ORACLE Arena February 25, 2007 Warriors (26-31) at Lakers (32-25) The Warriors lost their second-straight game on Sunday with a 102-85 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers. Golden State led by as many as eight points in the first quarter, but then trailed by as many as 20 in the second. Monta Ellis paced the Warriors with 22 points, while Jason Richardson added 15 points and six rebounds. The Warriors will open a five-game road trip on Tuesday in Milwaukee. Box Score | Recap | NBA TV Highlights

AT Tuesday, February 27 5:00 p.m. Bradley Center TV: FSN Radio: KNBR 1050 Don Nelson On Today's Game "Today's game reminded me of our first game of the year. The Lakers are a very good defensive team. I did feel we came out well in the first quarter. We were aggressive, ran and played the way we needed to play to win the game. We just couldn't sustain it for the whole game. We started to settle for early long shots in the second, which hurt us. Sometimes, that is the shot to take, but not when the ball has not been penetrated. The back-to-back games have been tough for us all year." Andris Biedrins On Today's Game "This is very disappointing, especially at home and we lost by 20 points, so this is really disappointing." On The Upcoming Road Trip "This road trip will show everything. If we don't play well, we won't make the playoffs. I think this is the most important time of our year." Monta Ellis On Today's Game "It's very disappointing. We needed this one as we head out on this road trip. They came out and really didn't miss any shots in the first half or second. Tonight was their night and they got the win." On The Upcoming Road Trip "It's very important. We're still in the race, so this road trip will determine if we are going to make the playoffs or not." Jason Richardson On Today's Game “We got cold. We stopped doing the things that made us successful like driving the ball. Instead, we started settling for jump shots. We weren’t being aggressive enough and after back-to-back to games, we didn’t have our legs. We have to get better at attacking the basket.” On The Upcoming Road Trip “It’s very important. I think this road trip will make or break the season. We have five games on the road and we have to come out positive off of this road trip. If we don’t come out winning games, we might as well hang the playoffs up. So this road trip is very important.”