The Goods On The Game, Vol. 2, No. 5

Hey, in case you were wondering, the $8.5 million TV set that hangs over the court now displays the game stats, too. Looks pretty good. And very informative.

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Check out the Warriors bench sometime. The lead assistant is a guy named Larry Riley. And why should you care? 'Cause he was the first player personnel guru of the old Vancouver Grizzlies and a good guy.

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This is exactly how they drew it up. Ball into O'Neal in post, double team comes, he kicks it out to a wide open Kapono for a three. Next possession, ball into O'Neal in the post, no double team, he goes to the rim and finishes a layup. Textbook.

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Score a win for the basketball people around here. The new scoreboard HAS TEAM FOULS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE THEM! Just like they've been asking for, oh, I dunno, a decade. Very nice.

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Very lame, very old Chicken skit last time out. The one where he stands in his big silly getup and scares passersby on the concourse outside the arena. Snore.

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Small Warrior run with Jackson at the point gets 'em within five with three minutes left and Sam calls timeout so he can get AP back into check Jackson. Not sure where Jose goes but Jackson's too strong for Jose on the block.

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This is a very tough lineup -- Jackson, Harrington, Maggette, Biedrins and Turiaf -- for Toronto to defend. So what do they do? Play zone.

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A Jackson three puts Golden State up one and sucks all the air out of the joint just before half.

Toronto 51, Golden State 50 at the half.