G19 vs Orlando

"there are no such thing as moral....

Orlando came into Saturday night's game looking like every bit of the powerhouse they are expected to be this year..The Warriors on the other hand come in trying to piece together an 8 man roster just to play the game itself..add to the list of unavailable dubs..Anthony Morrow who was away from the team (death in the famliy..The game opened up like you would have expected..the magic pouncing on them early.. with a barrage of three pointers..quite frankly.. I thought on this night the warriors would go down for the count at Orlando's first blow..I think the fact that everyone in Oracle probably thought the same thing.. helped..there was no panic when the game started 11 to 2 or when they hit 6 o f 7 from outside.. the warriors just kept playing and kept shooting..There were way to many whistles both ways.. only the foul trouble didn't change any thing for the warriors.. as they only had so many bodies..where as the Stan Van Gundy went by the book pulling his stars Howard and Carter..Randolph who was nursing a sprained ankle..probably only played because Morrow was out.. came in the second quarter and was an absolute game changer..his jumper was falling..he was all over the glass..and most importantly.. he was frustrating Howard.. drawing several fouls on him..in a little bit of a Rodmanesque type way..Who says old dog cant learn new tricks..as Nellie stuck with Randolph in the second half.. and was rewarded for it as AR continued his efficient.. under control.. energy effort..In the third more warriors stepped up to the plate as Radmanovic and monta both found there touch..By the fourth quarter the Warriors had stole the momentum and the lead..Down the stretch with the game on the line the Young Warriors were exactly that..young..and as soon as Orlando retook the lead they panicked..2 terrible! turnovers from Curry down the stretch sealed the deal..something that may becoming a problem for him..Like the header says.."there are no moral victories in sports"..there aren't.. but there is a difference in being disappointed and being let down..Im not at all disappointed in the team and the effort they gave.. I am let down by the way it ended.