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Warriors seek third straight road win vs. Nets

Dec 22, 2007 - 3:52 PM Golden State (15-11) at New Jersey (11-15) 7:30 pm EST

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) - The Golden State Warriors face the New Jersey Nets on Saturday, looking for their third consecutive road win.

Golden State lost the first game of the five-game road trip to Detroit on Sunday, but rebounded on Monday with a 125-117 victory over Memphis before defeating Minnesota on Wednesday, 111-98. The Warriors are averaging 108.8 points, good for second-best in the league, but also allow 107 points per game.

Al Harrington, who scored 25 points for Golden State in Wednesday's win, has averaged 21.3 points in the last three wins. The Warriors have lost nine consecutive road games against the Nets, who average only 91.6 points per game.

New Jersey is coming off a 107-103 overtime victory at Miami on Thursday. The Nets have scored 100 points only nine times in the first 26 games. New Jersey does well in close games with an 8-3 record in games decided by five or less.

Richard Jefferson is averaging a team-high 25 points per game for the Nets. Vince Carter is second in scoring at 21.2 points per game.