Game Links #82: Golden State Warriors 116 @ Denver Nuggets 112 - We got through the regular season. Bring on the playoffs!

Friday 4/19/2014

- More previews of the series.
Monte Poole: Five Warriors-Clippers matchups to watch
Feltbot: Warriors v. Clippers Playoffs Preview: Raise the Variance
Adam Lauridsen: Everything All the Time: Keys for the Warriors to Beat the Clippers
Diamond Leung: How the Warriors, Clippers match up
Andy Fahey, warriors.com blog: Warriors vs. Clippers: Looking Back to Look Ahead

- Ognjen Kuzmic returns from Santa Cruz for tomorrow early afternoon's game.
warriors.com: Warriors Recall Ognjen Kuzmic from Santa Cruz
CSN Bay Area Staff: Warriors recall Ognjen Kuzmic from Santa Cruz

- Andre Iguodala talks about his defense and playing in the playoffs.
Diamond Leung: Andre Iguodala a key to Warriors' playoff hopes

- Doc Rivers had a response to Klay Thompson's comments about Blake Griffin's flopping.
Diamond Leung: Clippers coach Doc Rivers responds to Klay Thompson, muses Blake Griffin should ‘flop on’

- Using a photo gallery, Monte Poole lists the Warriors 7 best wins and worst losses of the season.
Monte Poole: Seven worst losses of Warriors' season
Monte Poole: Seven best wins of Warriors' season

- Between Lob City and the Splash Brothers, the Warriors/Clippers series looks to be a very entertaining series.
Associated Press: Warriors-Clippers series dubbed as must-see TV

- Notes from practice.
Scott Ostler: Warriors take exception to exceptional player's flopping | (Mobile)
Rusty Simmons: Clippers' Matt Barnes prefers physical style of play | (Mobile)
Rusty Simmons: Warriors' Jermaine O'Neal in spotlight against Clippers | (Mobile)
Diamond Leung and Carl Steward: Warriors to start O'Neal against Clippers

- Stephen Curry was named the Western Conference Player of the Month for April. Congratulations!
warriors.com: Stephen Curry Named NBA Western Conference Player Of The Month
CSN Bay Area Staff: Curry named Western Conference Player of the Month

- Las Vegas odds for various stats.
CSN Bay Area Staff: Vegas pegs Warriors' Curry to outscore Clippers' Paul

- Warriors.com blog asked blog writers 3 more questions about the series.
warriors.com blog: Bloggers Roundtable: Predicting the Best Player in the Warriors-Clippers Series

- Monte Poole's preview of Game 1.
Monte Poole: Fast Forward: Underdog Warriors out to prove everyone wrong

- SCWarriors: More coverage about last night's Game 1 victory over the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
CSN Bay Area Staff: Warriors set record, take Game 1 of D-League semifinals

Thursday 4/18/2014

- Here are several Warriors highlights against the Clippers and overhead animations of the play.
1.0 MB: Double Drag Curry Three Highlight
1.0 MB: Double Drag Curry Three Animation
0.8 MB: Double Drag Curry Drive Highlight
1.4 MB: Double Drag Curry Drive Animation
1.0 MB: Halfcourt Thompson Catch Highlight
1.2 MB: Halfcourt Thompson Catch Animation
1.1 MB: Halfcourt Lob Highlight
0.9 MB: Halfcourt Lob Animation
2.0 MB: Late Clock Thompson Three Highlight
1.6 MB: Late Clock Thompson Three Animation

- NBA Gametime previews our series.
61.2 MB: 20140417-west-gsw-lac-series.nba_nba_576x324.flv

- Before looking ahead to the playoffs, Monte Poole looks back at our regular season.
Monte Poole: Season Review: Warriors are talented but flawed team

- Here is the Warriors TV and radio broadcast schedule for the Warriors/Clippers series.
warriors.com: Warriors Announce Local TV and Radio Schedule for First Round of NBA Playoffs

- Here's a list of the top 15 most popular NBA jerseys and the top 10 most popular team merchandise.
CSN Bay Area Staff: NBA jersey sales: Curry Top 5, Warriors Top 10

- Dan Feldman of probasketballtalk responds to Klay Thompson's radio statements about Blake Griffin's flopping.
Dan Feldman: Klay Thompson on Blake Griffin: ‘How can a guy that big and strong flop that much?’

- Last season, the Warriors lost David Lee, went small, and beat the Nuggets. Will it work against the Clippers?
Marcus Thompson II: Thompson: Warriors' best chance to beat Clippers is small ball

- Notes from practice.
Carl Steward: Warriors notebook: Jermaine O'Neal ready for playoff challenge

- Warriors.com asked blog writers to answer 3 questions about the series.
warriors.com blog: Bloggers Roundtable: Fasten Your Seatbelts

- Rusty Simmons looks at the 4 regular season games and the matchups, and gives his predictions for the series. Plus there are other interesting stats to look at.
: Breaking down Warriors' 1st-round playoff series | (Mobile)
sfgate.com: Warriors vs. Clippers statistics | (Mobile)
sfgate.com: History of Warriors franchise in playoffs | (Mobile)

- The SCWarriors opened their 1st game of a 3-game series at home in Santa Cruz earlier this evening. Ognjen Kuzmic did play in this game. Their next game will be @ Rio Grande Valley, Saturday 4/19/2014 5:00 PM.
warriors.com: Warriors Assign Ognjen Kuzmic to Santa Cruz
Box Score

Wednesday 4/17/2014

Box score | Gameflow

SBNation Network

Warriors: Golden State of Mind
Recap: Recap: Warriors beat Nuggets in meaningless finale; will play Clippers in First Round
Game thread: Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets: The Season Finale (1020+ comments)

Nuggets: Denver Stiffs
Recap: Warriors at Nuggets Recap: A Finale to Forget
Game thread 2: Warriors at Nuggets: 2nd Half Thread
Game thread 1: Warriors at Nuggets: First Half Thread
Preview: Warriors at Nuggets Preview: The Final Act

Recaps

Associated Press: Crawford's 41 points leads Warriors over Nuggets | Photo Gallery
Sports Network: Crawford, Barnes lead Warriors over Nuggets
Rusty Simmons: Warriors' backups send team to playoffs with a win | (Mobile)
Rusty Simmons: Game 82: Warriors 116, Denver 112
Diamond Leung: Warriors will play Los Angeles Clippers in first round of NBA playoffs
Diamond Leung: Game 82 rewind: Warriors coach Mark Jackson emphasizes that ‘it’s been an awesome year’
Adam Lauridsen: Meaningless, in the Best Possible Way (Warriors 116, Nuggets 112)
CSN Bay Area Staff: Instant Replay: Warriors top Nuggets in regular season finale
Monte Poole: Rewind: Perfect way for Warriors to close regular season

Pregame News

- Some teams are resting their star players before the playoffs. We're one of them.
Diamond Leung: Warriors' Stephen Curry, David Lee won't play against Denver

- With no Andrew Bogut, the Warriors will likely "Go small or go home".
Associated Press: Warriors trying to move on without Andrew Bogut

- Previews of the game.
Monte Poole: Fast Forward: Warriors will be scoreboard watching in Denver

- The Book of Barnett might not be closed next season.
Carl Steward,: Jim Barnett to continue broadcasting Warriors games

- The Book of Barnett might not be closed next season.
Carl Steward,: Jim Barnett to continue broadcasting Warriors games

- Game 1 will be played this Saturday against the Clippers. Monte Poole has a preview of the series.
Monte Poole: Game 1 for Warriors will be played on Saturday
Monte Poole: Warriors to face Clippers in first round
Monte Poole: Clippers present 'heck of a challenge' for Warriors

Pregame Videos

Postgame News

- No postgame news.

Postgame Videos

- Postgame quotes and stuff from warriors.com recap:
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Show Quotes

Mark Jackson
On the performance tonight:

"I thought we were outstanding. They battled despite the fatigue and the demand on their bodies. Those guys thought it was very important to put number 51 [wins this season] out there. They competed at a high level and I am proud of them. You’re talking about 51 wins, 20 games over 500 and 24 road victories; it is an incredible group. It has been an awesome year. I will say it again, it has been an awesome year. Now we will turn the page and look forward to the challenge that lays ahead."

On if the team is aware of their franchise records:

"Absolutely. Even afterwards I told them. 51 wins, third most in franchise history. I rattled off the names, some of the greats, that have put on the Warriors jersey. To be in that company, no one can take that away. It is an awesome accomplishment. Like I said, we aren’t done. But we are going to celebrate every step of the way."

On the initial reaction when finding out they will face the Clippers:

"Either way we were thinking OKC or the Clippers. We knew we were going to have to face a team with two of the top ten players in the world. It is going to be a big time task, but one that we are looking forward to. The Clippers also are a team that is extremely well coached, there is no question about that. They are the favorites and they should be."

Stephen Curry
On upcoming playoff series against Los Angeles Clippers:

"It’s going to be a very entertaining series but I’m confident in the way we’re playing and what we’ll beable to do in this series … A lot of the experts picked Denver last year and they’re never 100 percentright. What matters is our belief in what we can do and how we go out and play. We’re ready to go."

On importance of winning a game on the road in a playoff series:

"Yea you obviously have to get one on the road. We understand how they’ve been playing and they’vebeen playing some great ball the last two months. They’re a deep team so it’s going to be a challenge.It’s not going to be easy. We have to go in and keep our head down, just play hard, play the way we’recapable of playing, and stick to our gameplan."

Steve Blake
On winning the last regular season game:

"You always want to finish on a high note, have a good rhythm and a good feeling going into theplayoffs. I thought the guys competed and we did what we had to do to get the win, which is not easy ona night when people say it’s not worth much and we really don’t have to play hard. The way the guysfought and competed was impressive."

On playing with a short bench:

"Guys played a lot of minutes that they usually don’t get so they got a little bit winded. It was nice for allof us to get that opportunity to play a lot of minutes, have fun and even though it’s the last game of theyear it’s a good win for us."

Notes

- Nemanja Nedovic DNP due to a calf injury.

What's next?

- We're back in the playoffs baby, and the 1st round schedule is out. I don't know if CSN is showing Game 1 and 4, and I don't know what the radio coverage is yet.
Update: The Warriors have released their broadcast schedule, so I have updated this schedule as well.

Full broadcast schedule at warriors.com/schedule.

Start Four

- It's a fun little game we've been playing around here. Pick 4 guys whom you think will produce the highest total score based on their stats: pts + rebs + ast + 2*stl + 2*blk - to. How did you do in tonight's game?
startfour.com: Golden State Warriors @ Denver Nuggets

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