Golden State Warriors end a 4 game losing streak; Beat New Orleans Hornets 101-92: NBA Recap
Looking to end a 4 game skid, the Golden State Warriors put in a strong performance in the 2nd half to claim a 101-92 victory over New Orleans Hornets here at New Orleans Arena on Wednesday night.
Rookie Klay Thompson, who has taken the starting spot after the departure of Monta Ellis, came up with a career high 27 points.
"I was being aggressive," Thompson said after the game. "I thought they were 24 good shots. There were a couple maybe that were rushed and not through the offense. Not a lot of rookies get the opportunity to put up shots like that. I'm just glad that coach (Mark) Jackson has the confidence in me to take those shots and play my game."
David Lee put in yet another double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds and reserve Brandon Rush chipped in with 16 points sending a message to the Golden State fans that they will survive without Monta Ellis.
Jarrett Jack netted 17 points to go with 11 assists for the Hornets. Veteran centre Chris Kaman tallied 13 points and had 9 rebounds while Xavier Henry also had 13 coming off the bench. Jason Smith also chipped in with 12 as New Orleans slumped to their 35th defeat of this season, nesting permanently at the bottom of Western Conference.
After some seesaw action the scores were tied at 10 each midway through the opening frame which ended with the Hornets holding a 26-24 lead. The scenario remained the same in the 2nd stanza as the game remained neck to neck. Warriors managed to create a breathing space 42-38 deep into the frame but New Orleans changed hands 45-44 after reeling off a 7-2 run at the end of frame.
Hornets widened the gap to 58-51 with 7:18 to expire in 3rd, but the Warriors clawed that off with 9 unanswered points to convert their 7 points deficit into a 60-58 lead. They ballooned their advantage to 75-66 deep through the frame but the hosts trimmed that down to 75-72 with a 6-nothing by the end of 1sthalf.
In the decisive frame, the Warriors shifted gears and raced away with a 17-7 spurt taking a comfortable 92-79 lead. Hornets raced to a 6-0 run late to make it 92-85 after reeling 6 consecutive points late in the frame.
In the ensuing passage Warriors augmented their lead to 99-87 with abut the Warriors responded with a 7-2 run and concluded the game with a 101-92 victory.
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