Summer League 2008: Warriors vs Sixers

I just remembered that the Warriors' summer league opener started today. We're just starting the 3rd quarter, Warriors ahead 53-48 as I type.

Online streaming of the game and boxscore.

Head on over to Golden State of Mind for an ongoing livethread of the game. Looks like Randolph is having a pretty nice game so far, despite 5 fouls and 4 turnovers.

Update: End 3rd quarter. Slim 1 and Slim 2 (thanks Sleepy Freud) putting up great numbers so far.

Wright: 15 points, 4-6 shooting, 7-8 FTs, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks in 26 minutes
Randolph: 22 points, 8-13 shooting, 6-6 FTs, 5 rebounds, 2 steals in 23 minutes

Update: Marco Belinelli just hit a Baron-esque step-back fadeaway baseline jumper. He was quiet for most of the game, presumably to let other rookies get some burn, and now is starting to heat up, hitting 3 of his last 4 shots.

Update: Warriors win 96-89 on the wings of two great performances by Wright and Randolph, with the latter scoring 30 points in his debut. The totals of the two:

45 points, 17-25 shooting, 13-17 FTs, 15 boards, 5 blocks, 3 steals in about 30 minutes.

Summer league stats, much like spring training, mean absolutely nothing, but it's hard not to get excited about the Warriors' two towers.

Of note: Wright guarded Marreese Speights, the guy I hoped the Warriors would take in the draft, for the majority of the game. Speights scored 22 points in 34 minutes, but it took him 19 shots and 12 free-throw attempts to do so.

Hendrix is listed as DNP on the boxscore. Apparently he's out with a bruised hip, similar to the injury that kept Wright out for the entirety of last year's summer league strained quad. The impending signing of Ronny Turiaf won't help Hendrix's bid for a roster spot, and neither will this event. According to Janny Hu, the Warriors hope that he'll be ready to go on Sunday or Tuesday, though.