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Santa Cruz Warriors win over Spurs 97-83 advancing to D-League finals
Courtesy of the Santa Cruz Warriors
WARRIORS ADVANCE TO THIRD STRAIGHT NBA D-LEAGUE FINALS
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – The Santa Cruz Warriors defeated the Austin Spurs, 97-83, in Game 3 of the Western Conference FinalsMonday night to advance to the NBA D-League Finals for the third straight time.
Santa Cruz was paced by Elliot Williams who recorded 31 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocked shots. Ognjen Kuzmic, on assignment from the Golden State Warriors, finished with 20 points and a game-high of 16 rebounds.
The Spurs received a solid performance from Kyle Anderson, on assignment from the San Antonio Spurs, who finished with 22 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 steals. Orlando Johnson contributed with 18 points.
Though Santa Cruz would lead by as many as 8 points in the opening frame, Austin stayed within striking distance to even the score four different times. The Warriors would never concede a first quarter lead, with the two squads knotted at 25 entering the second frame. The second quarter would continue the tightly-contested battle, with Santa Cruz entering the break with the four-point edge.
The third quarter would see Santa Cruz outscore the Spurs 29-20 to lead by as many as 15 points. Santa Cruz extended their lead in the final frame, coasting to a victory over Austin.
The Santa Cruz Warriors will head to Fort Wayne on Thursday to take on the Mad Ants in Game 1 of the NBA D-League Finals. Action is scheduled to tip-off at 5:00p.m. PST and will be broadcast on the Santa Cruz Warriors flagship station, KION 1460AM/101.1FM, and on ESPNews.
Tickets for the NBA D-League Finals are now on sale. Fans interested in purchasing playoff tickets are encouraged to log on to www.santacruzbasketball.com
Dates and times of the NBA D-League Finals are as follows:
Game 1
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Thu. April 23
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SCW at FWN
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5:00 p.m. PST
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ESPNews
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Game 2
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Sun. April 26
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FWN at SCW
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4:00 p.m. PST
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ESPNU
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Game 3
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*Mon. April 27
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FWN at SCW
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7:00p.m. PST
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ESPNU
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Warriors v. Pelicans - Game 2 Post Game w/the SPORTS NINJAS
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The Pelicans learned from their mistakes in game one and jumped to an early lead on Golden State but Golden States playoff experience, defense and strong bench wouldn't be enough to tie the series and New Orleans would lead home down 2-0 in the first round of the W. Conference Playoffs.
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Warriors roll to 2-0 in playoffs for first time since 1989
Vid by F. Purcell
The Golden State Warriors have had many record-breaking milestones this season and Monday night was no different rolling to a 97-87 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans and their 125th consecutive sellout to a crowd of 15,596.
Klay Thompson was the leading scorer with 26 points and Stephen Curry had 22. Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 26 and Eric Gordon with 23.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was pleased with the way his team played offensively and defensively but said his team needed to get better at decision making.
It would be the first time in 26-years that the Warriors are 2-0 in a W. Conference playoff series. They are now 40-2 at home. Golden State scored under 100-points for only the second time this season and Draymond Green tallied his second straight double-double with 14-points and 12 rebounds. With his one blocked shot tonight he has 25 blocks for his playoff career tying former Warriors player Joe Barry Carrol for 7th on the franchise's all-time playoff blocks list.
Both teams will have some time to rest before Game 3 Thursday in New Orleans.
NOTES: TRhe Santa Cruz Warriors won Game 3 of their W. Conference Finals match up against the Austin Spurs 97-83.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Santa Cruz Warriors - Series tied 1-1 game decider Monday
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| Santa Cruz resident A. Lakey holds up his Western Conference Finals T-shirt Photo by F.D. Purcell |
By F.D. Purcell
The Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA's Developmental League had a full house of 2,300 Sunday night but the crowd noise wouldn't be enough to give them a 2-0 advantage over the Austin Spurs in the W. Conference Finals.
Missed shots and FT's would hurt the Warriors and the Spurs capitalized on rebounds, making important shots down the stretch in the 100-91 loss.
Mychel Thompson was the top scorer finishing with 20-points; the younger brother of Golden State Warriors forward Klay Thompson, Mychel also finished with four assists. Taylor Griffin, younger brother of L.A. Clippers Blake Griffin is also on the team.
The Warriors will host a deciding Game 3 tonight at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz at 7:00 p.m.
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