Game 10

New Beginning

The post jax era in golden state began last night in Cleveland.. and the mood and demeanor of the team was different from the get..they came out moving the ball around and hitting there first 3 or 4 shots..Radmanovic got the start which Im sure irked AR along with the entire fan base.. but was no surprise.. he played very well..knocked down a couple jumpers and snagged a couple offensive rebounds.. he really kept them close through the first quarter..monta despite a ton of rumors he is disgruntled and has one foot out the door..played with a lot of intensity especially on the defensive end.. was it the departure of jax and the better team moral? or was it the fact he was going against his hometown NBA rival Mo Williams aka the other pride of Jackson missip..either way he played hard and well..penetrating and kicking for 8 assists on the night..The side story of the night was maggs and lebron and the lack of fondness between the two..it started at the end of the first with maggs complaining about lebron fouling him..and the two exchanging words..Last thing you want to do fire up lebron.. but to corey's credit his competitive spirit came out and he rose to the occasion.. playing what I think was one of his best overall games as a warrior..Of course the scoring was there.. but he pulled 11 boards 5 offensive and had 3 assists that were actually legit setting his teammates up assists..did he out play lebron? of course not.. but he held his own and seemed to welcome the challenge.. which set the tone for this now even younger team..curry played well and looks like he is finding his touch..AR was a mess for 3 quarters.. getting owned by rugged JJ hickson all over the paint.. After what was called an intense talking to by raja bell before the fourth quarter began.. AR came out and contributed by scoring a few buckets and crashing the boards hard..he seemed much more focused..and that chat with raja is exactly why he was part of the deal..in the final 2 minutes lebron did what he does and put us away..I know "there is no such thing as moral victory's in pro sports" but the young ins had to feel good about how they played.. and it surely boosted the teams moral and confidence..now lets hope that's not sucked out of them tomorrow night in bean town.