2009–10 Golden State Warriors season

2009–10 Golden State Warriors season
2009–10 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Don Nelson
General manager	Larry Riley
Owners	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority (City of Oakland and Alameda County)
Arena	Oracle Arena
Results
Record	26–56 (.317)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific); Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
Radio	KNBR
< 2008–09	2010–11 >

The 2009–10 Golden State Warriors season was the 64th National Basketball Association (NBA) season for the Golden State Warriors basketball franchise.

Key dates

June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.
July 8 - The free agency period started.

Pre-season

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School / club team
1	7	Stephen Curry	PG	United States	Davidson

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	October 9 (in Anaheim, CA)	Golden State Warriors		Los Angeles Lakers
2	October 11 (in Indian Wells, CA)	Phoenix Suns		Golden State Warriors
3	October 20 (in Ontario, CA	Golden State Warriors		Los Angeles Lakers

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB
G/F	7	Azubuike, Kelenna (IN)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Kentucky
F/C	15	Biedriņš, Andris (IN)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Latvia
G	30	Curry, Stephen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Davidson
G	8	Ellis, Monta (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	LHS (MS)
G/F	19	George, Devean	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Augsburg
F/C	31	Hunter, Chris	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Michigan
G/F	50	Maggette, Corey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Duke
G/F	22	Morrow, Anthony	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Georgia Tech
F	77	Radmanović, Vladimir	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Serbia
F	4	Randolph, Anthony	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	LSU
F/C	44	Tolliver, Anthony	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Creighton
F/C	21	Turiaf, Ronny (C)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Gonzaga
G	23	Watson, C. J.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Tennessee
G/F	55	Williams, Reggie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Virginia Military Institute
F/C	32	Wright, Brandan (IN)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	North Carolina

Head coach

Don Nelson (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Ronny Turiaf	Anthony Randolph	Chris Hunter	Andris Biedriņš
PF	Anthony Tolliver	Vladimir Radmanović
SF	Reggie Williams	Devean George		Kelenna Azubuike
SG	Corey Maggette	Monta Ellis	Anthony Morrow
PG	Stephen Curry	C. J. Watson

Regular season

Game log

Total: 26–56 (Home: 18–23; Road: 8–33)

2009–10 game log

October: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 28	Houston	L 107–108	Monta Ellis (26)	Corey Maggette (9)	Stephen Curry (5)	Oracle Arena 19,596	0–1
2	October 30	@ Phoenix	L 101–123	Monta Ellis (19)	Andris Biedriņš (10)	Curry, Biedriņš (4)	US Airways Center 18,422	0–2

November: 6–8 (home: 4–2; road: 2–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 4	Memphis	W 113–105	Ellis, Morrow (24)	Andris Biedriņš (8)	Monta Ellis (12)	Oracle Arena 17,457	1–2
4	November 6	L.A. Clippers	L 90–118	Anthony Morrow (18)	Anthony Randolph (14)	Monta Ellis (6)	Oracle Arena 18,788	1–3
5	November 8	@ Sacramento	L 107–120	Stephen Jackson (21)	Kelenna Azubuike (7)	Stephen Curry (6)	ARCO Arena 10,760	1–4
6	November 9	Minnesota	W 146–105	Kelenna Azubuike (31)	Monta Ellis (10)	Stephen Jackson (15)	Oracle Arena 15,468	2–4
7	November 11	@ Indiana	L 94–108	Corey Maggette (21)	Anthony Randolph (13)	Monta Ellis (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 10,682	2–5
8	November 13	@ New York	W 121–107	Stephen Jackson (23)	Stephen Jackson (8)	Kelenna Azubuike (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	3–5
9	November 14	@ Milwaukee	L 125–129	Monta Ellis (26)	Anthony Randolph (6)	Stephen Jackson (5)	Bradley Center 14,978	3–6
10	November 17	@ Cleveland	L 108–114	Monta Ellis (23)	Corey Maggette (11)	Monta Ellis (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	3–7
11	November 18	@ Boston	L 95–109	Corey Maggette (23)	Maggette, Randolph (8)	Stephen Curry (7)	TD Garden 18,624	3–8
12	November 20	Portland	W 108–94	Monta Ellis (34)	Anthony Randolph (11)	Curry, Ellis (8)	Oracle Arena 18,630	4–8
13	November 24	@ Dallas	W 111–103	Monta Ellis (37)	Vladimir Radmanović (12)	Monta Ellis (8)	American Airlines Center 20,008	5–8
14	November 25	@ San Antonio	L 104–118	Monta Ellis (42)	Curry, Randolph (7)	Stephen Curry (5)	AT&T Center 17,606	5–9
15	November 28	L.A. Lakers	L 97–130	Monta Ellis (18)	Vladimir Radmanović (10)	Stephen Curry (8)	Oracle Arena 20,001	5–10
16	November 30	Indiana	W 126–107	Monta Ellis (45)	3 players tied (6)	Watson, Maggette (6)	Oracle Arena 16,574	6–10

December : 3–12 (home: 2–4; road: 1–8)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
17	December 1	@ Denver	L 107–135	Anthony Morrow (27)	Corey Maggette (7)	Stephen Curry (6)	Pepsi Center 14,570	6–11
18	December 3	Houston	L 109–111	Monta Ellis (24)	Vladimir Radmanović (8)	Monta Ellis (8)	Oracle Arena 16,432	6–12
19	December 5	Orlando	L 118–126	Monta Ellis (33)	Anthony Randolph (13)	Monta Ellis (7)	Oracle Arena 19,054	6–13
20	December 7	@ Oklahoma City	L 88–104	Monta Ellis (31)	Vladimir Radmanović (8)	C.J. Watson (3)	Ford Center 17,334	6–14
21	December 9	@ New Jersey					Izod Center
22	December 11	@ Chicago					United Center
23	December 12	@ Detroit					The Palace of Auburn Hills
24	December 14	@ Philadelphia					Wachovia Center
25	December 16	San Antonio					Oracle Arena
26	December 18	Washington					Oracle Arena
27	December 22	@ Memphis					FedExForum
28	December 23	@ New Orleans					New Orleans Arena
29	December 26	Phoenix					Oracle Arena
30	December 28	Boston					Oracle Arena
31	December 29	@ L.A. Lakers					Staples Center

January : 4–11 (home: 3–6; road: 1–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record	32	January 2	@ Portland	Rose Garden
33	January 5	@ Denver					Pepsi Center
34	January 6	@ Minnesota					Target Center
35	January 8	Sacramento					Oracle Arena
36	January 11	Cleveland					Oracle Arena
37	January 13	Miami					Oracle Arena
38	January 15	Milwaukee					Oracle Arena
39	January 18	Chicago					Oracle Arena
40	January 20	Denver					Oracle Arena
41	January 22	New Jersey					Oracle Arena
42	January 23	@ Phoenix					US Airways Center
43	January 26	@ Sacramento					ARCO Arena
44	January 27	New Orleans					Oracle Arena
45	January 29	Charlotte					Oracle Arena
46	January 31	@ Oklahoma City					Ford Center

February : 4–8 (home: 4–5; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record	47	February 2	@ Houston Rockets	Toyota Center
48	February 3	@ Dallas					American Airlines Center
49	February 6	Oklahoma City					Oracle Arena
50	February 8	Dallas					Oracle Arena
51	February 10	L.A. Clippers					Oracle Arena
52	February 16	@ L.A. Lakers					Staples Center
53	February 17	Sacramento					Oracle Arena
54	February 19	Utah					Oracle Arena
55	February 21	Atlanta					Oracle Arena
56	February 23	Philadelphia					Oracle Arena
57	February 25	Denver					Oracle Arena
58	February 27	Detroit					Oracle Arena

March : 4–12 (home: 3–4; road: 1–8)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record	59	March 2	@ Miami	American Airlines Arena
60	March 3	@ Orlando					Amway Arena
61	March 5	@ Atlanta					Philips Arena
62	March 6	@ Charlotte					Time Warner Cable Arena
63	March 8	@ New Orleans					New Orleans Arena
64	March 11	Portland					Oracle Arena
65	March 13	Toronto					Oracle Arena
66	March 15	L.A. Lakers					Oracle Arena
67	March 17	New Orleans					Oracle Arena
68	March 19	@ San Antonio					AT&T Center
69	March 20	@ Memphis					FedExForum
70	March 22	Phoenix					Oracle Arena
71	March 24	Memphis					Oracle Arena
72	March 27	Dallas					Oracle Arena
73	March 28	@ L.A. Clippers					Staples Center
74	March 31	@ Utah					EnergySolutions Arena

April : 5–3 (home: 2–1; road: 3–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record	75	April 2	New York	Oracle Arena
76	April 4	@ Toronto					Air Canada Centre
77	April 6	@ Washington					Verizon Center
78	April 7	@ Minnesota					Target Center
79	April 10	@ L.A. Clippers					Staples Center
80	April 11	Oklahoma City					Oracle Arena
81	April 13	Utah					Oracle Arena
82	April 14	@ Portland					Rose Garden

2009–10 season schedule

Standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–	34–7	23–18	13–3
x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	3	32–9	22–19	12–4
Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	28	21–20	8–33	5–11
Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	31	18–23	8–33	5–11
Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	32	18–23	7–34	5–11

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	3
4	y-Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	4
5	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	4
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	7
7	x-San Antonio Spurs	50	32	.610	7
8	x-Oklahoma City Thunder	50	32	.610	7

9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Memphis Grizzlies	40	42	.488	17
11	New Orleans Hornets	37	45	.451	20
12	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	28
13	Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	31
14	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	32
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

Transactions

Trades

June 25, 2009	To Golden State Warriors Acie Law^[1] Speedy Claxton	To Atlanta Hawks Jamal Crawford

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Mikki Moore	1-year contract worth $1.3 million	Boston Celtics
Coby Karl		Idaho Stampede
Anthony Tolliver		Portland Trail Blazers
Reggie Williams		Sioux Falls Skyforce

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Raja Bell^[2]	Waived	Utah Jazz

References

^ "Warriors acquire Acie Law and Speedy Claxton from Atlanta Hawks". nba.com/warriors. July 25, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
^ "Raja Bell waived". nba.com/warriors. March 22, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2010.

External links

2009–10 Golden State Warriors season at Basketball Reference

[1] "Warriors acquire Acie Law and Speedy Claxton from Atlanta Hawks". nba.com/warriors. July 25, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2009.

[2] "Raja Bell waived". nba.com/warriors. March 22, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2010.

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