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Warriors schedule and a few team notes

RICHARDSON STARTS NEW YEAR WITH A BANG: Jason Richardson has scored 24-or-more points in three of four games in 2004...Since the New Year, he is averaging 21.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.25 steals in 38.0 minutes.

RICHARDSON'S GUARD-ED TERRITORY: Jason Richardson is joined by Tracy McGrady and Paul Pierce as the only guards in the NBA averaging at least 18.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.00 steals per game.

NICK VAN EXEL CLAIMS FIFTH PLACE: When Nick Van Exel sank his third three-pointer of the night at Dallas (1/7), it give him a career total of 1,361 three-pointers, passing Dan Majerle (1,360) for sole possesion of 5th place on the NBA's all-time three-point list...He needs 181 three-pointers to tie Tim Hardaway (1,542) for fourth place on the list.

WARRIORS SCHEDULE HAS BEEN UNKIND: Golden State is coming off a stretch in which they played 12 of their last 16 games on the road (5-11 during stretch). In fact, the Warriors have only spent nine of the last 31 calendar days in the Bay Area and have practiced at their Downtown Oakland practice facility just twice during that 31-day stretch. Not only has the calendar schedule been tough on the Warriors, but the opponents have been also, as Golden State has played the third toughest schedule in the NBA according to Jeff Sagarin's NBA Sagarin Ratings

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE Saturday January 10 vs. Seattle 7:30 P.M. FOX Sports Net Bay Area KNBR 680

Monday January 12 vs. Memphis 7:30 P.M. FOX Sports Net Bay Area KNBR 680

Tuesday January 13 at Utah 6:00 P.M. None KNBR 680

Thursday January 15 vs. Cleveland 7:30 P.M. Fox Sports Net Bay Area KNBR 680