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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Jamal Mashburn's shooting and the Golden
State Warriors' shooting ineptitude helped the Charlotte Hornets
start their road trip with a win.
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Mashburn scored 27 points and Elden Campbell had 15 points and
12 rebounds as the Hornets beat the Warriors 93-85 Monday night.
All five Charlotte starters scored in double figures as the
Hornets began a tough four-game West Coast road swing with just
their second victory in the past eight games.
"We've been struggling, so it was good to come in and beat a
team that we all realize we have the ability to beat," Campbell
said. "This isn't a team we can lose to if we want to be
contenders."
Derrick Coleman was benched for the Hornets, who lost a big lead
in the third quarter but hung on despite scoring only 13 points in
the fourth and 35 in the entire second half.
The Warriors also managed just 13 points in the final quarter,
shooting 5-for-22 and going scoreless for nearly five minutes down
the stretch while taking mostly terrible shots.
Golden State cut Charlotte's lead to 85-81 on Antawn Jamison's
3-pointer with 5:09 left, but the Warriors couldn't score on their
next nine possessions until Mookie Blaylock's free throws with 33
seconds left.
"Intensity is the key, and that's what we're lacking," Larry
Hughes said. "The bottom line is that we just have to start
bringing it. I'm tired of having to say, 'Next game.' It's time to
start winning ballgames."
David Wesley and Baron Davis scored 12 points apiece, with Davis
adding 12 assists and seven rebounds. The Hornets, who have too
often been content to settle for jumpers in recent weeks,
concentrated on driving to the hoop against Golden State, and it
paid off.
"There weren't a lot of jumpers tonight," said P.J. Brown, who
had 11 points and 11 rebounds. "We made an effort to play the way
we're taught to play, and it created all of our offense."
Coleman, whose effort and ability have been derided by coach
Paul Silas in recent weeks, didn't play for the second time in five
games and didn't speak to reporters afterward.
"I just felt good about tonight," Silas said. "We've had good
practices. Everything was lively yesterday (at practice), and it
was just a good feeling."
Jamison had 31 points and 11 rebounds, while Hughes scored 14 of
his 19 points after halftime and also had 11 rebounds and six
assists.
The game was Golden State coach Dave Cowens' first against
Charlotte, the team he coached to a .609 winning percentage for 2½
seasons before resigning in a dispute with management.
"When you don't make shots, it looks ugly," Cowens said. "We
couldn't make a shot. We were trying to work to Antawn and Mookie
at the end, but they made it tough for us."
The game was a significant step back for the Warriors, who had
played their best basketball of the season in the last two weeks.
They went back to their bad habits of inept defense, terrible
passing and poor shooting, and their weak finish capped a
discouraging night.
Hughes, who missed seven games with a sprained thumb and came
off the bench in Golden State's last two games, returned to the
starting lineup as Cowens went with a three-guard lineup to better
defend Mashburn.
It didn't work: Mashburn shot 9-for-13 in the first half against
Bob Sura and had 19 points, and Jamison guarded Mashburn in the
second half.
Golden State didn't play Corie Blount, Paul McPherson or Ruben
Garces, who were acquired Friday from Phoenix in a trade for
Vinny Del Negro.
"I didn't feel comfortable with them, so I didn't play them,"
Cowens said. "Maybe I should have."
Warriors center Marc Jackson, who had 13 points and eight
rebounds, strained his left groin late in the game and is doubtful
for Tuesday's game at Sacramento.
Game notes
The Hornets' road trip continues with games against the
Jazz, Lakers and Suns in the next six days. ... Adonal Foyle made a
spectacular defensive play in the third quarter when he ran down Davis
and blocked the Charlotte guard's breakaway dunk attempt. Foyle
blocked another dunk attempt by Jamaal Magloire two minutes later.
... Referee Tommy Nunez called a foul against Sura when Davis drove
the lane in the third quarter. Trouble was, Sura was standing
almost 10 feet away from Davis near the Warriors' bench when
Nunez's whistle blew. Nunez changed his call and gave the foul to
Blaylock three possessions later.
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RECAPS
Boston 99
Detroit 87
Washington 95
Cleveland 89
Phoenix 95
Atlanta 82
Minnesota 99
Milwaukee 96
Utah 97
Denver 91
Vancouver 97
New Jersey 86
Charlotte 93
Golden State 85
San Antonio 96
LA Clippers 67
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