{"id":111125,"date":"2024-10-06T17:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T10:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111125"},"modified":"2024-10-06T17:41:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T10:41:02","slug":"lindy-waters-plays-hero-in-first-preseason-win-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111125","title":{"rendered":"Lindy Waters plays hero in first preseason win \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area &#038; California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/boxscore\/_\/gameId\/401716950\">BOX SCORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HONOLULU, Hawaii \u2013 After four days of training camp at BYU-Hawaii, the Warriors ventured over to the University of Hawaii on Saturday and brought fireworks to their preseason opener, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 91-90 on a game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Lindy Waters III.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PRESEASON LEGEND LINDY WATERS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VCITzpsCiB\">pic.twitter.com\/VCITzpsCiB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSWarriors\/status\/1842738860494610680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat a great way to finish a great week,\u201d coach Steve Kerr said after the win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Outside of Waters, shooting wasn\u2019t the Warriors\u2019 strong point. Leading 53-49 at halftime, the Warriors shot 37.3 percent from the floor through the first two quarters and only 20 percent (5 of 25) behind the 3-point line. The numbers got worse as the game went on, too. Overall, the Warriors shot 33.7 percent and 22.9 percent from three (11 of 48).<\/p>\n<p>Steph Curry, who sat the entire second half and played a total of 14 minutes, couldn\u2019t give the fans the type of the show they came to see. He scored nine points to lead the Warriors in the first half, but was 2-of-8 shooting and missed all four of his 3-point attempts. At the free-throw line, Curry was a perfect 5 of 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steph passes Harden and pours it in \ud83d\ude24 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ulipa3xd8L\">pic.twitter.com\/ulipa3xd8L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSWarriors\/status\/1842715738483638680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MVP chants for Steph in Hawaii \ud83d\udde3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ixn3oIFIAG\">pic.twitter.com\/Ixn3oIFIAG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSWarriors\/status\/1842716631694299182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Warriors are pushing to become a top defensive team again, and there were flashes of that for spurts. By halftime, the Warriors already had nine steals and had scored 20 points off 14 Clippers turnovers. They finished with 14 steals and seven blocked shots while holding the Clippers to 38.5-percent shooting and 22.9 percent beyond the arc.<\/p>\n<p>Waters was the hero of the day, making five 3-pointers, including four in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan, shout out to Lindy Waters,\u201d De\u2019Anthony Melton said. \u201cI knew from the jump that Lindy was going to hit some big shots tonight. I told him I need at least four threes tonight. \u2026 Lindy came out there shooting and I\u2019m proud of him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kerr added: \u201cHe\u2019s a really good shooter, but he\u2019s more than just a shooter. He\u2019s got good size, he\u2019s not just a spot-up guy. As you saw on that last one he came off a pin-down. So he\u2019s a good shooting off movement, but he also understands the game well. We\u2019re really thrilled to have him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/lindy-waters-trade-fit-thunder\/1772671\/\">liked him in the past<\/a> when we played against him. [Warriors general manager] Mike [Dunleavy] did a great job of finding him and trading for him. He\u2019s definitely got the skills to play our style.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are three takeaways from an exhilarating first win of the Warriors\u2019 preseason slate.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-nbc-section-heading\"><strong>Starting Lineup<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>All week, Kerr wouldn\u2019t give the slightest hint to who would start the preseason opener with Andrew Wiggins out as he continues to be under the weather. Wiggins on Saturday wore a mask and was on the sidelines during the Warriors\u2019 win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When the Warriors scrimmaged Friday and had a group of Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Buddy Hield, Jonathan Kuminga and Draymond Green, it looked like that could be the first five on the floor. Kerr then warned reporters not to assume anything, and it turns out he wasn\u2019t kidding.<\/p>\n<p>The starting five was Curry, Melton, Kuminga, Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis. The first results weren\u2019t great.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot great, but it\u2019s preseason for everybody,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t really have good rhythm coming out \u2013 slow start. But it\u2019s still good to get those five guys on the floor and see what that looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They played the first seven minutes together and found themselves in a 17-12 hold before Kerr turned to his bench.<\/p>\n<p>Melton scored eight points on 3-of-7 shooting in just 12 minutes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Melton \u27a1 Steph \u27a1 M3lton <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iOnP3PXYlj\">pic.twitter.com\/iOnP3PXYlj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSWarriors\/status\/1842714204135964985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Green, who like Curry and Melton didn\u2019t play the second half, had two points, two steals, one rebound and one assist, but also two turnovers and three fouls. Kuminga\u2019s seven rebounds led the Warriors, and he also scored seven points. Jackson-Davis added four points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal, but was the only starter with a negative plus\/minus (minus-2).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Kerr has maintained he sees Kuminga, whose plus-4 was best among starters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/jonathan-kuminga-small-forward-position\/1789044\/\">as a power forward<\/a> more than a small forward, he says he\u2019ll continue trying him next to Green and Jackson-Davis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, we want to continue looking at it,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cObviously all three guys are talented players and you want to be able to play your best players together, but it has to click. We\u2019ll keep trying.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-nbc-section-heading\"><strong>Finding Combinations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t one or two players who first came off the bench, but a whole new five. That second unit was Podziemski, Gary Payton II, Hield, Kyle Anderson and Kevon Looney. Immediately, Looney blocked a shot and the group went on a 5-0 run to tie the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moses Moody entered for the final five seconds after those five outscored the Clippers 14-6 to take a 26-23 lead after the first quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLoon comes in and immediately does what he does,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cHe just makes things happen. It\u2019s never going to get a headline \u2013 setting a screen, helping defensively \u2013 but he helps you win.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To begin the second half, Kerr went with Podziemski, Hield, Moody, Kuminga and Jackson-Davis. That\u2019s what this training camp was about, as well as the rest of the preseason: Finding who fits best with who.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had so many different combinations out there,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cI liked Gary\u2019s activity defensively, Melton as well, BP. We\u2019ve got guys who can disrupt offenses and turn that defense into offense for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-nbc-section-heading\"><strong>Moody Makes His Case<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The preseason opener was another example of the numbers game being a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/moses-moody-training-camp-storyline\/1786177\/\">tricky situation for Moody<\/a>, as well as how he can force Kerr\u2019s hand. Despite missing nearly all of the first quarter, Moody\u2019s eight first-half points were second to only Curry. He ended scoring 12 points in 13 minutes on 4-of-9 shooting and cashed in one two of his five 3-point attempts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Moody drills a go-ahead trey \ud83c\udfaf <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1NJ1mKswxT\">pic.twitter.com\/1NJ1mKswxT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSWarriors\/status\/1842719223723757787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>His plus-14 was a game-high as he added four rebounds \u2013 three offensive \u2013 two steals, one assist and one block.<\/p>\n<p>What made Kerr happiest was Moody shooting without hesitation and making quick decisions, the two areas he has emphasized most for Moody\u2019s growth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s done a really good job in camp of just getting the shot off quickly and making that priority No. 1,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cHe\u2019s a really good shooter, and he\u2019s at the point now in his career where he feels where the closeout is. I think early in his career he was more hesitant. But the offense flows a lot smoother when he just catches and shoots, and I love when he\u2019s doing that, which he\u2019s been doing all week.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Next up for the Warriors is a showdown in Sacramento against the Kings on Wednesday night at Golden 1 Center.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/dubs-talk\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-art-19 wp-block-embed-art-19\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Kerr shares how Warriors can find success in non-Steph minutes\" src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/dubs-talk\/episodes\/9632ed56-1f63-4056-8e6c-b041b7c76d4a\/embed#?secret=ykCMXUKrkA\" data-secret=\"ykCMXUKrkA\" width=\"500\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/observations-lindy-waters-moses-moody-clippers\/1789918\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOX SCORE HONOLULU, Hawaii \u2013 After four days of training camp at BYU-Hawaii, the Warriors ventured over to the University of Hawaii on Saturday and brought fireworks to their preseason &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111125\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111125\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}