Remaining schedule not easy for Golden State

Golden State is scheduled to play eight of its final 16 games on its home court. Fifteen of the contests are against Western Conference teams. The Warriors will host their only opponent from the East, the Washington Wizards, on March 23rd at ORACLE Arena.

The Warriors split four games with the Clippers during the campaign. They are 17-20 against conference opponents this season.

Two teams battling to qualify for the Western Conference playoffs meet on Friday, as the Warriors welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to ORACLE Arena. The Timberwolves are just a half game behind the Warriors and Clippers.

It is the second of three meetings between the Warriors and Minnesota this season. On February 7th, Ricky Davis scored 26 points and Mark Blount netted 22 to lead the Timberwolves over Golden State, 121-93, at the Target Center.

Minnesota has lost two straight after winning its last two at Golden State. The Timberwolves have won two in a row in the series. Golden State is scheduled to host the Timberwolves on April 15th at ORACLE Arena.

The Warriors play the finale of a short two-game homestand against Minnesota. Don Nelson and the Warriors apparently have the formula on how to beat Dallas, and Monday it came at the right time as Golden State blew out the Mavericks, 117-100, at ORACLE Arena. Nelson’s Warriors are the only team to beat Dallas twice this year.

Mickael Pietrus had 20 points to lead six Golden State players in double figures, as the Warriors won for the fourth time in their last five contests overall. Jason Richardson, Al Harrington and Stephen Jackson all scored 16 points for Golden State, which shot 57.1 percent from the field.

The Warriors, who have won three in a row as the host, are 23-10 at home this season. They will visit the Seattle SuperSonics on Saturday and the Utah Jazz on Tuesday.