GAME THREAD: NBA: GOLDEN STATE (3-7) at WASHINGTON (6-5)

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 111
WASHINGTON 110 2:27 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 117
WASHINGTON 112 0:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 123
WASHINGTON 115 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
GOLDEN STATE 30 30 30 33 123
WASHINGTON 33 28 28 26 115 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: GSW - BARON DAVIS 33, STEPHEN JACKSON 28,
KELENNA AZUBUIKE 15
WAS - ANTAWN JAMISON 30, CARON BUTLER 26, NICK
YOUNG 18</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
GOLDEN STATE 123
WASHINGTON 115 FINAL</div>

 

By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) - On triple-double night in the nation'scapital, Baron Davis and the Golden State Warriors came out ontop.


Davis scored 33 points, dished out 15 assists and grabbed 11rebounds as the Warriors snapped the Washington Wizards'six-game winning streak with a 123-115 victory on Friday night.

Stephen Jackson added 28 points, six rebounds and three assistsand Kelenna Azubuike finished with 15 points for Golden State,which won for the fourth time in its last five games behindseven players in double figures.


Davis' stellar performance overshadowed the first careertriple-double by Caron Butler, who had 26 points, 11 reboundsand 10 assists for the Wizards. Butler notched the firsttriple-double by a Washington player since Larry Hughesaccomplished the feat at Toronto on November 28, 2004.

The duo's double triple-double was the first in an NBA gamesince the Orlando Magic's Tracy McGrady and the New Jersey Nets'Jason Kidd turned the trick on February 23, 2003, in NewJersey.


Davis sealed the win and capped his brilliant night when hedrove the middle of the lane and converted a three-point playover Wizards forward Andray Blatche, who fouled out on the playwith 38.6 seconds remaining.


Butler kept his team in the game all night, and his 3-pointerpulled the Wizards into a 108-108 tie with 3:29 remaining. ButJackson responded with a shot from the arc that gave theWarriors a 111-108 edge with 3:07 left.


Jackson then hollered at the Wizards' bench, something he didthroughout his 43-minute outing.


Butler scored again to pull Washington to within one point, butAzubuike answered with a jumper that gave Golden State a 113-110lead with 2:24 left. Antawn Jamison's two free throws pulledthe Wizards to within 113-112 with 2:02 remaining, but theynever regained the lead down the stretch.


Jamison collected 30 points and 12 rebounds, Blatche added 13and eight and rookie Nick Young netted a career-high 18 forWashington.

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE (123) AT WASHINGTON (115)

GOLDEN STATE

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

S JACKSON F 43:28 11-24 0-2 2 4 6 3 2 1 2 28
A HARRINGTON F 23:27 3-6 3-4 0 2 2 1 5 0 0 10
A BIEDRINS C 32:14 5-7 0-0 4 5 9 4 3 1 2 10
K AZUBUIKE G 34:04 6-12 1-2 2 2 4 1 3 0 0 15
B DAVIS G 40:59 11-21 6-9 3 8 11 15 3 0 1 33
M PIETRUS 20:25 4-7 2-2 0 4 4 1 2 2 0 11
D MBENGA 2:57 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
M ELLIS 26:34 4-8 3-4 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 11
B WRIGHT 10:01 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 2
A CROSHERE 5:47 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3
P O'BRYANT 0:04 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M BELINELLI DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 46-90 15-23 13 29 42 27 26 7 7 123
(.511) (.652) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 7 (13 PTS)

WASHINGTON

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

C BUTLER F 42:18 12-21 0-0 3 8 11 10 3 2 2 26
A JAMISON F 44:45 11-19 8-13 6 6 12 1 3 1 3 30
B HAYWOOD C 21:13 3-8 2-4 4 0 4 1 3 0 1 8
D STEVENSON G 30:15 3-6 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 8
A DANIELS G 36:46 4-8 3-4 0 5 5 4 1 2 0 12
A BLATCHE 20:42 5-8 3-5 2 6 8 1 6 0 1 13
R MASON JR 7:16 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N YOUNG 19:48 5-9 7-8 2 0 2 0 3 0 4 18
D SONGAILA 13:05 0-4 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 0
D MCGUIRE 3:52 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 43-84 23-34 18 30 48 19 22 6 12 115
(.512) (.676) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 12 (14 PTS)

GOLDEN STATE 30 30 30 33 - 123
WASHINGTON 33 28 28 26 - 115

BLOCKED SHOTS: GOLDEN STATE - S JACKSON. WASHINGTON - A BLATCHE 3,
B HAYWOOD 2, D MCGUIRE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: GOLDEN STATE 16-31 (.516), S JACKSON 6-11, A HARRINGTON 1-
3, K AZUBUIKE 2-5, B DAVIS 5-8, M PIETRUS 1-2, A CROSHERE 1-2. WASHINGTON 6-
11 (.545), C BUTLER 2-3, A JAMISON 0-2, D STEVENSON 2-3, A DANIELS 1-
2, N YOUNG 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: WASHINGTON - A DANIELS, B HAYWOOD.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, PHIL ROBINSON, RON OLESIAK.
A - 20,173. T - 2:16.</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE (123)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Jackson 43:28 11-24 0-2 2-6 3 2 28
A Harrington 23:27 3-6 3-4 0-2 1 5 10
A Biedrins 32:14 5-7 0-0 4-9 4 3 10
K Azubuike 34:04 6-12 1-2 2-4 1 3 15
B Davis 40:59 11-21 6-9 3-11 15 3 33
M Pietrus 20:25 4-7 2-2 0-4 1 2 11
D Mbenga 2:57 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0
M Ellis 26:34 4-8 3-4 1-3 1 2 11
B Wright 10:01 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 3 2
A Croshere 5:47 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 3
P O'Bryant 0:04 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
M Belinelli DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 46-90 15-23 13-42 27 26 123
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.511, FT-.652. 3-Point Goals:
16-31, .516 (S Jackson 6-11, A Harrington
1-3, K Azubuike 2-5, B Davis 5-8, M Pietrus
1-2, A Croshere 1-2). Team Rebounds: 8.
Blocked Shots:1 (S Jackson). Turnovers:7 (S
Jackson 2, A Biedrins 2, M Ellis 2, B Davis).
Steals: 7 (M Pietrus 2, M Ellis 2, A
Croshere, A Biedrins, S Jackson).


WASHINGTON (115)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Butler 42:18 12-21 0-0 3-11 10 3 26
A Jamison 44:45 11-19 8-13 6-12 1 3 30
B Haywood 21:13 3-8 2-4 4-4 1 3 8
D Stevenson 30:15 3-6 0-0 0-3 2 0 8
A Daniels 36:46 4-8 3-4 0-5 4 1 12
A Blatche 20:42 5-8 3-5 2-8 1 6 13
R Mason Jr 7:16 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
N Young 19:48 5-9 7-8 2-2 0 3 18
D Songaila 13:05 0-4 0-0 1-3 0 1 0
D McGuire 3:52 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 43-84 23-34 18-48 19 22 115
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.512, FT-.676. 3-Point Goals:
6-11, .545 (C Butler 2-3, A Jamison 0-2, D
Stevenson 2-3, A Daniels 1-2, N Young 1-1).
Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:6 (A Blatche
3, B Haywood 2, D McGuire). Turnovers:12 (N
Young 4, A Jamison 3, C Butler 2, B Haywood,
D Songaila, A Blatche). Steals: 6 (A Daniels
2, C Butler 2, A Jamison, D Songaila).

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GOLDEN STATE 30 30 30 33 - 123
WASHINGTON 33 28 28 26 - 115
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Washington - 2 (A Daniels,
0:11 2nd; B Haywood, 3:01 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 20,173. T: 2:16.
Officials: Joe Crawford, Phil Robinson, Ron
Olesiak.</div>

 

By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) - On triple-double night in the nation'scapital, Baron Davis and the Golden State Warriors came out ontop.


Davis scored 33 points, dished out 15 assists and grabbed 11rebounds as the Warriors snapped the Washington Wizards'six-game winning streak with a 123-115 victory on Friday night.

Stephen Jackson added 28 points, six rebounds and three assistsand Kelenna Azubuike finished with 15 points for Golden State,which won for the fourth time in its last five games behindseven players in double figures.


Davis' stellar performance overshadowed the first careertriple-double by Caron Butler, who had 26 points, 11 reboundsand 10 assists for the Wizards. Butler notched the firsttriple-double by a Washington player since Larry Hughesaccomplished the feat at Toronto on November 28, 2004.

"Caron had a triple-double, but Baron pretty much controlled thegame," Wizards coach Eddie Jordan said.


The duo's triple-double was the first in an NBA game since theOrlando Magic's Tracy McGrady and the New Jersey Nets' JasonKidd turned the trick on February 23, 2003, in New Jersey.

Davis, coincidentally, said he patterns his game after Kidd'sstyle of play.


"I made a conscious effort of trying to hit the boards a littlebit more," said Davis, who committed only one turnover. "I'vebeen watching Jason Kidd a lot, and the way he rebounds, to me,is impeccable. He's always been one of the guys that I'vealways looked up to and I've admired his game and tried topattern my game after, so just watching him and seeing the typeof rebounds he gets and the scoring opportunities that they leadto.


"We have a young team, and if I can get a lot of those longrebounds and track down some boards, then I'm pretty muchkeeping the ball in my hand and somebody's open on the backend."


Davis sealed the win and capped his brilliant night when hedrove the middle of the lane and converted a three-point playover Wizards forward Andray Blatche, who fouled out on the playwith 38.6 seconds remaining.


"I just saw an opportunity to get DeShawn Stevenson off his feeta little bit and get into the hole," Davis said. "I sawBlatche and I wanted to attack him because he'd been doing agreat job of blocking shots all night, so I wanted to get inbetween his body and the basket."


Butler kept his team in the game all night, and his 3-pointerpulled the Wizards into a 108-108 tie with 3:29 remaining.

"Myself and Antawn (Jamison), as the leaders on this team, justgot to continue to step it up and continue to pull out-of-bodyperformances out of a lot of guys," Butler said. "It would havefelt better with a win. It would have felt a lot better."

Jackson responded with a shot from the arc that gave theWarriors a 111-108 edge with 3:07 left. Jackson then holleredat the Wizards' bench, something he repeatedly did after burying6-of-11 3-pointers.


"You know how it is, that's just competing," said Jackson, whowas playing his fourth game since returning from aleague-mandated, seven-game suspension. "They were over therescreaming: 'No way, miss the shot!' I could hear them in thebackground. That's just a part of me staying in the game. Itwasn't nothing personal, it's just into the game - my emotion.

"I'm still getting into game shape and working out the kinks,but it felt good to knock down some shots tonight because wedefinitely needed them in that fourth quarter."


Butler scored again to pull Washington to within one point, butAzubuike answered with a jumper that gave Golden State a 113-110lead with 2:24 left.


Jamison's two free throws pulled the Wizards to within 113-112with 2:02 remaining, but they never regained the lead down thestretch. Jamison finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds,Blatche added 13 and eight and rookie Nick Young netted acareer-high 18 for Washington.


"That's a team that's hard to prepare for because of their styleof play," Jamison said. "They just don't run any plays. Theylook at matchups, and they just go."


The Warriors players said they expect a triple-double from Davisevery time he steps on the court.


"Baron plays like that every night," Jackson said. "He's closeto a triple-double every night, if you look at his stats. That'swhat he do, man. I think this year he's definitely going toget his respect as being one of the best players and definitelyone of the best point guards in this game. He's been carryingus since last year. I expect him to play like that. I'm one ofhis biggest fans.


"I don't see how people don't see that. Baron is dominant everynight in every game we play, but he's human, we all have offnights - but his presence on the floor is just as dominant asany other player in this league."


Warriors forward Al Harrington had similar words of praise forhis point guard.


"I didn't even know they were doing that, but it was a greatgame," Harrington said of the duel between Davis and Butler."That's what the league likes: two teams battling down to thewire and really getting after it. Baron can do that, everynight as long as he keeps getting to the rack. The more gameshe has like that, the more games we're going to win."

Warriors assistant coach Keith Smart addressed the media afterthe game for coach Don Nelson, who temporarily lost his voice.

"He has been preparing me to always be ready to coach," Smartsaid. "He allowed me to just coach and run the plays I wantedto. That is the beauty of working with him.


"We played well down the stretch and made some plays and movedthe ball well. We kept the ball in Baron's hands and he madeplays and we played through him. He didn't force shots andfound open guys. You just know that he can make big plays oncehe gets into a flow."