2007–08 Golden State Warriors season

2007–08 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Don Nelson
General manager	Chris Mullin
Owner(s)	Chris Cohan
Arena	The Oracle
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2007-08 Golden State Warriors season was their 62nd season in the NBA and their 35th in Oakland.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

On June 28, the 2007 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.
From July 1 to July 10, the free agency period took place.^[1]
On October 9, the Warriors' pre-season started with a game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Honolulu, Hawaii.
On October 30, the Warriors' season started with a home loss against the Utah Jazz.

Despite finishing the season with a 48-34 record, six more wins than the previous season, the Warriors failed to qualify for the playoffs, as all eight seed teams in the Western conference finished with a 50+ winning record. The Warriors has the second highest winning percentage (.585) of any team who failed to make the playoffs behind the 1971-72 Phoenix Suns.

Offseason

Steph curry

Draft picks

Golden State's selections from the 2007 NBA Draft in New York, New York.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	18	Marco Belinelli	Guard	Italy	Fortitudo Bologna (Italy)
2	36	Jermareo Davidson (traded to Charlotte)	Power Forward/Center	United States	Alabama
2	46	Stephane Lasme (waived)	Power Forward	Gabon	Massachusetts

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
2.5 !G/F	7	Nigeria !	Azubuike, Kelenna	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Kentucky
4.0 !F	22	USA !	Barnes, Matt (C)	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	UCLA
2.0 !SG	18	Italy !	Belinelli, Marco	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Italy
6.0 !C	15	Latvia !	Biedriņš, Andris	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Latvia
4.0 !F	44	USA !	Croshere, Austin	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Providence
1.0 !PG	5	USA !	Davis, Baron (C)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	UCLA
1.5 !G	8	USA !	Ellis, Monta	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	LHS (MS)
5.5 !F/C	3	USA !	Harrington, Al	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	SPHS (NJ)
3.0 !SF	1	USA !	Jackson, Stephen (C)	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Oak Hill Academy (VA)
6.0 !C	26	USA !	O'Bryant, Patrick	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Bradley
6.0 !C	19	Serbia !	Perović, Kosta	7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Serbia
2.5 !G/F	2	France !	Piétrus, Mickaël	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	France
1.0 !PG	23	USA !	Watson, C.J.	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Tennessee
4.0 !F	32	USA !	Wright, Brandan	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	North Carolina

Head coach

Don Nelson (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2008-01-29

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Andris Biedriņš	Kosta Perović	Patrick O'Bryant
PF	Al Harrington	Matt Barnes	Austin Croshere Brandan Wright
SF	Stephen Jackson	Mickaël Piétrus
SG	Monta Ellis	Kelenna Azubuike
PG	Baron Davis	C. J. Watson	Marco Belinelli

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–	30–11	27–14	12–4
x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	2	30–11	25–16	10–6
Golden State Warriors	48	34	.585	9	27–14	21–20	10–6
Sacramento Kings	38	44	.463	19	26–15	12–29	3–13
Los Angeles Clippers	23	59	.284	34	13–28	10–31	5–11

Game log

Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates regulation loss.

October

Record: 0–1; Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
1	10/30	Utah Jazz	96–117	Golden State Warriors	NA	Baron Davis	19,832	0–1

November

Record: 8–6; Home: 3–3 ; Road: 5–3

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
2	11/2	Golden State Warriors	114–120	Los Angeles Clippers	NA	Kelenna Azubuike	19,060	0–2
3	11/3	Golden State Warriors	110–113	Utah Jazz	NA	Al Harrington	19,911	0–3
4	11/6	Cleveland Cavaliers	104–108	Golden State Warriors	NA	Baron Davis	19,596	0–4
5	11/8	Dallas Mavericks	115–120	Golden State Warriors	NA	Baron Davis	19,596	0–5
6	11/14	Detroit Pistons	104–111	Golden State Warriors	NA	Baron Davis	18,923	0–6
7	11/16	Los Angeles Clippers	122–105	Golden State Warriors	NA	Al Harrington	19,596	1–6
8	11/18	Golden State Warriors	106–100	Toronto Raptors	NA	Stephen Jackson	19,800	2–6
9	11/20	Golden State Warriors	108–82	New York Knicks	NA	Baron Davis	19,763	3–6
10	11/21	Golden State Warriors	82–105	Boston Celtics	NA	Monta Ellis	18,624	3–7
11	11/23	Golden State Warriors	123–115	Washington Wizards	NA	Baron Davis	20,173	4–7
12	11/24	Golden State Warriors	100–98	Philadelphia 76ers	1	Monta Ellis	13,047	5–7
13	11/26	Phoenix Suns	129–114	Golden State Warriors	NA	Stephen Jackson	19,596	6–7
14	11/28	Golden State Warriors	103–96	Sacramento Kings	NA	Monta Ellis	13,652	7–7
15	11/29	Houston Rockets	113–94	Golden State Warriors	NA	Baron Davis	19,596	8–7

December

Record: 11–6; Home: 5–2; Road: 6–4

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
16	12/2	Golden State Warriors	109–96	Seattle SuperSonics	NA	Stephen Jackson & Al Harrington	11,461	9–7
17	12/3	Orlando Magic	117–123	Golden State Warriors	1	Stephen Jackson	18,527	9–8
18	12/5	Milwaukee Bucks	120–90	Golden State Warriors	NA	Stephen Jackson & Baron Davis	17,823	10–8
19	12/7	Miami Heat	120–113	Golden State Warriors	NA	Stephen Jackson	19,596	11–8
20	12/9	Golden State Warriors	113–123	Los Angeles Lakers	NA	Baron Davis	18,997	11–9
21	12/11	San Antonio Spurs	96–84	Golden State Warriors	NA	Stephen Jackson	19,827	12–9
22	12/12	Golden State Warriors	95–105	Portland Trail Blazers	NA	Baron Davis	15,943	12–10
23	12/14	Los Angeles Lakers	108–106	Golden State Warriors	NA	Al Harrington & Baron Davis	20,705	13–10
24	12/16	Golden State Warriors	87–109	Detroit Pistons	NA	Matt Barnes	22,076^[2]	13–11
25	12/17	Golden State Warriors	125–117	Memphis Grizzlies	NA	Stephen Jackson	10,549	14–11
26	12/19	Golden State Warriors	111–98	Minnesota Timberwolves	NA	Al Harrington	13,001	15–11
27	12/22	Golden State Warriors	95–100	New Jersey Nets	NA	Stephen Jackson	15,032	15–12
28	12/23	Golden State Warriors	105–96	Cleveland Cavaliers	NA	Stephen Jackson	20,562	16–12
29	12/26	Minnesota Timberwolves	105–101	Golden State Warriors	NA	Monta Ellis	19,596	17–12
30	12/28	Denver Nuggets	120–124	Golden State Warriors	NA	Stephen Jackson	20,001	17–13
31	12/30	Golden State Warriors	105–95	Denver Nuggets	NA	Baron Davis	19,362	18–13
32	12/31	Golden State Warriors	112–95	Houston Rockets	NA	Baron Davis	18,153	19–13

January

Record: 9–6; Home: 5–2; Road: 4–4

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
33	1/2	Golden State Warriors	99–121	Dallas Mavericks	NA	Stephen Jackson	20,172	19–14
34	1/4	New Orleans Hornets	104–116	Golden State Warriors	NA	Baron Davis	19,596	19–15
35	1/7	San Antonio Spurs	130–121	Golden State Warriors	1	Baron Davis	19,107	20–15
36	1/9	Golden State Warriors	91–109	Portland Trail Blazers	NA	Matt Barnes	20,415	20–16
37	1/11	Memphis Grizzlies	116–104	Golden State Warriors	NA	Monta Ellis	19,224	21–16
38	1/13	Indiana Pacers	106–101	Golden State Warriors	NA	Monta Ellis	19,044	22–16
39	1/15	Golden State Warriors	105–98	Minnesota Timberwolves	NA	Baron Davis	10,777	23–16
40	1/16	Golden State Warriors	117–125	Indiana Pacers	NA	Baron Davis	11,501	23–17
41	1/18	Golden State Warriors	119–111	Chicago Bulls	NA	Baron Davis	21,896	24–17
42	1/19	Golden State Warriors	119–99	Milwaukee Bucks	NA	Al Harrington	16,615	25–17
43	1/21	Minnesota Timberwolves	108–109	Golden State Warriors	NA	Monta Ellis	19,144	25–18
44	1/24	New Jersey Nets	121–119	Golden State Warriors	NA	Monta Ellis	19,596	26–18
45	1/27	New York Knicks	106–104	Golden State Warriors	NA	Stephen Jackson	19,596	27–18
46	1/29	Golden State Warriors	107–111	Houston Rockets	NA	Stephen Jackson	16,586	27–19
47	1/30	Golden State Warriors	116–103	New Orleans Hornets	NA	Stephen Jackson	14,410	28–19

February

Record: 7–3; Home: 7–2; Road: 0–1

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
48	2/1	Charlotte Bobcats	127–94	Golden State Warriors	NA	Monta Ellis	20,064	29–19
49	2/7	Chicago Bulls	108–114	Golden State Warriors	NA	Monta Ellis	19,596	29–20
50	2/9	Sacramento Kings	105–102	Golden State Warriors	NA	Monta Ellis	20,018	30–20
51	2/11	Washington Wizards	120–117	Golden State Warriors	NA	Stephen Jackson	19,043	31–20
52	2/13	Phoenix Suns	120–118	Golden State Warriors	NA	Monta Ellis	19,754	32–20
53	2/19	Golden State Warriors	109–119	Utah Jazz	NA	Al Harrington	19,911	32–21
54	2/20	Boston Celtics	119–117	Golden State Warriors	NA	Baron Davis	20,711	33–21
55	2/22	Atlanta Hawks	110–117	Golden State Warriors	NA	Baron Davis	19,596	33–22
56	2/26	Seattle SuperSonics	105–99	Golden State Warriors	NA	Monta Ellis	19,412	34–22
57	2/29	Philadelphia 76ers	119–97	Golden State Warriors	NA	Mickaël Piétrus	19,602	35–22

March

Record: 10–6; Home: 5–2; Road: 5–4

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
58	3/2	Portland Trail Blazers	110–104	Golden State Warriors	NA	Stephen Jackson	19,596	36–22
59	3/4	Golden State Warriors	135–118	Atlanta Hawks	NA	Baron Davis	16,575	37–22
60	3/5	Golden State Warriors	109–118	Charlotte Bobcats	NA	Monta Ellis	13,747	37–23
61	3/7	Golden State Warriors	134–99	Miami Heat	NA	Stephen Jackson	19,161	38–23
62	3/8	Golden State Warriors	104–95	Orlando Magic	NA	Baron Davis	17,519	39–23
63	3/12	Toronto Raptors	117–106	Golden State Warriors	NA	Monta Ellis	19,596	40–23
64	3/13	Golden State Warriors	115–123	Phoenix Suns	NA	Baron Davis	18,422	40–24
65	3/15	Memphis Grizzlies	110–107	Golden State Warriors	NA	Stephen Jackson	19,596	41–24
66	3/18	Golden State Warriors	105–122	Sacramento Kings	NA	Baron Davis	16,245	41–25
67	3/19	Golden State Warriors	116–100	Los Angeles Clippers	NA	Stephen Jackson	18,704	42–25
68	3/21	Houston Rockets	106–109	Golden State Warriors	NA	Baron Davis	19,824	42–26
69	3/23	Golden State Warriors	115–111	Los Angeles Lakers	NA	Stephen Jackson & Monta Ellis	18,997	43–26
70	3/24	Los Angeles Lakers	119–123	Golden State Warriors	1	Baron Davis	20,713	43–27
71	3/27	Portland Trail Blazers	95–111	Golden State Warriors	NA	Stephen Jackson	19,732	44–27
72	3/29	Golden State Warriors	112–119	Denver Nuggets	NA	Baron Davis	19,844	44–28
73	3/30	Dallas Mavericks	104–114	Golden State Warriors	NA	Monta Ellis	19,852	45–28

April

Record: 3–6; Home: 2–2; Road: 1–4

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
74	4/01	Warriors	92–116	Spurs	NA	Baron Davis (19)	18,797	45–29
75	4/02	Warriors	86–111	Mavericks	NA	Monta Ellis (27)	20,331	45–30
76	4/04	Warriors	117–86	Grizzlies	NA	Andris Biedrins (21)	11,463	46–30
77	4/06	Warriors	96–108	Hornets	NA	Monta Ellis (35)	17,809	46–31
78	4/08	Kings	132–140	Warriors	NA	Baron Davis (33)	20,003	47–31
79	4/10	Nuggets	114–105	Warriors	NA	Monta Ellis (29)	20,737	47–32
80	4/12	Clippers	116–122	Warriors	NA	Stephen Jackson (28)	19,706	48–32
81	4/14	Warriors	116–122	Suns	NA	Stephen Jackson (23)	18,422	48–33
82	4/16	SuperSonics	126–121	Warriors	NA	Monta Ellis (24)	19,596	48–34

Player stats

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Azubuike, Kelenna !Kelenna Azubuike	81	17	21.4	.445	.364	.717	4.0	.9	.56	.42	8.5
Barnes, Matt !Matt Barnes	73	18	19.4	.423	.293	.747	4.4	1.9	.66	.49	6.7
Belinelli, Marco !Marco Belinelli	33	0	7.3	.387	.390	.778	.4	.5	.15	.00	2.9
Biedrins, Andris !Andris Biedriņš	76	59	27.3	.626	.000	.620	9.8	1.0	.74	1.24	10.5
Croshere, Austin !Austin Croshere	44	0	10.4	.445	.361	.906	2.4	.7	.18	.14	3.9
Davis, Baron !Baron Davis	82	82	39.0	.426	.330	.750	4.7	7.6	2.33	.52	21.8
Ellis, Monta !Monta Ellis	81	72	37.9	.531	.231	.767	5.0	3.9	1.53	.33	20.2
Harrington, Al !Al Harrington	81	59	27.0	.434	.375	.774	5.4	1.6	.91	.20	13.6
Hudson, Troy !Troy Hudson	9	0	10.3	.290	.333	1.000	.8	1.0	.33	.00	3.1
Jackson, Stephen !Stephen Jackson	73	73	39.1	.405	.363	.832	4.4	4.1	1.26	.40	20.1
O'Bryant, Patrick !Patrick O'Bryant	24	0	4.1	.552	.000	.600	1.2	.2	.17	.38	1.5
Perovic, Kosta !Kosta Perović	7	0	5.4	.300	.000	.667	1.9	.1	.00	.29	1.4
Pietrus, Mickael !Mickaël Piétrus	66	16	19.9	.439	.361	.673	3.7	.7	1.00	.65	7.2
Watson, C.J. !C. J. Watson	32	0	11.5	.426	.346	.793	1.0	1.1	.47	.00	3.7
Webber, Chris !Chris Webber	9	8	14.0	.484	.000	.417	3.6	2.0	.44	.67	3.9
Wright, Brandan !Brandan Wright	38	6	9.9	.554	.000	.675	2.6	.2	.16	.58	4.0

Transactions

The Warriors have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.^[3]

Trades

June 28, 2007

To Charlotte Bobcats

Jason Richardson and rights to Jermareo Davidson (2007 36th overall draft pick)

To Golden State Warriors

Rights to Brandan Wright (2007 8th overall draft pick)

Free Agents

Player	Former team
Austin Croshere	Dallas Mavericks
Troy Hudson	Minnesota Timberwolves
Carlos Powell	New Zealand Breakers
Pat Burke	Phoenix Suns
Tierre Brown	Fortitudo Bologna
D.J. Mbenga	Dallas Mavericks
Chris Webber	Detroit Pistons

Player	New team
Josh Powell	Los Angeles Clippers
Adonal Foyle	Orlando Magic
Šarūnas Jasikevičius	Panathinaikos BC
Carlos Powell	Dakota Wizards
Pat Burke	Khimki BC
Tierre Brown	Pallacanestro Varese
Stephane Lasme	Los Angeles D-Fenders
D.J. Mbenga	Los Angeles Lakers
Troy Hudson	unsigned

References

↑ "July Free Agency Moratorium". NBA.com. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
↑ Hu, Janny (December 17, 2007). "Warriors wither against Pistons". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 23 February 2012. Only about half of the announced sellout crowd of 22,076 made it to the Palace of Auburn Hills with a heavy snowstorm pounding the region.
↑ "Golden State Warriors Team Transactions". SI.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2008.