I can’t really remember when the last time the Warriors had an explosive star such as Monta Ellis. Yeah, we had Baron Davis, Jason Richardson and yes, even Stephen Jackson. I didn’t live in the Bay Area, when Chris Webber was still here and it was the first run for Nellie. So last night, besides that wicked dunk by Davis against the Jazz in the playoffs, this is probably one of the most spectacular game that I’ve watched from the Warriors. First, they made an improbable comeback. They were down by 14 and then up by 14, a 28 point swing. They went on a sick 37-14 run, all led by Monta. And finally, Monta scored a new career high, 45 points, grabbed 5 boards and 5 steals, only to foul out with 6 minutes or so left and the Warriors played fantastic defense not to hold off the Warriors, to beat the Warriors. In fact, for a moment, with Monta in they were up by 14. When he left they even uped the lead by 1! Not a big difference…but still good. Monta now leads the NBA in steals with his 5 from last night.

Of course, even though Monta did a fantastic job on offensive by himself, the other Warriors played just as well. I was fairly impressed by rookie Chris Hunter. Everyone has heard how the Warriors have been lacking in size with the injuries to Ronny Turiaf and Andris Biedrins, but also the fact that they don’t really have size.  If Hunter can contribute to the Warriors, not necessarily on offensive, but in other areas, including those that may not show up on the stat sheet, the Warriors can give some teams a run for their money.

Corey Maggette finished with 14 points, 7 boards and 6 assists, though he did have 6 turnovers.  C.J. Watson finished 5 boards, 6 assists, 2 turnovers and 18 points. With those two bench players contributing greatly, the Warriors held on for the “W” and for once looked like a complete team with their starting group setting the tone and the bench picking up where the starters left off.

The only bad note was that Anthony Randolph, who played very well and finished with 12 points, rolled his ankle. His is probable for the game tonight. That is good news for the Warriors since they already had a thin bench.

Finally, this is good momentum for the Warriors as they head later into the week facing Devner tonight, at home against the Rockets on Thursday and home versus Orlando on Saturday. Seeing how most of the teams that the Warriors play are above .500, I can only hope for the momentum that the Warriors gathered from the “W” last night, they can play well in the next three games and get some more w’s.