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I watched much of the 3rd tonight and then the final 4 or 5 minutes. It was nice. I got to see a Draymond T, that Klay can't shoot a lick, and a spectacular game winner from Steph.

Box: https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401585385

And the team is 25-25 now. .500, baby!

W's win. Steph hits the game winner. He had a double-double with 30 points, 9 threes

No double-double in the amended box score, but 30/9/6 is also useful. Nine treys. With Kuminga terrorizing defenses in the paint, Steph can do what he does best. He has 234 threes this season. I will leave it to the Math Wizards to decide, but Steph seems to be close to the pace of his record-setting season total of 402?

Not only hit the game winner 3 at .7 seconds, but was down by two at the time. Balls.

Steph great again.

Kuminga very good again.

Kudos to Looney and Jackson-Davis. Each guy played only 5 minutes and each grabbed 4 rebounds. Rare production in such limited time and a key to enabling the Warriors to win. If they only get a couple of rebounds each (which would be very good in 5 minutes on the court) the Warriors lose.

As much as I dislike Draymond ... he just played his best game since '21-22.

Klay off again. Credit to Kerr for going with Podz down the stretch.

Wiggins very good on defense but still not there yet with consistent offense.

BTW, the Podz pass to Steph for the win was perfect in spite of the commentators' assessments. High risk cross court pass and if 6 to 12 inches to Podz left Beal deflects the ball and the game is over. Steph said the ball had spin on it which brought it closer to him on the bounce.

Maybe CP3 can make that pass to Steph, but there is no other Warrior who could. Podz is a keeper!

The Warriors beat the Jazz 129-107 to move to 26-25 on the season. Steph had 30 points, shooting 7-16 on 3 pointers, which was worse than average for the Warriors tonight.

With Kerr gone for the night ... the Warriors' best center was given 9 minutes of playing time. About double what Kerr has given him lately and about one third of what he should be playing. Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 11 points, got 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and had 1 blocked shot in those 9 minutes. Kerr will put a stop to that!

And Steph loves to play pick and roll with him.

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Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:52 am

18-22 now. Little chance of getting back to .500 this season.

On a roll now.

Klay went off for 26 point and 6 rebounds. Curry, had a 25/6/10 line with only 1 turnover. Eight W's players scored in double figures, including all five starters (when has that last happened?). The Warriors are an offensive juggernaut right now. Fun to watch.

Klay was very good on offense and played better defense than he has recently. If he and Wiggins can be good consistently, I believe the Warriors can win some playoff games. They don't have to be great ... A great positive for Klay is that he encourages the younger guys even when they are getting some of his playing time. He seems to enjoy playing with them and takes inspiration from them too ... all making him better at the same time and reminding us of what a truly good man he is!

Kerr has done better handling his excellent young players. Starting Kuminga was his best coaching move since he made Iguodala the NBA's best 6th man before the championship runs. If he ever figures out how much Jackson-Davis can help the team he'll do even better. Jackson-Davis needs playing time to get more experience before playoff time. Kuminga, Moody, and Podz will be ready.

Good thoughts, and spot-on analysis, from my perspective.

GP2’s eFG% is astronomical over last 2 games.

Kerr loses the game for Warriors last night. Stops the team's hot streak and stops Jackson-Davis's good play as predicted. No Kuminga to close the game ... again. Stayed with Wiggins and Klay, who were not playing well, to close in the 4th quarter as Kuminga, Moody, and Jackson-Davis watched them play poorly from the bench and watched the Clippers' giants manhandle the Warriors' 6'6'' center and 6'7'' power forward.

Steph's great play will not be enough to overcome poor coaching.