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Warriors Playoff Hopes Ended by Amare, Suns

Mike Buss — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:40:48 CDT

Amare Stoudemire scored 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Phoenix recovered after blowing a 17-point lead to beat Golden State 122-116 Monday, eliminating the Warriors from playoff contention and securing the final playoff spot in the West for Denver. Steve Nash nearly had a triple-double with...

Warriors Win, Stick in Playoff Race

Mitch Pritchard — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:58:59 CDT

Baron Davis had 25 points and nine assists, Stephen Jackson added 28 points, and the Golden State Warriors kept their waning playoff hopes realistic with a 122-116 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers last night. Monta Ellis and Andris Biedrins scored 17 points apiece for the Warriors, whose victory moved...

Warriors Rip Kings, Stay in 8th Place

Chip Bayers — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:18:05 CDT

Baron Davis had 33 points and nine assists, Stephen Jackson added 20 points, and the Golden State Warriors stayed in the frantic Western Conference playoff race with their highest-scoring game of the season, a 140-132 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.

Nuggets Knock Warriors, Take 8th Slot

Katherine Thompson — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:03:54 CDT

With a 119-112 victory over Golden State, the Nuggets grabbed sole possession of the West's eighth playoff spot for the first time since February, and secured the advantage in any potential tiebreaker. Still, "we're not out of the woods, baby,'' Denver coach George Karl reminded the Rocky Mountain News...

Warriors Battle Back From 26-Point Hole

Katherine Thompson — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:52:04 CDT

The Warriors had not beaten the Lakers in Los Angeles since January of 2003, but when holding a 26-point lead last night, it looked like that they would finally snag another victory. Then it seemed certain that the rallying Lakers would prevail yet again. Then Golden State won it after...

Rockets Back to Winning Ways Against Warriors

Jamie Buss — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:42:23 CDT

It was barely a losing streak before the Rockets got back to their winning ways. Houston eked one out Golden State last night, 109-106, to end the brief two-game slide that followed their record win streak. "It was a huge win for us," Rockets coach Rick Adelman said. "After the...

Trail Blazers Complete Sweep of Timberwolves

Mitch Pritchard — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:29:12 CDT

The Portland Trail Blazers hung on to their dwindling playoff hopes with a 107-96 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves last night, reports the Associated Press. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points and Brandon Roy added 25 points and eight assists for Portland. The Blazers are 10th in the West, 7 games...

Davis, Warriors Work Magic on Orlando

Mitch Pritchard — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:51:21 CDT

Baron Davis scored 33 points and Stephen Jackson scored 14 points during a third-quarter run to lift the Golden State Warriors to a 104-95 win over the Orlando Magic last night, reports the Orlando Sentinel . Dwight Howard had 26 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks for the Magic. Orlando had...

Baron, Captain Jack Combine for 64 in Atlanta

Jesse Andrews — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:50:30 CST

The Warriors matched their best road win total in 14 years, imposing one of their trademark track-meet games on the Hawks, 135-118. Baron Davis had 35 points and Stephen Jackson added 29 for Golden State, now 16-12 outside of Oracle Arena. Atlanta's Joe Johnson led all scorers with 38 points,...