Game Links #R1G1: Golden State Warriors 109 @ LA Clippers 105 - Warriors answer Clippers comeback to take Game 1

Monday 4/21/2014

- No more Piers 30-32. The Warriors are now looking at Mission Bay for the new arena.
CSN Bay Area Staff: Report: Plans for Warriors' waterfront arena scrapped
Bay Area News Group: Report: Warriors eyeing new arena site in San Francisco

- David Lee said he was trying to hard at the start of Game 1.
Monte Poole: Which David Lee will Warriors see in Game 2?

- Previews of Game 2.
Monte Poole: Fast Forward: With momentum, Warriors go for road sweep

Sunday 4/20/2014

- The NBA says Draymond Green did foul CP3. O RLY?
Diamond Leung: NBA says Golden State Warriors should have been assessed a foul in final minute of win
Associated Press: Refs missed foul call in Warriors-Clippers

- Jeff Van Gundy and Stephen A. Smith voice their support for Mark Jackson as a coach.
Diamond Leung: As Warriors coach Mark Jackson gets Game 1 win against Clippers, friends at ESPN voice support

- Notes and stuff from Sunday's practice.
Monte Poole: Referees give Warriors another break
Monte Poole: Jackson on Iguodala: 'This is why we went and got him'
Monte Poole: With Warriors-Clippers, 'chess game has kicked off'
Rusty Simmons: Warriors' Lee is rising to the playoff challenge | (Mobile)
Scott Ostler: In Barnes, Warriors may have modest superhero | (Mobile)
Diamond Leung: Warriors players rallying around Jackson
Diamond Leung: Warriors notebook: Curry foils Clippers' strategy in Game 1

- Don't expect to see EuroRose any time soon.

Rusty_SFChron: Warriors guard Nemanja Nedovic (strained right calf) is out indefinitely, according to the team.

- Brian Witt talks about the Warriors resiliency despite the bad start and all those foul calls.
Brian Witt, warriors.com blog: Game 1 Reaction: They Don't Care What You Think

Saturday 4/19/2014

Box score | Gameflow

SBNation Network

Warriors: Golden State of Mind
Recap: 2014 NBA Playoffs: Third quarter explosion helps Golden State Warriors steal Game 1 against L.A. Clippers, 109-105
Postgame: Three crazy things that happened in the Golden State Warriors' win over the L.A. Clippers
Game thread 2: Warriors - Clippers Game 1, second half game thread (1900+ comments)
Game thread 1: Golden State Warriors @ LA Clippers Game 1 Playoff Community Live Blog: BEAT LA! BEAT LA! BEAT LA! (1760+ comments)
Preview: Golden State Warriors @ LA Clippers Round 1 Game 1 Playoff Preview: BEAT LA!

Clippers: Clips Nation
Recap: Clippers let chances slip away, 109-105
Postgame: Postgame thread -- Clippers lose a tough one, 109-105
Game thread 2: Game 1 Clippers-Warriors second half open thread
Game thread 1: Round 1 Game 1 Clippers-Warriors open thread
Preview: 2014 NBA Playoffs First Round -- Clippers-Warriors Series Preview

Recaps

Associated Press: Klay Thompson leads way as Warriors top Clippers in Game 1 | Photo Gallery
Sports Network: Warriors hold off Clips in playoff opener
Rusty Simmons: Warriors hold off Clippers in 1st-round series opener | (Mobile)
Rusty Simmons: Game 1: Warriors 109, Clippers 105
Scott Ostler: Warriors' emotions run high, before and after | (Mobile)
Diamond Leung: Warriors stun Clippers, win playoff opener
Diamond Leung: Warriors reserve comes up with key strategy
Monte Poole: Instant Replay: Warriors fend off Clippers in LA for Game 1 win
Monte Poole: Rewind: Jackson, Warriors make rousing opening statement
Adam Lauridsen: Blow the Whistle (Warriors 109, Clippers 105)
Feltbot: Game 1 — Warriors 109 Clippers 105: Lee Owns Griffin

Pregame News

- Notes from pregame interviews.
Rusty Simmons: Warriors vs. Clippers: Game 1 pre-tipoff notes

Pregame Videos

Postgame News

- Bruce Jenkins digs up a small bit of history between Mark Jackson and Doc Rivers. Plus other NBA notes.
Bruce Jenkins: Opposing coaches were once swapped as point guards | (Mobile)

- Here's a quote from the fan who got doused with water.
CSN Bay Area Staff: Clippers' Griffin douses Warriors fan after fouling out

- Harrison Barnes hit a big shot in the Game 1 win. Plus other game notes.
Rusty Simmons: Struggling Barnes steps up for Warriors on big stage | (Mobile)

- Klay Thompson made multiple contributions to the Game 1 win.
Marcus Thompson II: Thompson: Klay Thompson answers challenge in Game 1 win over Clippers

Postgame Videos

- Postgame quotes and stuff from warriors.com recap:
Photo Gallery

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Mark Jackson
On the game:

“It's awfully a good basketball team and we knew what it was going to take, the type of energy and effort to win the game. It's the best of seven and against a very, very good basketball team, with outstanding talent and obviously outstanding coaching, but I'm proud of my guys, I talked about it before hand. We're not going to quit, we're balanced so I thought when you look at the fact that we had 21 turnovers, the fact we gave up 16 offensive rebounds, we just had a tremendous will and a tremendous competitive spirit tonight and a game one victory but this series is far from over.”

On the team's interior play in the third quarter:

“That's really who we are; it's a pick your poison offense. We got great shooting but we made great decisions out of it, they made a decision of trying to get the ball out of Steph's hands by the way they were defending pick-and-rolls. We were patient enough to make the proper plays, we winded up getting hot and center shots because of our executions offensively.”

On Chris Paul:

“I thought Chris Paul obviously made some huge plays and put them in to position to win the ball game. [He] hit a dagger three which tied the ball game, his toughness, his competiveness, the guy will be a hall of fame, there's no question about it; he is an all-time point guard. The job that I'm asking Klay [Thompson] and the other guys to do is just to compete against him. You can compete against him and he could be lights out and put on a clinic but we are balanced, we're competing. I thought Klay did a very good job of just staying connected to him but that's a tall task because he is an incredible basketball player.”

Stephen Curry
On upcoming playoff series against Los Angeles Clippers:

“We've been resilient all year and obviously it's a big stage too. To play the way we did, down the stretch make some big plays, respond to that first quarter run that they had. It just said a lot about how we are not going to quit, we're going to keep fighting, and it's a big way to start the series.”

On the first quarter deficit:

“We knew it wasn't going to be easy to just come in here and get a win but when you go down 12-1 and take two quick timeouts, you just want to keep your composure and realize you look at the clock, there's a lot of time left. If we just become aggressive and get a couple stops and fuel our offense, we'll be fine. That is kind of what happened when you close to a four-point deficit end of the first quarter and from there, that's the rest of the story and just to trying to play our brand of basketball, it just took us a little four minutes to get there.”

David Lee
On his performance:

“Well I got off [to a] bit of a slow start really because of getting hurt last year; this is really my first playoff game tonight. So I got off to a little bit of a slow start and once again, just like our team, I just tried to be resilient and the guys told me to keep being aggressive. The second half, [I] found a better rhythm and when the shot blockers came, I thought we did a pretty good job with interior passing and getting a lot of easy buckets in the paint through that, so just tried to keep going at it. They're very an athletic team; they're going to make plays defensively and it's my job to continue to be aggressive.”

On playing without key players:

“Well first of all, missing Andrew [Bogut] is a huge piece of what we do. He's an unbelievable player, anchors our defense but I think the biggest thing is we felt like we had nothing to lose coming into this series. We feel like this is two very good basketball teams, we're a little bit short-handed so our goal tonight was to come out aggressive and to come out and hit first. That didn't mean get down 10 to one or whatever happened, but that's the way it worked but we feel like we have enough players to win this series and just try to be aggressive. Maybe being short-handed focused on that a little bit more.”

Notes

- No interesting notes tonight.

What's next?

- We did what we needed to do - win a game at Staples. But why not get greedy and win 2 games???

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 @ LA Clippers

Santa Cruz Warriors

- The SCWarriors didn't do as well in their Game 2 tonight. Perhaps the SCWarriors need Kuzmic back to win the deciding Game 3 on Monday, 5:00 PM.
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CSN Bay Area Staff: Santa Cruz Warriors fall to Vipers in Game 2

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