way he (Jordan Crawford) was playing by taking over the game, it’s great to see guys energetic, enthusiastic and very supportive on the sideline."

On if tonight was the best they have played all season:

"I don’t know. It’s awfully close if it’s not. Holding another team below 40 percent, just behind the Pacers as far as teams doing that this season. I think our bench score 59 points. We defended at a high level and paid attention to details whether it be Dirk (Nowitzki) or any of their supporting cast and how we defended them. It was a big time win for us. If you lose this game all of a sudden there are three teams again within striking distance. I think this gave us some breathing room especially considering we have a big game tomorrow night against a red hot Clipper team."

On what he said to the team during a timeout session in the first quarter:

"I don’t remember what I said. We weren’t playing well. We had to make the adjustment and if we kept on doing what we were doing we were going to get embarrassed. To my guys credit they responded and we climbed back in to the ball game then took total control. I’m from the Phil Jackson school of training. You train these guys and prepare them in practice and you don’t just burn a timeout just to look like I know what I’m doing. I thought it was important to call a timeout in that situation and talk about it."

On if this was kind of a trap game with the Clippers tomorrow night:

"We were playing against a good team and our objective is to continue to play good basketball and string together wins. We’ve done that thus far. We are playing against a red hot team again with a lot of talent and we look forward to the challenge in regards to how well they and we are playing. It’s going to be a tough basketball team. You have to take care of the ones you are supposed to take care of. Having the Dallas Mavericks in our building with us being rested it was important for us to take care of business. That doesn’t mean that it wouldn’t have been a bad loss because they are a good team also, but we took care of business."

David Lee
On the game:

"Well we talked about not wanting to lose games at home and the way you do that starts with our defense. I thought we did a good job game plan discipline-wise on Dirk [Nowitzki] and Monta [Ellis] tonight, their two guys they needed to get going in order to keep up with us. Then offensively we took what the defense gave us. They stayed attached to me a lot and stayed attached to Steph a lot on the pick-and-rolls, and Andrew [Bogut] was open a lot of times. We were able to find him and he did a great job finishing."

On bench play tonight:

"It was great. Once again, I think the addition of Steve Blake at that point guard spot frees up JC (Crawford) to do what he does—that’s come off the screens and “iso” on the wings and score. The way Jermaine [O’Neal] and Draymond [Green] are playing is incredible as well. Those guys had another big outing for us and really helped us get control of the game, and then we finished it out from there."

Harrison Barnes
On 'flying around defensively':

"Honestly the biggest thing is just we’re trying to fly around. When we were struggling early in the season, we weren’t flying around, we were sluggish, and that’s what we’re trying to do right now."

On the starters being able to rest when the bench is playing well:

"It’s huge. You look at last year when we had Steph [Curry] playing 45 minutes, Klay [Thompson] playing a ton of minutes—it’s hard to do that all season long. Now that our second unit is playing better we can give those starters some relief and balance it out."

On Coach Jackson's advice to keep shooting:

"Just keep shooting. Coach Jackson is never going to tell you not to shoot, always trying to give players confidence. I know if I continue to stay aggressive I’ll be alright."

Jordan Crawford
On his strong shooting performance tonight:

"It’s a good feeling. My teammates look for me and I’m glad to help the team."

On recent bench play:

"I think coach has more confidence in us and we see that. It’s easier for us to play and you can get a little more extra time. It’s fun."

On the current win streak:

"It’s good. It’s fun. To be on a streak like this heading into the playoffs and to move up the standings, it brings the competitive spirit out in everybody."

Notes

- No interesting notes tonight.

What's next?

- Right to the plane we go, and down to LA. Tomorrow night will be a big game and a preview of a playoff series against the Clippers. They don't like us. We don't like them. They're on a 8 game win streak. We're on a 5 game win streak. Both teams are hot. DO NOT MISS THIS GAME TOMORROW!!!

Full broadcast schedule at warriors.com/schedule.

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