Nov 14, 2007 10:28 pm US/Pacific
Warriors Collapse Against Pistons, Remain Winless
OAKLAND (AP) ―
Rasheed Wallace scored 13 of his 22 points during a furious fourth-quarter rally, and the injury-plagued Detroit Pistons improbably came back from a 22-point deficit to beat the winless Golden State Warriors 111-104 Wednesday night.
Tayshaun Prince and Richard Hamilton also scored 22 points apiece for the Pistons, who roared from behind for a road victory in their fifth game in seven days. Detroit even did it without injured starters Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess, who both got hurt in a loss to Portland on Tuesday night.
Baron Davis had 29 points and 10 assists for Golden State, which remained the NBA's only winless team at 0-6 after an embarrassing collapse. Even worse, the Warriors had the previous five days off before facing the exhausted Pistons.
The Warriors blew most of their huge early lead in the third quarter, and the Pistons took their first lead on six straight points by Wallace, including the go-ahead jumper with 5:12 to play. Wallace's outburst capped a 14-2 run.
Wallace, who had 18 points after halftime, followed up a 3-pointer from a step behind the line with two free throws, and Prince—who went 11-of-15 from the field—added four late points to seal it.
Al Harrington had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Warriors, who have opened the season with four losses at home for the first time since 1998-99. Even the absence of suspended swingman Stephen Jackson can't explain Golden State's struggles at the start of a season that began with high expectations.
Flip Murray had 15 points and tied his career high with 12 assists in Billups' point guard spot, while Jason Maxiell had 14 points and 14 rebounds at power forward. Billups injured his right hip and twisted his left knee in Portland, while McDyess reaggravated ligaments in his sprained left shoulder in the same game.
The Warriors scored a season-best 40 points in the first quarter, with Davis hitting four 3-pointers while scoring 16 points against Murray's defense. Golden State led 59-37 late in the second quarter, but Detroit got within 13 by halftime before making a 21-10 run in the third.
Matt Barnes, who's playing with a broken bone in his right ring finger, had 12 points on 5-of-15 shooting. Golden State went 15-for-43 in the second half, including 5-of-21 on a series of irresponsible 3-pointers.
Jackson sat out the sixth game of his seven-game suspension. After Golden State finishes its four-game homestand Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, Jackson will rejoin the club Sunday in Toronto.
Notes:@ C.C. Sabathia, the Cleveland Indians left-hander and a native of nearby Vallejo, celebrated his AL Cy Young award by watching the game from a seat under the basket with Florida Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis, an Alameda native. The Warriors gave jerseys to both players, with "CY YOUNG" stitched on the back of Sabathia's .07 jersey. ... Warriors F Mickael Pietrus missed the game for personal reasons. ... Golden State had another awful night at the free throw line, going 13-of-21 (61.9 percent).
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