Down 16 at half time, but came up big in the third quarter to snatch the win. Luke and Rashard were great, while Damien had his best night of the season and Earl continued his offensive outburst of late. Very satisfying win, and three in a row without Ray. Just quietly, Luke is becoming a pretty clutch player down the stretch too, as long as he doesn't have to shoot FTs. Boxscore.
The ball movement has been a lot better since Ray Allen has been inactive. This team showed a lot of grit tonight. Golden State didn't miss a shot in the first half and they really forced us into being a jump shooting team when they went into that 3-2 zone. To the Sonics credit they really did a great job of pushing the ball so that when we had to set up our offense it was against a rotating zone defense. That, in my opinion, was the most impressive win that we have had this season--just b/c I feel like we guys who have drawn the most ire from Bob Hill are the ones who are stepping up the most (Watson, Wilkins). Too bad that we will lose all of this momentum once Ray Allen returns.
It seems like Earl Watson is a much better midrange shooter than one would expect from his mediocre three point shooting. Anyway, nice win.
