The Warriors won 110-108, but it seemed neither team wanted the game at the end. With 9.4 seconds left and the Warriors up by one, Jarrett Jack, the Warriors' ball protector,air jordon, tried to inbound the ball. It was strictly a nothing play. You've seen it a million times.
But the Nuggets guarded the Warriors well and Jack couldn't find anyone to throw the ball to and seconds ticked away. Although the Warriors had a timeout, Jack didn't call timeout. Five seconds elapsed and Jack was called for a violation, and Denver got the ball with the same 9.4 seconds left,foceng.com/chanel.html. And they could win the game. After all that, they could win the game.
Except for one thing. Their great guard Ty Lawson, who owned the Warriors all night 35 points, 10 assists drove for the layup that would win the game. Festus Ezeli rode him toward the basket and Lawson dribbled off his leg and the ball went out of bounds. Somehow he dribbled it off his leg, Denver coach George Karl said, I don't know what to say.
Warriors coach Mark Jackson knew what to say. We're a defensive-minded team, Jackson said,longchamp. After Jack was called for the violation, Jackson gathered his team, told the players not to worry, told them they are a defensive-oriented team, told them to get a defensive stop. And that's what they did.
And the Warriors won even though Denver got the ball for a final shot from about 50 miles away and missed. Which means this may not have been a statement game, after all. These are two even teams, and every game will be a war and a heart-thumper,Hogan.
The Warriors started poorly were shaky. We are a young team, Jackson said. They are going to make mistakes. We're going through a process. The process worked. The Warriors came from behind and ran down the Nuggets and wore them out. In the second half, the Nuggets scored only 42 points. Depressing for them. Karl a former Warriors coach tried to adjust to the Warriors' small lineup with his own small lineup. It didn't work.
And even though Stephen Curry hurt his left ankle Tuesday in Denver and caused consternation all over the East Bay and beyond, it did not matter. Warriors coach Mark Jackson uttered his credo before the game when he did not know Curry's status. We'll continue to be a no-excuse basketball team, he said.
Jackson swore cross his heart and hope to die he would not play Curry unless Curry was fit to play. Apparently Curry was fit. He scored 29 and ran like a man with good ankles.
He's a gamer, Jackson said of Curry. In the second quarter, he took off his brace. The guy made big-time plays. Somebody owes him an apology. He should have been an All Star.
In the second half, Denver started dragging. It's like they can run at altitude but get pooped at sea level. Imagine that.
These are the players who were too much for the Nuggets: Jarrett Jack, despite his mistake at the end, ran the offense even though Curry is the alleged point guard. Jack kept driving the lane and scoring and taking the heart out of the Nuggets. He scored 23 points,oakley sunglasses outlet.
And Harrison Barnes surged down the lane and he scored 3s and ended up with 19 points. He's not afraid of the moment, Jackson said. The bright lights don't bother him. He's been waiting for this."
And there was center Andrew Bogut who has been more an absence than a presence much of this season. He almost got into several fights Friday night. What we're witnessing is him finally getting his legs back, Jackson said. He's getting his edge. (He's) paid big bucks to be our enforcer. It would be a crime to ask Stephen Curry to be an enforcer,Coach outlet store online.
No one's asking.
This is something you should know. Before the game, Denver backup guard Andre Miller, who murdered the Warriors in Game 1, wandered into the media eating room. He grabbed a plate and helped himself to a meal. Talk about being relaxed. You would have thought he was attending a movie.
But he scored only seven points and made two of 13 shots,longchamp pas cher. Maybe the roast beef didn't agree with him.
You would assume the Warriors enjoyed their postgame meal, just fine.
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