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WARRIORS POSTGAME RECAP

WARRIORS (29-51)
118

EnergySolutions Arena
April 11, 2009




vs.

JAZZ (47-33)
108

Despite playing the second half of a home-road back-to-back with just seven healthy bodies, the Warriors were victorious in Utah on Saturday, defeating the host Jazz 118-108. C.J Watson led the way for Golden State, scoring a career-high 38 points, handing out nine assists and grabbing seven rebounds. In his 39 minutes on the floor, Watson shot 10-16 from the floor and went 16-16 from the free throw line. Rookie Rob Kurz also notched a career-high, scoring 21 points. The Warriors will now return to Oakland for their 2008-09 home finale, a Monday night contest versus the Spurs. In addition to special giveaways throughout the night, the Fan Appreciation Night contest will also feature another Family and Friends offer.

BOX SCORE
RECAP
PHOTO GALLERY


WATCH HIGHLIGHTS

GAME LEADERS

Scoring
GSW: C.J. Watson - 38
UTA: Deron Williams - 26

Rebounding

GSW: Andris Biedrins - 9
UTA: Carlos - 12

Assists

GSW: C.J. Watson - 9
UTA: Deron Williams - 14

C.J. Watson scored a career-high 38 points to go along with nine assists and seven rebounds in Monday's win. (photo: Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE/Getty) VIEW PHOTO GALLERY




NEXT GAME PREVIEW

VS.

April 13 - 7:30 p.m.
ORACLE Arena
TV: CSN
Radio: KNBR 1050

Promotions: Family & Friends Offer
Fan Appreciation Night


MATCH-UP INFO
Warriors: 29-50, 3rd Place - Pacific Division
Spurs: 51-28- 2nd Place - Southwest Division

VS. SAN ANTONIO
Current Streak: Lost 3

This Season: 0-3
12/6/08: L, 88-123
2/2/09: L, 105-110
3/24/09: L, 106-107

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QUOTES



Keith Smart

On Tonight's Game:
“It was a good win for our magnificent seven to come out and play on a back-to-back. C.J. (Watson) did a great job and our whole team, all seven of them did a really good job.”

On playing young guys:
“These young guys that we’ve had since the summer - from Las Vegas to the summer league here in Utah - they have just worked their butts off all year long until, unfortunately for us, we had a bunch of injuries. These guys all got a chance to play. The program that we have is about getting these young guys better so when their opportunity comes they are ready to play. It’s a testament to all these young guys how they’ve performed.”



C.J. Watson
On Tonight's Game:
“We just wanted to come in a play hard, play tough and match their intensity. They play pretty hard at home, but we came out, played hard and fought for the win. We want to play loose and play fast, that’s what we’ve been doing, and we played solid defense. We just tried to get their big men in pick-and-rolls, and then see what I could get from there, either a drive, jump-shot or kick it to an open teammate.”


Rob Kurz
On Tonight's Game:
On the play of the team “We did awesome. We just played loose. We realized that we are out of the playoffs and had nothing to lose. We just played fearlessly, and played together. We made some shots and had a lot of good effort from a lot of different guys. There is something about sports, when your back is against the wall, you tend to play better, and guys come together. We’ve had a lot of adversity with a lot of injuries, but we have done a good job of coming together and fighting. We shared the ball, we had each other’s backs, we played with a lot of passion and that is contagious.

On winning in Salt Lake City:
“We just thought it was a good opportunity to get a win on the road. We have two games left after this, and we just wanted to make sure that we closed out the season on a good note.”

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