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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Talk of relocation has the
Vancouver Grizzlies winning.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Mike Bibby had 22 points each as the
Grizzlies beat the Golden State Warriors 99-89 for their second
straight win.
The Grizzlies won a second straight game for the first time
since November, when they beat Atlanta and Dallas to open the
season 4-1.
"That was my pep talk before the game," said Grizzlies coach
Sidney Lowe. "My postgame talk was, 'OK, we have a streak going
now, so let's keep it going."
Michael Dickerson had 20 points and a career-high nine rebounds
as the Grizzlies moved to 15-36. Golden State dropped its fifth
straight road game to fall to 15-35 on the year.
"I was just trying to focus on going to the glass tonight,"
said Dickerson, who played a team-high 44 minutes. "Their guards
took a lot of shots, and usually when a guard takes a shot, the
rebound's long. So I was just trying to read that and be
aggressive."
Golden State shot 1-for-13 (7.7 percent) from 3-point range,
while the Grizzlies were 8-for-12 (66.7 percent).
"We shot seven percent from 3s and they were 60 percent or
something crazy," said Warriors coach Dave Cowens. "And some of
those were awfully deep. The way they were shooting it, I'm
surprised we were that close."
Vancouver shot 52.9 percent from the field compared to just 38
percent for the Warriors.
Antawn Jamison scored 24 points on 11-for-30 shooting for the
Warriors. He also grabbed 10 rebounds. Bob Sura had 16 points,
while Mookie Blaylock scored 14 points and added 11 assists.
Recently acquired Erick Strickland had his best performance in a
Vancouver uniform with 10 points, nine rebounds and eight assists
in 25 minutes.
"I got an opportunity to play and feel comfortable out there
and not look over my shoulder and just play the game," said
Strickland, who came over from the Knicks in a trade that sent
Othella Harrington to New York on January 30. "That was key for
me. It allowed me to sit back and let things come instead of going
out and trying to make things happen."
The Grizzlies are 4-4 in their last eight games. Golden State is
2-8 in their last ten.
Vancouver led by ten with 11:07 remaining, but Golden State
chipped away and was within two with 3:20 left.
Bibby then hit his fifth 3-pointer of the game and Abdur-Rahim
followed with a 7-foot jump shot.
It was 92-86 when Blaylock missed a 3-pointer and Bryant Reeves
grabbed his ninth rebound and was fouled, hitting both free throws.
Bibby had 10 third-quarter points as the Grizzlies led 73-65
heading into the final period.
Vancouver shot 59 percent (23-39) in the first half on the way
to a 55-45 halftime lead. The Grizzlies recorded 19 assists in the
half. Dickerson led Vancouver with 15 points.
The teams were tied at 22 after one period.
After all the media attention given the Grizzlies' potential
relocation, Vancouver fans stayed away in record numbers. The
attendance of 10,612 was a low at GM Place. The team is averaging
13,497 on the season. ... This was the first game of a
home-and-home series with Oakland; the teams play Friday in
Oakland. ... Golden State leads the overall series 14-6 and is 7-2
at home vs. Vancouver.
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Indiana 82
Detroit 73
Miami 98
Toronto 91
Dallas 102
Cleveland 81
San Antonio 102
Washington 78
Portland 105
Sacramento 81
Boston 108
Seattle 88
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