GAME THREAD: NBA: GOLDEN STATE (6-7) at SACRAMENTO (5-9)

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 92
SACRAMENTO 96 2:57 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 98
SACRAMENTO 96 0:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 103
SACRAMENTO 96 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
GOLDEN STATE 29 24 28 22 103
SACRAMENTO 25 30 27 14 96 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: GSW - MONTA ELLIS 22, STEPHEN JACKSON 21,
BARON DAVIS 19
SAC - KEVIN MARTIN 28, RON ARTEST 21, BENO
UDRIH 16</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
GOLDEN STATE 103
SACRAMENTO 96 FINAL</div>

 

SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- Stephen Jackson and thehigh-octane Golden State Warriors showed they can grind out awin when necessary.


Jackson nailed two huge 3-pointers down the stretch to highlighta decisive game-ending run as the Warriors defeated theSacramento Kings, 103-96, at Arco Arena on Wednesday night.

Monta Ellis scored 22 points and Andris Biedrins added 13 and 13rebounds for Golden State, which held Sacramento to just2-of-23 shooting in the fourth quarter.


Jackson, who was suspended for the first six games of theseason, has been a catalyst for the Warriors, who have won sixof the seven games since their captain has returned.

Golden State has won seven of its last eight games overall toclimb to .500 after losing its first six contests to start theseason.


Trailing, 96-92, with just under two minutes remaining, theWarriors scored the final 11 points of the game to pick up thewin.


Jackson hit two shots from the arc on back-to-back possessionsduring that spurt, including one in transition that gave GoldenState the lead for good at 98-96 with 1:21 left.


He scored 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 3-of-7 on3-pointers.


But it was not that easy the whole way for the Warriors, who areone of the league's highest scoring teams. Golden State shotjust 41 percent (37-of-89) in this one before Jackson found therange late.


Sacramento used an 8-1 run midway through the fourth to grab a94-90 lead. But both teams struggled from the floor in thethird as Golden State shot just 39 percent and the Kings hit 37percent en route to an 82-82 tie heading into the fourth.

Kevin Martin scored 28 points and Brad Miller added 10 and aseason-high 18 rebounds for Sacramento.

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE (103) AT SACRAMENTO (96)

GOLDEN STATE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B DAVIS G 43:20 6-16 7-9 2 2 4 6 5 2 5 19
M ELLIS G 35:43 7-13 8-9 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 22
M BARNES F 23:22 2-9 1-2 2 7 9 2 3 0 2 6
S JACKSON F 42:12 8-15 2-2 1 3 4 4 5 5 6 21
A HARRINGTON C 22:04 4-10 2-2 1 5 6 0 5 2 1 12
A BIEDRINS 30:56 6-7 1-2 4 9 13 3 4 0 0 13
M PIETRUS 23:54 2-8 0-0 2 3 5 0 4 1 1 5
K AZUBUIKE 18:29 2-11 0-0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 5
A CROSHERE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T HUDSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D MBENGA DNP - COACH'S DECISION
B WRIGHT DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 37-89 21-26 13 33 46 19 31 12 17 103
(.416) (.808) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 17 (0 PTS)

SACRAMENTO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B UDRIH G 40:36 7-19 2-2 3 2 5 1 4 0 3 16
K MARTIN G 41:45 8-18 10-10 0 7 7 2 2 0 3 28
M MOORE F 37:25 4-5 2-3 3 5 8 2 6 0 3 10
R ARTEST F 32:42 7-24 5-9 5 4 9 2 4 3 5 21
B MILLER C 39:36 1-9 8-8 5 13 18 2 1 1 2 10
J SALMONS 25:26 0-3 4-4 2 1 3 1 2 2 2 4
F GARCIA 18:29 3-8 0-0 0 4 4 0 3 2 1 7
S HAWES 3:15 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Q DOUBY 0:46 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
K THOMAS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D WATKINS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 30-87 31-36 19 37 56 10 23 8 19 96
(.345) (.861) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 20 (0 PTS)

GOLDEN STATE 29 24 28 22 - 103
SACRAMENTO 25 30 27 14 - 96

BLOCKED SHOTS: GOLDEN STATE - A BIEDRINS 4, S JACKSON, M BARNES, M ELLIS,
M PIETRUS. SACRAMENTO - B MILLER 3, M MOORE, J SALMONS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: GOLDEN STATE 8-31 (.258), B DAVIS 0-3, M BARNES 1-
5, S JACKSON 3-7, A HARRINGTON 2-5, M PIETRUS 1-5, K AZUBUIKE 1-6.
SACRAMENTO 5-18 (.278), B UDRIH 0-2, K MARTIN 2-6, R ARTEST 2-5, B MILLER 0-
1, J SALMONS 0-1, F GARCIA 1-2, Q DOUBY 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: GOLDEN STATE - M BARNES, B DAVIS, S JACKSON.
SACRAMENTO - DEFENSIVE THREE, M MOORE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DAVID GUTHRIE, DICK BAVETTA, LEON WOOD.
A - 13,652. T - 2:24.</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE (103)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Davis 43:20 6-16 7-9 2-4 6 5 19
M Ellis 35:43 7-13 8-9 0-1 2 4 22
M Barnes 23:22 2-9 1-2 2-9 2 3 6
S Jackson 42:12 8-15 2-2 1-4 4 5 21
A Harrington 22:04 4-10 2-2 1-6 0 5 12
A Biedrins 30:56 6-7 1-2 4-13 3 4 13
M Pietrus 23:54 2-8 0-0 2-5 0 4 5
K Azubuike 18:29 2-11 0-0 1-4 2 1 5
A Croshere DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T Hudson DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D Mbenga DNP - COACH'S DECISION
B Wright DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-89 21-26 13-46 19 31 103
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.416, FT-.808. 3-Point Goals:
8-31, .258 (B Davis 0-3, M Barnes 1-5, S
Jackson 3-7, A Harrington 2-5, M Pietrus 1-5,
K Azubuike 1-6). Team Rebounds: 12. Blocked
Shots:8 (A Biedrins 4, S Jackson, M Barnes, M
Ellis, M Pietrus). Turnovers:17 (S Jackson 6,
B Davis 5, M Barnes 2, A Harrington, K
Azubuike, M Pietrus, M Ellis). Steals: 12 (S
Jackson 5, A Harrington 2, B Davis 2, M Ellis
2, M Pietrus).


SACRAMENTO (96)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Udrih 40:36 7-19 2-2 3-5 1 4 16
K Martin 41:45 8-18 10-10 0-7 2 2 28
M Moore 37:25 4-5 2-3 3-8 2 6 10
R Artest 32:42 7-24 5-9 5-9 2 4 21
B Miller 39:36 1-9 8-8 5-18 2 1 10
J Salmons 25:26 0-3 4-4 2-3 1 2 4
F Garcia 18:29 3-8 0-0 0-4 0 3 7
S Hawes 3:15 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Q Douby 0:46 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 0
K Thomas DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D Watkins DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Williams DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 30-87 31-36 19-56 10 23 96
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.345, FT-.861. 3-Point Goals:
5-18, .278 (B Udrih 0-2, K Martin 2-6, R
Artest 2-5, B Miller 0-1, J Salmons 0-1, F
Garcia 1-2, Q Douby 0-1). Team Rebounds: 5.
Blocked Shots:5 (B Miller 3, M Moore, J
Salmons). Turnovers:19 (R Artest 5, M Moore
3, B Udrih 3, K Martin 3, B Miller 2, J
Salmons 2, F Garcia). Steals: 8 (R Artest 3,
J Salmons 2, F Garcia 2, B Miller).

--------------------------------------------
GOLDEN STATE 29 24 28 22 - 103
SACRAMENTO 25 30 27 14 - 96
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Golden State - 3 (M Barnes,
0:25 2nd; B Davis, 2:45 3rd; S Jackson, 5:52
4th). Sacramento - 2 (Defensive Three, 2:45
1st; M Moore, 0:25 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 13,652. T: 2:24.
Officials: David Guthrie, Dick Bavetta, Leon
Wood.</div>

 

SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- Stephen Jackson and thehigh-octane Golden State Warriors showed they can grind out awin when necessary.


Jackson nailed two huge 3-pointers down the stretch to highlighta decisive game-ending run as the Warriors defeated theSacramento Kings, 103-96, at Arco Arena on Wednesday night.

Monta Ellis scored 22 points and Andris Biedrins added 13 and 13rebounds for Golden State, which held Sacramento to just2-of-23 shooting in the fourth quarter.


"I don't think we played that well," Warriors coach Don Nelsonsaid. "But we kept running. The two threes that (Jackson) gotwere off the semi-break and kicked out. Finally, down thestretch, we stayed away from fouls and guarded. That was reallythe difference."


Jackson, who was suspended for the first six games of theseason, has been a catalyst for the Warriors, who have won sixof the seven games since their captain has returned.

"We're coming together as a team," Jackson said. "We've onlyhad our whole team for two games. It definitely feels good tohave our whole team. The sky's the limit with the team we canbe. We've just got to continue to work and continue to supporteach other and we'll be all right."


"Jack made a lot of turnovers in the first half," Biedrins said."But he came back and made those big plays at the end of thegame. That's how we got that little run, and we won. He didgreat."


Golden State has won seven of its last eight games overall toclimb to .500 after losing its first six contests to start theseason.


Trailing, 96-92, with just under two minutes remaining, theWarriors scored the final 11 points of the game to pick up thewin.


Jackson hit two shots from the arc on back-to-back possessionsduring that spurt, including one in transition that gave GoldenState the lead for good at 98-96 with 1:21 left.


"We really struggled to get shots to go down," Kings center BradMiller said of the fourth-quarter collapse. "Kevin (Martin)goes down and tries to dunk on (Biedrins) and they don't call afoul. Baron (Davis) pushes the ball and Jackson hits the three.

"You go from possibly being up six or seven to up one. Then hehits that three right after that too. That kind of swung allthe momentum their way."


However, Jackson deflected the praise.


"It could have been anybody hitting those shots because we shootthem all with confidence," Jackson said. "Whether we're up twowith a minute left or it's the last shot of the game, we'regoing to shoot them with confidence. The biggest thing is wefound ways to get stops in that fourth quarter."


He scored 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 3-of-7 on3-pointers.


But it was not that easy the whole way for the Warriors, who areone of the league's highest scoring teams. Golden State shotjust 41 percent (37-of-89) in this one before Jackson found therange late.


Sacramento used an 8-1 run midway through the fourth to grab a94-90 lead. But both teams struggled from the floor in thethird as Golden State shot just 39 percent and the Kings hit 37percent en route to an 82-82 tie heading into the fourth.

Martin scored 28 points and Miller added 10 and a season-high 18rebounds for Sacramento.


Sacramento committed 21 turnovers to offset their mostdominating performance of the season on the boards,outrebounding the Warriors by a 56-46 margin.


"Tough game, tough game," Kings coach Reggie Theus said. "Downthe stretch, we just didn't make our plays. We just didn't getit done."

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE (103) AT SACRAMENTO (96)

GOLDEN STATE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B DAVIS G 43:20 6-16 7-9 2 2 4 6 5 2 5 19
M ELLIS G 35:43 7-13 8-9 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 22
M BARNES F 23:22 2-9 1-2 2 7 9 2 3 0 2 6
S JACKSON F 42:12 8-15 2-2 1 3 4 4 5 5 6 21
A HARRINGTON C 22:04 4-10 2-2 1 5 6 0 5 2 1 12
A BIEDRINS 30:56 6-7 1-2 4 9 13 3 4 0 0 13
M PIETRUS 23:54 2-8 0-0 2 3 5 0 4 1 1 5
K AZUBUIKE 18:29 2-11 0-0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 5
A CROSHERE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T HUDSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D MBENGA DNP - COACH'S DECISION
B WRIGHT DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 37-89 21-26 13 33 46 19 31 12 17 103
(.416) (.808) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 17 (12 PTS)

SACRAMENTO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B UDRIH G 40:36 7-19 2-2 3 2 5 1 4 0 3 16
K MARTIN G 41:45 8-18 10-10 0 7 7 2 2 0 3 28
M MOORE F 37:25 4-5 2-3 3 5 8 2 6 0 3 10
R ARTEST F 32:42 7-24 5-9 5 4 9 2 4 3 5 21
B MILLER C 39:36 1-9 8-8 5 13 18 2 1 1 2 10
J SALMONS 25:26 0-3 4-4 2 1 3 1 2 2 2 4
F GARCIA 18:29 3-8 0-0 0 4 4 0 3 2 1 7
S HAWES 3:15 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Q DOUBY 0:46 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
K THOMAS DNP - NOT WITH TEAM
D WATKINS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 30-87 31-36 19 37 56 10 23 8 19 96
(.345) (.861) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 20 (24 PTS)

GOLDEN STATE 29 24 28 22 - 103
SACRAMENTO 25 30 27 14 - 96

BLOCKED SHOTS: GOLDEN STATE - A BIEDRINS 4, S JACKSON, M BARNES, M ELLIS,
M PIETRUS. SACRAMENTO - B MILLER 3, M MOORE, J SALMONS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: GOLDEN STATE 8-31 (.258), B DAVIS 0-3, M BARNES 1-
5, S JACKSON 3-7, A HARRINGTON 2-5, M PIETRUS 1-5, K AZUBUIKE 1-6.
SACRAMENTO 5-18 (.278), B UDRIH 0-2, K MARTIN 2-6, R ARTEST 2-5, B MILLER 0-
1, J SALMONS 0-1, F GARCIA 1-2, Q DOUBY 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: GOLDEN STATE - M BARNES, B DAVIS, S JACKSON.
SACRAMENTO - DEFENSIVE THREE, M MOORE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DAVID GUTHRIE, DICK BAVETTA, LEON WOOD.
A - 13,652. T - 2:24.</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE (103)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Davis 43:20 6-16 7-9 2-4 6 5 19
M Ellis 35:43 7-13 8-9 0-1 2 4 22
M Barnes 23:22 2-9 1-2 2-9 2 3 6
S Jackson 42:12 8-15 2-2 1-4 4 5 21
A Harrington 22:04 4-10 2-2 1-6 0 5 12
A Biedrins 30:56 6-7 1-2 4-13 3 4 13
M Pietrus 23:54 2-8 0-0 2-5 0 4 5
K Azubuike 18:29 2-11 0-0 1-4 2 1 5
A Croshere DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T Hudson DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D Mbenga DNP - COACH'S DECISION
B Wright DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-89 21-26 13-46 19 31 103
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.416, FT-.808. 3-Point Goals:
8-31, .258 (B Davis 0-3, M Barnes 1-5, S
Jackson 3-7, A Harrington 2-5, M Pietrus 1-5,
K Azubuike 1-6). Team Rebounds: 12. Blocked
Shots:8 (A Biedrins 4, S Jackson, M Barnes, M
Ellis, M Pietrus). Turnovers:17 (S Jackson 6,
B Davis 5, M Barnes 2, A Harrington, K
Azubuike, M Pietrus, M Ellis). Steals: 12 (S
Jackson 5, A Harrington 2, B Davis 2, M Ellis
2, M Pietrus).


SACRAMENTO (96)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Udrih 40:36 7-19 2-2 3-5 1 4 16
K Martin 41:45 8-18 10-10 0-7 2 2 28
M Moore 37:25 4-5 2-3 3-8 2 6 10
R Artest 32:42 7-24 5-9 5-9 2 4 21
B Miller 39:36 1-9 8-8 5-18 2 1 10
J Salmons 25:26 0-3 4-4 2-3 1 2 4
F Garcia 18:29 3-8 0-0 0-4 0 3 7
S Hawes 3:15 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Q Douby 0:46 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 0
K Thomas DNP - NOT WITH TEAM
D Watkins DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Williams DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 30-87 31-36 19-56 10 23 96
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.345, FT-.861. 3-Point Goals:
5-18, .278 (B Udrih 0-2, K Martin 2-6, R
Artest 2-5, B Miller 0-1, J Salmons 0-1, F
Garcia 1-2, Q Douby 0-1). Team Rebounds: 5.
Blocked Shots:5 (B Miller 3, M Moore, J
Salmons). Turnovers:19 (R Artest 5, M Moore
3, B Udrih 3, K Martin 3, B Miller 2, J
Salmons 2, F Garcia). Steals: 8 (R Artest 3,
J Salmons 2, F Garcia 2, B Miller).

--------------------------------------------
GOLDEN STATE 29 24 28 22 - 103
SACRAMENTO 25 30 27 14 - 96
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Golden State - 3 (M Barnes,
0:25 2nd; B Davis, 2:45 3rd; S Jackson, 5:53
4th). Sacramento - 2 (Defensive Three, 2:45
1st; M Moore, 0:25 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 13,652. T: 2:24.
Officials: David Guthrie, Dick Bavetta, Leon
Wood.</div>