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Golden State began the Rocky Mountain Revue in the same manner it left the NBA Summer League — with a win. The Warriors defeated the New Jersey Nets 108-84 in Salt Lake City to improve to 5-1 overall.
Warriors second-round pick Richard Hendrix, in his first start, notched a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds in 21 minutes. First-round pick Anthony Randolph amassed 16 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two blocks in 30 minutes. He was 11-for-13 from the free-throw line.
Before the game the Warriors added two players, Jamont Gordon from Mississippi State and Ayinde Ubaka from Cal. Gordon wound up with 10 points, two rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes, while Ubaka had three assists and one rebound in six minutes. Marco Belinelli and C.J. Watson did not accompany the team to Utah. Vallejo native and former Duke guard DeMarcus Nelson scored 9 points and dished 6 assists for the Warriors.
Former Cal star Ryan Anderson scored 10 points for the Nets, and former Stanford standout Brook Lopez notched 16 points and 3 blocks.
The Warriors will play the Dallas Mavericks today.
Celtics: Boston re-signed guards Eddie House and Tony Allen, two role players from its title-winning team.
General manager Danny Ainge confirmed the deals Monday. Contract terms were not immediately disclosed.
House, a Hayward High graduate, averaged 7.5 points in 19 minutes during the regular season, and Allen averaged 6.6 points.
Magic: Dwight Howard is feeling like Superman again.
Recovered from a stress fracture to the sternum, Howard said he's ready for Beijing.
The U.S. starting center participated in practice as Team USA opened a four-day training camp Monday in Las Vegas. Howard seemed a bit winded after his first 5-on-5 workout since the NBA playoffs, when the Orlando Magic star got hurt against the Detroit Pistons.
"I feel real good out there," Howard said after the closed workout at Valley High School. "I didn't have any problems. I'm looking to get in better shape. I'm just ready to go."
The U.S. learned over the weekend that 7-foot-1 Tyson Chandler has an inflamed big toe and will not be available as an alternate.
Nets: New Jersey acquired guard Keyon Dooling from the Orlando Magic in a sign-and-trade deal.
In exchange for Dooling, the Nets gave the Magic cash and the trade exception they got in the deal that sent Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks.
Dooling averaged 8.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 72 games for Orlando last season. The eight-year NBA veteran has appeared in 465 games with the Clippers, Heat and Magic, holding career averages of 6.8 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists.
Referees: The NBA appointed Bernie Fryer and Joe Borgia to new positions and reassigned Ronnie Nunn in a series of moves to restructure its referees program.
The league also recently hired Gen. Ron Johnson as its senior vice president of referee operations as it tries to strengthen its officiating operations following the Tim Donaghy scandal.
Fryer, who officiated nearly 1,700 games in his 28-year career, was promoted from assistant director of officials and crew chief coordinator to vice president and director of officials. He will oversee the daily management and performance on the court of the referees.
Borgia becomes vice president of referee operations.
