Golden State Warriors Summer League Tournament Preview: Round 1 vs Atlanta Hawks (Photo: Ryan Brown | Lets Go Warriors Instagram)
Golden State Warriors (2-1) vs Atlanta Hawks (0-3)
Tip-off: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 – 3:00 PM PDT
Location: Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, NV
TV: Live on NBATV at 3PM PST | Also with Summer League Live
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors (by @GSWDelivery)
The Golden State Warriors went 2-1 in their first three game here in the Las Vegas Summer League.
Their first win came on Friday, July 11th against the Charlotte Hornets, the Warriors won that game 70-58, getting head coach Steve Kerr his first unofficial win as a head coach.
Their second win came on Saturday night against a very talented Phoenix Suns team, Golden State got the win in that one thanks to an offensive rebound and layup from Justin Holiday with three seconds left, the final score was a 74-72 win.
Golden State’s third game was an absolute heart breaker. The Warriors took on the Los Angeles Lakers in their third and final game before tournament play, on Monday night at the Cox Pavilion, losing 89-88 in overtime.
The Warriors went up by one with six seconds left thanks to a Justin Holiday jumper. On the other end Julius Randle drove to the basket and missed but Jordan Clarkson saved the day with his tip in as time expire, handing the Warriors their first Summer League loss since 2010.
The Atlanta Hawks have struggled so far in the Las Vegas Summer League, they have started 0-3, losing all three of their preliminary games.
Atlanta’s first loss was against the Washington Wizards on Saturday, July 12th. Atlanta was in the lead at halftime, but their bad defense in the third and fourth quarters lost them the game. They lost by a final score of 90-74.
Atlanta’s next game was against the D-League Select, that game was an absolute thriller as it went to the dreaded sudden death overtime. The Hawks gave up a layup in the second overtime that ended the game.
The Hawks third and final game was against the Portland Trail Blazers, which turned into another loss, 91-76. for Atlanta. The Hawks had trouble slowing down C.J. McCollum who led all scorers with 28 points on 10/16 shooting.
Atlanta players to watch for:
G – Stephen Holt (9 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 1.5 APG)
G- Dennis Schroeder (18 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 3.3 APG)
F – Lamar Patterson (9.7 PPG, 2.7 RPG, .3 APG)
F – Adreian Payne (11.7 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.0 APG)
C – Walter Tavares (7.3 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 0 APG)
Full Roster:
A few Warriors players impressed in Monday’s loss to the Lakers:
Justin Holiday, who’s now had back-to-back great games, was huge in the Warriors comeback before they lost in overtime. He had 26 points and 3 rebounds to go along with 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Orlando Johnson, was second on the team in scoring Monday, with 16 points on 6/15 shooting, Johnson had multiple drives to the basket that led to and-one opportunities. He also came away with 5 rebounds.
Mitchell Watt was impressive Monday night, he had 11 points on 3/6 shooting, he also ripped down 9 rebounds. That’s a very nice performance for a player who comes off the bench.
Aaron Craft has had a couple strong games in a row as well. Against the Lakers, Aaron had 13 points and he hit some big threes to get the Warriors back in the game.
Expected Starters:
PG – Nemanja Nedovic (9.7 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 2.3 APG)
SG: Justin Holiday (19.0 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.0 APG)
SF: Orlando Johnson (12.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 1.0 APG)
PF: James Michael McAdoo (10.3 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 1.0 APG)
C: Ognjen Kuzmic (2.3 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 0.7 APG)
Full Roster:
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