Over 29 minutes, Looney came down with 16 rebounds. Looney now has 10 or more rebounds 35 times this season.
Entering Friday night's game, the Warriors had scored 388 points off Looney's league-leading offensive rebounds. That number also tops the NBA and is a prime example of how important the big man is to the Warriors' success.It shouldn't be a surprise when the Warriors become turnover happy in games. The bigger surprise would be if they actually limited their turnovers. But on Friday night, they were lucky.
In the first half, the Warriors turned the ball over 12 times. Here's what the Kings did with those 12 turnovers: They scored two points. Or better yet, a whole lot of nothing.The Warriors wound up with 24 turnovers, twice as much as the Kings. The Kings scored 17 points off the Warriors' turnovers. Golden State also was called for 22 fouls.
The message has been repeated over and over again. The reality is, they have to play cleaner if they're going to beat the Kings at full strength or anybody else in the playoffs.