The Golden State Warriors continue their campaign for the best draft pick possible. Up next: the Philadelphia 76ers and their 3rd ranked defense.
Expect a fairly major nod to Kobe Bryant’s legacy, as this will be the first game in his home town since his untimely passing earlier this week. As Coach Steve Kerr said:
“It’s going to be emotional and difficult to play,” Kerr said. “We are in communication with the Sixers regarding ideas to commemorate Kobe’s life. We will figure that part out. It won’t make the game any easier. I am sure the fans here will be very emotional, given this is his backyard."
Overall, the Warriors continue to struggle in just about every aspect. According to NBA.com’s advanced stats, Golden State has the league’s worst offense, and the 23rd ranked defense. It’s hard to offer much deeper analysis because the Warriors do so few things well.
Here’s a great (but painful) visualization of how the team is faring (that’s us, tucked in there behind the Atlanta Hawks on the lower left of the graphic).
But, if you’re here, it’s probably that, like me, you haven’t stopped watching your team. These current struggles almost feel more “real” than the insane levels of success the team has enjoyed for the past decade.
I’m still hoping the team brings up Ky Bowman and Smiley soon, because if there’s one thing I’ve enjoyed this season, it’s been watching guys like Bowman and Eric Paschall thrive.
Poole with good hustle on the loose ball. Paschall’s jumper form looks like more and more like someone shaking gunk off boots. Going to work on that in the off-season...
D’Angelo has gotten better at the catch and shoot off on the move. He was already good at it in BRK from a standstill. But to run Klay plays, he’ll have to keep doing that,
Dray giving Ben Simmons ten foot of shooting space on his drives, nice contest at rim. Previously, D Lee and Dray executing decent D on the pick and roll, with a show and recover, D Lee hustling back to contest the 3...
Dubs with good shooting splits (.477/.500/.714), wiht a 7-of-14 clip from beyond the arc. But they're not getting stops. Sixers with .548/.333/.778 splits and 30-16 bench point edge.
Two things I hope out of this game both short term and long term: short term I hope DLo goes for 50 tonight. Burks for 30. Long term I hope the Sixers flounder in the second round and they look to turn around and trade Embiid for DLo and our draft pick. I know people want Simmons but @). I don't think DLo and our pick gets it done and b). They have Horford under contract
33-second moment of silence here in Philadelphia — Kobe’s high school number at nearby Lower Merion. Video of his final introduction in Philadelphia then shown on big screen.
Gamethread: Warriors matinee - can the Dubs overcome the tough defense in Philly?
⚡️⚡️I’m now calling marquises and Wiggins the slash brothers ⚡️⚡️⚡️Steph and Klay make it rain Wiggins and Marquises bring the thunder
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GSW (10-38) 104
PHI (31-17) 115
==== FINAL ====
DLo 28-5-7, 10/22 fg, 6/12 3s
GRIII 20-5-3, 7/11 fg
Draymond 9-9-12
Chriss 15 pts, 6/10 fg
Burks 12 pts, 3/8 fg
Embiid 24 pts, 10 reb, 9/13 fg
Neto 19 pts, 3/5 3s
Simmons 17-4-5
6 Sixers in double-figures
Top players:
1: Russell
2: Robinson III
3: Chriss
HM: Green
Hack A Ben?? By the way, I had zero doubt that GSW would get this back to single digits
YES, refs give Chriss the “you’re losing by 15” mercy no-call on the goaltending.
Booo, I thought D-Lo had his second 4-point chance of the quarter...
Just don't have enough offense. All that changes with Steph back (March 1st).
Haha, Dray prejumped that block beautifully.
D'Lo is currently 38.4 percent on threes for the season on 9.6 attempts per game. Not too shabby.
This guy Thybulle is a real menace on D, and is quite competent on O.
Look at that, Lee made a shot!
Poole with good hustle on the loose ball. Paschall’s jumper form looks like more and more like someone shaking gunk off boots. Going to work on that in the off-season...
I never have wanted anyone as far away from this team as Burks since Richard Jefferson's missed free throws in the playoffs against the Spurs.
Since Dubs can’t score, they should stop scoring @ 81 not 82pts!
looks like the sixers decided to conserve energy until the 4th. not surprising
GSW playing some good hard D, forcing Ben S to become Tall Controlled Westbrook to keep PHI ahead. Playing hard, but GSW is... JUST TOO SMALL ERNIE
Some stats...
GSW 82
PHI 86
END OF Q3
DLo 22-3-7, 8/17 fg, 5/9 3s
Draymond 9-10-8
GRIII 13-4-3, 5/9 fg, 2/4 3s
Chriss 13 pts, 5 reb, 5/8 fg
Burks 11 pts, 3 reb, 3/6 fg
Embiid 20 & 8
Neto 19 pts (DNP Q3)
Simmons 11p, 4/11 fg
Harris 10p
FGs and FTs:
Warriors: 30/67, 12/28 threes, 10/12 FTs
Sixers: 33/64, 8/23 threes, 12/17 FTs
Warriors won another quarter by a point.
Lol! Burkes knows how to draw fouls.
D’Angelo has gotten better at the catch and shoot off on the move. He was already good at it in BRK from a standstill. But to run Klay plays, he’ll have to keep doing that,
Dray giving Ben Simmons ten foot of shooting space on his drives, nice contest at rim. Previously, D Lee and Dray executing decent D on the pick and roll, with a show and recover, D Lee hustling back to contest the 3...
Dubs absolutely on track to make this a close game they blow in some weird way
Dray playing with energy is such a difference maker. Contrary to his rumored decline, his help D is still elite as long as he is engaged.
Warriors at half vs. PHI:
ORtg: 108.5
DRtg: 118.6
NetRtg: -10.1
eFG%: .557
TS%: .573
Dubs with good shooting splits (.477/.500/.714), wiht a 7-of-14 clip from beyond the arc. But they're not getting stops. Sixers with .548/.333/.778 splits and 30-16 bench point edge.
Halftime stats:
Warriors:
46.5% shooting (21/44 FGs)
7/14 three pointers
5/7 FTs
20 rebounds (4 off.)
16 assists
7 turnovers
76ers:
54.8% shooting (23/42 FGs)
6/18 three pointers
7/9 FTs
18 rebounds (1 off.)
13 assists
6 turnovers
DLo floater at 0.4! That's Draymond's 8th assist of the first half:
GSW 54
PHI 59
HALFTIME
DLo 14 pts, 4 ast, 5/11 fg, 3/6 3s
Chriss 11 pts, 4/5 fg
Draymond 5-8-8
Burks 6 pts, 3 reb
GRIII 6-2-3, 3/5 fg
Neto 19 pts, 7/8 fg, 3/4 3s
Embiid 13p, 5r, 5/7 fg
Not bad Dubs!! LGW!
Lee - Psst! Can you go back to hitting shots again.
within 2 weeks lee has gone from solid young up and coming player to evans level. 2 wide open klayups
Lee needs to go to G-League *sarcasm*
lee's contract is non-guaranteed right? can we get him back on the 2-way?
Would be nice if Damion Lee actually played like the supposed shooter he is
Lmk if you want more of these "livetweets" from Twitter...
Raul Neto 3rd triple. Kerr calls a timeout:
GSW 39
PHI 44
6:43 Q2
Sixers: 7/11 fg this quarter. Same symptoms for the Dubs, except at least they're scoring at a better clip: 15/30 fg, 5/10 on 3s.
Evans/Poole in and we loose the lead. Poole has now gone too conservative in taking jumpers.
Some Q1 stats:
GSW 27
PHI 26
END OF Q1
Chriss 8 pts, 3/3 fg
GRIII 6 pts, 3 ast, 3/4 fg
DLo 6 pts, 2/4 fg
Draymond 3-6-3
Embiid 9 pts, 3 reb, 4/6 fg
Harris 7 pts, 3/4 fg
FGs and FTs:
Warriors: 11/22, 3/7 threes, 2/2 FTs
Sixers: 10/20, 1/7 threes, 5/5 FTs
Trade Burks and Evans to someone for a 13th round pick.
Evans not hustling after that loose ball is exactly why he sucks and will never make it in the NBA.
The Warriors looking good .... I wonder if it's going to last the entire game? 😏
sixers not sharp to start. not surprising
Oh? Lakers-Clippers game tonight has been postponed.
lee's still in one of the worst slumps i've ever seen
Fun fact: the first ever NBA championship was won in Philly ... by the Warriors.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194704220PHW.html
In Charlotte, Hornets took a 24-second violation, while the Knicks took an 8-second violation.
Two things I hope out of this game both short term and long term: short term I hope DLo goes for 50 tonight. Burks for 30. Long term I hope the Sixers flounder in the second round and they look to turn around and trade Embiid for DLo and our draft pick. I know people want Simmons but @). I don't think DLo and our pick gets it done and b). They have Horford under contract
Sixers take an 8-second violation. Warriors take a 24-second violation.
Pretty neat - the violations!!
Anthony Slater
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33-second moment of silence here in Philadelphia — Kobe’s high school number at nearby Lower Merion. Video of his final introduction in Philadelphia then shown on big screen.
gonna be an emotional one
LGW!!! Looking forward to a beat-down. Please not another game where we loose in last 3 minutes.