Warriors Weekly Rewind
As of Tuesday (4/1/08) the Warriors have a half game lead over the Denver Nuggets for the 8th spot and only trail the Dallas Mavericks by half a game for the 7th spot. Here's what the Warriors did this past week to make that happen:
- Game 71: Warriors 111, Trailblazers 95- Call me crazy, but the reason the Warriors took this one is because they completely shut out Blazer center Joel Pryzbilla from scoring.
- Game 72: Warriors 112, Nuggets 119- It's a reality check. The remaining 9 games for this team are going to be really wild!
- Game 73: Warriors 114, Mavericks 104- Could this be the game that waves the Mavs from 1st in 2007 to 9th in 2008?
Tuesday April 1: Warriors at Spurs
It's no time for some April foolery. Before you dismiss this game in San Antonio as completely unwinnable just remember that some extremely odd things have been happened this season. The first and the only one you need to remember for this one is that the Warriors have already actually won the season series against the Spurs this year.
- Dec 11 vs SAS W 96 - 84- We aim to please here in Warriors Land and Spurs backup big man Matt Bonner couldn't have been any more pleased with his stunning 25 point 17 rebound career night.
- Jan 7 vs SAS W 130 - 121- This OT game at home was arguably the Warriors finest performance to date. Just a wonderful game to watch.
Prediction: 1 more for the W column
Wednesday April 2: Warriors at Mavericks
After getting down big early the Warriors came up even bigger when it was all said and done this past Sunday. But remember Dirk Nowitzski and Jerry Stackhouse were absent from that big game. This game in Dallas is going to be infinitely tougher. If the Mavs wise up and trot out an inside-outside combo of Brandon Bass and Dirk with Mr. Triple Double Jason Kidd creating easy opportunities for them, it could be a long night for the Warriors.
Shooting percentage-wise Dirk, Josh Howard, Jason Terry, and Stackhouse with Kidd dropping dimes should give the Mavs a big advantage over the Warriors. The key will be creating more possesions and more shot attempts for the Dubs. They're going to have to do this with deflections, steals, and blocks. The Warriors ability to force turnovers is going to be what makes or breaks this game for them. It's going to take focus and I think the Warriors have what it takes.
Also, do you really think the Warriors are going to lose the season series to the rival Mavs 3-1 this season? I don't.
Prediction: 1 more for the W column
Friday April 4: Warriors at Grizzlies
At this point in the season there is absolutely no reason why the Warriors shouldn't win this game. No reason.
Prediction: 1 more for the W column
Sunday April 6: Warriors at Hornets
This is the first Warriors regular season nationally broadcast game on one of the big networks in quite some time. I'd put about a decade on it. The Warriors have come quite a long way so fast since super fan Paul Wong's "We Believe Playoff" sign first popped up. Celebrate this Sunday afternoon Warriors Nation. We all earned it.
As far as the game it's going to be a real tough one. The Hornets have the size advantage down low with David West and Tyson Chandler. They having the shooting advantage with Peja Stojakovic as well. Their young up and coming guard Chris Paul trumps the Warriors' Monta Ellis by far. They've got 2 All-Stars to the Warriors 0.
But what the Warriors do have is a much more physical superstar point guard in Baron Davis and a no nonsense small forward in Stephen Jackson. Both of them just know what it takes to win in big situations. It's going to take a mistake free 48 minutes on both sides of the ball to pull this off. WE KNOW.
Prediction: 1 more for the W column
Overall Week 23 Prediction: 4-0
What are your predictions for week 23 for the Warriors?
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