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Warriors' comeback falls short
By Jeremy Harness January 22, 2011 |
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In the final minute of Saturday night's game at Staples Center, it looked like a carbon copy of the Warriors' come-from-behind win the night before. Unlike the Sacramento Kings, however, the Los Angeles Clippers were able to knock down their free throws in that last minute, which – along with a unfortunate deflection and a three-pointer from an unexpected source – helped sink the resilient Warriors, 113-109. One guy the Clippers have is man-child rookie Blake Griffin, who serves up reminders of a young Shawn Kemp. He scored 30 points – including a pair of highlight dunks to finish off alley-oops - and brought down 18 rebounds, but his biggest shot was a three-pointer with only two seconds left on the shot clock and 46.5 seconds remaining in the game to break a 105-105 tie. Griffin made another big play with 23.7 left and a 109-107 Clippers lead, when, after Dorell Wright rebounded a missed free throw by Randy Foye, he swung his arm backward and knocked the ball out of Wright's hands, a loose ball which the Clippers secured. From there, Foye was fouled and made both free throws, from which the Warriors were not able to recover. The Warriors trailed by nine points with 3:45 remaining, almost the same exact situation they were in the night before against Sacramento, and they rallied to tie the game at 1:11 when Wright hit two free throws. Another guy who had a big hand in the comeback was Stephen Curry, who had 32 points on 12-of-23 shooting with eight assists – against only two turnovers - and six rebounds. Amazingly, Monta Ellis, who had to be helped off the court Friday night without putting any weight on his sprained right ankle, played the next night and logged 42 minutes, scoring 17 points with four assists and three rebounds. Meanwhile, David Lee had 16 on 6-of-16 shooting along with 15 rebounds. |
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