Since the Warriors won, we'll let Maggette slide and focus on the positive

January 11, 10:08 PMGolden State Warriors ExaminerMatt Steinmetz

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Corey Maggette: Not the best of first halves for him 

Thanks, Travis Diener.

But, hey, when you've lost five in a row and are 10-28 like the Warriors, you'll take the win and forget about the fact you left wide-open a 3-point shooter with the game on the line.

Other stuff about the 120-117 win over the Pacers ...

It's almost too easy to get on Corey Maggette after this one. So easy, in fact, that  I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to talk about his first half, which would have been poor without the turnovers but was simply awful with them.

And it's easy to get on him for leaving Danny Granger, then arriving way late with a hand, as Granger knocked down a go-ahead 3-pointer with 23 seconds left.

So easy, in fact, that I'm not going to do it.

But I'm going to focus on the positive (it was a win, after all) _  such as his two defensive efforts on Granger before his 3-pointer. Don't forget that Granger missed two jump shots before the one he made, and both times Maggette did a pretty nice job on him.

Maggette made both of Granger's shots a little uncomfortable for him.

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The boos for Mike Dunleavy were pretty half-hearted, and rightfully so. Remind me again what he ever did so wrong except to get drafted at No. 3?

Still, it was obviously nice for Warriors fans to see Dunleavy miss badly on a 3-pointer with six seconds left that could have won it.

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The worst part about Marco Belinelli's injury is it likely means the Warriors won't get healthy anytime soon. Seems apparent that Stephen Jackson, Brandan Wright and Monta Ellis are all getting closer, and now this ankle injury with Belinelli.

That one didn't look to good.

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That was Anthony Randolph's most encouraging stretch of the season. What he did against the Pacers most was impact the game in a lot of ways ... rebounding, blocked shots, defense and a little bit of scoring.

Warriors coach Don Nelson didn't come back with Randolph in the second half, which will likely cause some consternation among the fans. But maybe Nellie just wanted him to leave the gym feeling good about his entire performance.