OAKLAND—It was an edge of your seat thriller Monday night January 21, 2008 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland as the Golden State Warriors battled the Minnesota Timberwolves. The team came back from an 11 point deficit in the 4th quarter to cut the Timberwolves lead, but that wasn’t enough. The Timberwolves managed to eek out a win by a mere point 109-108. Leading the Warriors on the scoring board was Monta Ellis who scored 28 points in Monday’s game, shooting 9-18. Matt Barnes scored 20 points and had seven rebounds in the game.
Leading the Timberwolves to victory was Ryan Gomes who scored an astounding 35 pts in the game. The Warriors had several opportunities to take the lead in the game, but came up short. Baron Davis missed a crucial three-pointer in the final seconds of the 4th quarter that would’ve put the Warriors in the lead by two. Davis ended up scoring 15 points in the game including six assists and shooting 5-14. The team faces the New Jersey Nets on Thursday, January 24, 2008 and then battle the New York Knicks on Sunday, January 27, 2008, both of those games will be played at home. The team’s record for the season now stands at 25-18.
Leading the Timberwolves to victory was Ryan Gomes who scored an astounding 35 points in the game. The Warriors had several opportunities to take the lead in the game, but came up short. Baron Davis missed a crucial three-pointer in the final seconds of the 4th quarter that would’ve put the Warriors in the lead by two. Davis ended up scoring 15 points in the game including six assists and shooting 5-14. The team faces the New Jersey Nets on Thursday, January 24, 2008 and then battle the New York Knicks on Sunday, January 27, 2008, both of those games will be played at home. The team’s record for the season now stands at 25-18.
© Copyright $article.date:format(yyyy)
