Down 17, Warriors force OT and win wild one over Heat 111-106

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OAKLANDThe Warriors battled back from a 17-point thirdquarter deficit to defeat the Miami Heat in overtime on Tuesday. The victorysnapped a five-game losing streak for the Warriors, and it was only the secondloss of the season for the Heat.Warriors 111, Heat 106 (OT)Star of the game: Dorell Wright came outof his slump in a big way. Wright had 20 points and three huge buckets to helpthe Warriors come back from a 17-point deficit.Wright hit a 3-pointer with 31 seconds remaining inregulation to tie the game at 96-96, then hit two more 3-pointers in overtime.Both of the 3-pointers came with the Warriors down two at the time, the firstwith 4:55 remaining and the second with 1:25 remaining.
Wright credited coach Mark Jackson.One thing is him sticking with me, said Wright, whofinished 20 points and 10 rebounds. Its nine games and Ive just stunk it up.I havent been good at all. I havent helped this team. When Im making shots,making plays for my teammates, getting rebounds thats when werebetter.Robinson produces: Guard Nate Robinsonhad 15 of his team-high 24 points in the fourth quarter, one in which theWarriors outscored Miami 24-12.Robinson didnt shoot well (4-for-12), but he got to theline, going 14-for-14.It was great to see Nate Robinson, who people havequestioned, doubtedI didnt know what he was when was on other teams. But Iknow hes a fighter, I know hes a competitor and no pun intended, hes awarrior, Jackson said.Tough stretch: The Heat held the Warriorswithout a field goal for nearly 10 minutes to start the third quarter, takingcontrol of what had been a close one.Miami led 57-53 at halftime, but by the time David Leedunked with 2:11 remaining in the periodGolden States first bucket of thequarterthe Heat lead had grown to 80-65.That big deficit was the reason it turned out to be such abig win for the Warriors.Not just this win, were a team that beat the Knicks, Bullsand Heat, Jackson said. So we can beat very good teams. And we can beat verygood teams when things dont go our way because we are an outstanding defensiveteam. When you hold the Miami Heat to 12 points in the fourth quarter, you giveyourself a chance to win, you give yourself a chance to fight back andwin.Hanging in: The Warriors were shootingjust 35 percent from the field and had committed 18 turnovers, and were downonly 93-87. They stayed in the game because they didnt allow Miami to score inbuncheslet alone much at all.We fought, Jackson said. I talked about it all seasonlong. We are a team that is not going to quit. When it got tough, I thoughtthere was a pointjust like in lifewhere you can fold the tent or you canbegin to believe and fight back and we did that.Brown injured: Warriors center KwameBrown appeared to injure his right shoulder midway through the third quarterwhile trying to get a rebound.He came out of the game and then headed to the locker room.He didnt return.Lees impact: Warriors power forwardDavid Lees been getting his double-doubles, but against the Heat his 20 pointsand 14 rebounds were meaningful.Said Lee: I finally, after a day off, kind of felt myselfagain after being sick. The thingweve done a poor job of is closing out games and thats all the way around.But on a personal level, I wanted to be aggressive defensively, rebounding andalso be aggressive offensively. You saw in overtime they went down to me aboutfive or six straight times and I found guys for shots and was able to scoreonce. I wanted to be aggressive. Ellison in house: Oracle CEO LarryEllison was in attendance courtside on Tuesday night, sitting approximately 10seats down from Warriors owner Joe Lacob.Ellison had tried to purchase the Warriors when previousowner Chris Cohan had the team up for sale. But Lacob wound up getting theteam.Ellison has been to Oracle Arena just two times for Warriorsgames. The first was a few years ago for a Cavaliers-Warriors game whenCleveland had LeBron James.No Curry, Biedrins: The Warriors playedwithout point guard Stephen Curry and center Andris Biedrins. Curry missed hissecond consecutive game after spraining his right ankle in San Antonio.Biedrins missed his third straight game with a sprainedright ankle and toe injury.

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