Looking back on...stuff, featuring...the Wrong Way

Lots of games, lots of interesting games, and lots of interesting stuff. And what am I going to rant at you about? The Warriors' win over the Grizzlies. Oh hell yes.



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Two teams that will never, ever be said to play fundamental basketball. And we love them for it.

But you know what? This one wasn't particularly...out of control? It was like these teams had sought help for their wrong way-itis, and sure...it wasn't completely effective, but it kind of helped. There were actually a lot of assists dished out during the game (fifty-three in total), and though that was partially because of less than stellar defense...the guys on the floor showed a willingness to avoid "chucking" in a particularly egregious manner. And that was nice.

Oh, anyway, summarizing the game. Nellie went Curry-Monta-Azubuike-Jackson-Biedrins to start. And then Biedrins got three fouls in the first few minutes, and Mikki Moore had to come in, and...well, that team mos def wasn't getting any motherfucking rebounds. But they weren't really scoring, either, and then with the Grizzlies getting off to a pretty decent start shooting...it wasn't great for Golden State. AI came off the bench firing, and was hitting at a pretty nice rate. He ended up with 17 and 7, and is...presumably angry about not starting, or something. But he played well, did what he's sort of meant to do for them, and you can't really fault his performance in this game. Him and Gay were the impetus for the Grizzlies getting out to a pretty nice lead early on.

But the Warriors got back into, and eventually took over the game through strong efforts from Corey Maggette and Anthony Morrow, particularly the latter, whose strong third quarter really helped in separating the two teams after the half. I should also mention that although the shots weren't really falling for Ellis and Jackson, they both did a good job of instigating the offense and really creating chances for teammates. Stephen Curry, too, who somewhat impressed me with his ability to do things other than shoot. But then again, they were playing the Grizzlies.

Anyway, all we can take from this game is that Nellie must REALLY hate Anthony Randolph (who only got in seven minutes), and that we weren't wrong in saying that the Warriors can sometimes be pretty dangerous. Sometimes.

Elsewhere The Lakers managed to beat Houston in overtime, behind a big effort from Kobe, and the Hornets also got an overtime win, mostly thanks to the awesomeness of Chris Paul. And, alright, Peja made a game tying three at the end of regulation. There. I said it. Dwyane Wade pretty much murdered Gilbert and the 'Zards, who couldn't pull off the win after coming back from eighteen down early on. Also? Other stuff.

Just the two games tonight which is...a change of pace. Bulls-Cavs, which seems to end up on TV approximately seventy-six times a season, and Spurs-Jazz. No idea what to expect, really, but...TNT, tonight! If nothing else...Barkley will be there(but so will Reggie Miller).