Warriors Wack Raptors

Master Shake · Dec 30, 2008

Marco Belinelli, C.J. Watson and the Golden State Warriors returned home just long enough to pick up a change of clothes, a victory over Toronto and two new nicknames.

Stephen Jackson scored 30 points, Belinelli added 23 and the Warriors held off the road-weary Raptors on Monday night. Their 117-111 victory wasn't safe until the whisper-thin Watson floated into the lane and hit a clutch jumper over Chris Bosh, the six-foot-10 all-star, in the final minute.

The last few weeks have been a grind on the Warriors, who haven't played two straight games in the same city since Dec. 10-12. Building continuity in a young team would be hard enough even without the travel, the long-term injuries to stars Monta Ellis and Corey Maggette, and coach Don Nelson's wholesale changes to the offence three weeks ago.

But Golden State has rarely stopped working hard for Nelson, and new contributors are emerging each week. With Watson's decisive shot and his two big baskets last week against Boston, the unsung guard was feeling confident enough to name himself.

''Crunch Time C, put that in the paper,'' he said with a grin.

And then there's Belinelli, who hit five three-pointers in yet another strong game as a starter since Nelson removed his training wheels this month. Belinelli also had a career high-tying six assists and solid defence, inciting the sellout Oakland crowd to chant ''Rocky! Rocky!'' in homage to the Italian second-year pro's resemblance to Sylvester Stallone.
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