Wow, what a game! The Warriors were down by 5 with a minute and change to go, then the Cavs decide to balloon the score back up to 11 with about a minute to go. The Warriors decide to make it interesting, cutting it down all the way to three with about 5 seconds left. Good defense forces LeBron to take a wild three to seal the win and he comes up short. Monta gets the rebound and looks for a timeout, but Nellie just tells him to go. So the clock is ticking down and the Warriors need a three. Monta drives towards the three point line, gets two defenders to bite, leaves his feet and dishes to Steph Curry, who launches a shot……. that isn’t even close and the Cavs escape with a 3 point win. Wow, what a game! And that was only the end of the game!

Though the final moments were well worth to watch the game, the Warriors didn’t look that great tonight, even if the final score indicated that they had accomplished something. Though they never held a dominate lead over the Cavs, they were always there, lingering, waiting for an attack. The Warriors kept the game close with their threes and the closest they got to the Cavs was six points. Besides the last minute comeback, the Warriors did not have an answer for Shaq or LeBron. In fact, it seemed like it was only a matter of time before the Cavs blew the game open and we’d all be sitting back waiting for the final second to expire.

Monta Ellis finished with 30 points, five steals and five assists, while Corey Maggette finished 32 points and seven rebounds. What these two guys are doing are exactly what they should be doing. They are putting up huge numbers, carrying the offensive load for the team as well as defending as best as they can. You can not ask for more than that. There is a clear indication that we are missing some role players to help round out the team. Minus the fact that the Warriors are standing on one foot because of all their injuries, I’m really surprised and pleased on how the team responded and how well they are playing, even if they are short-handed.  Speaking of injuries, Ronny Turiaf, who had just come back from an injury, sprained his ankle last night and did not return. The X-Rays were negative, so we’ll see how long he is out. On even a sadder note is that Anthony Randolph is out for two more months due to his ankle injury. That really hurts because he was another guy that was big and lanky and could score to help relive some pressure off of Ellis, Maggette and Curry.

Finally, I’m sure everyone has their opinion on how the last play went down and what we would do differently. I have my own theories and ideas but I want to know what everyone else thinks? So if you had gotten the rebound what would you have done if you were Ellis?