NBA Wednesday

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Wednesday, 09 December 2009 00:00

Golden State (6-14) at New Jersey (2-19)
With a laughable 8-33 combined record, the Golden State warriors travel east to face the stagnant New Jersey Nets, who owns the worst record in the NBA as they go for back-to-back wins for the first time in nearly eight months Wednesday night.

After setting a league record with 18 straight losses to open this season, New Jersey snapped the losing streak on Tuesday when Devin Harris hit the go-ahead basket with 14.9 seconds left for a 103-101 victory against Chicago.

After scoring 100 points for the third time this season, the league's worst offense (87.6 ppg) will try to take advantage of the worst defense. Losers of four straight and six of seven, the Warriors are allowing 113.7 points per contest, but they've had nine players or fewer in their rotation since Nov. 30 for various reasons.

The Warriors have a legit opportunity for its roster to hit double-digits for the first time in December, with the return of Anthony Morrow and Corey Maggette. Morrow will return to action after attending the funeral of a family member, meanwhile, Maggette will return after an ejection after arguing a foul call.

Monta Ellis made up for Maggette's absence with 31 points, his sixth 30-point performance in nine games, and rookie Stephen Curry added a career-high 22. They'll try to help Golden State earn its fourth straight victory over the Nets. The Warriors snapped a 10-game skid in New Jersey with a 105-97 victory on Nov. 1, 2008.

Good luck!

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