Bay Area Sports Blogging

On the road again
Just can't wait to get on the road again
The life we love is makin' hoops with our 'mates
And we can't wait to get on the road again
On the road again
Goin' to arenas we played before
Seein' teams we've beaten again,
And we can't wait to get on the road again.

On the road again
Like a band of Warriors we go down the highway
We're the best of 'mates
Insisting the ball be bouncin' our way
And our way
Is on the road again
Just can't wait to get on the road again
The life we love is makin' hoops with our 'mates
And we can't wait to get on the road again

And thus the butchering of Willie Nelson's song "On the Road Again" is complete.

The game last night against the Sacramento Kings was a game that the Warriors in the past would have lost. All game long, the referees called some bullshit fouls against the Warriors. Jackson and Davis became very frustrated with the refs and were T'd up. You could see the team was about to blow up.

But when the 4th quarter rolled around, the Warriors upped the defensive pressure on the Kings limiting them to shooting just 2 for 25 in the final period. In the closing minutes of the game, Biedrins had a monster block on a Martin dunk. Jackson promptly nailed two 3s to seal off the win.

Prior to those two 3s, the Warriors were 6 for 22 from downtown. The 2-3 zone employed by the Kings confused the Warriors, luring them into chucking 3s instead of driving into the lane.

However, the Warriors played some of the best defense I've seen in the squad. They didn't just play defense in spurts but throughout the entire game, stopping the Kings from pulling away. This type of growth shown by the Warriors makes the future for the club very promising.