When Golden State needed a clutch shot the past two seasons, you knew it was going to be Davis who took it. He failed as often as he was successful, but 50 percent under those circumstances is pretty good.

Suffice it to say, the Warriors would take a 50-percent success rate from any of their current players, but none in the young crop has a history of clutch play that would lead anyone to project that kind of success.

Will it be the most elusive player (Monta Ellis)? The toughest guy (Stephen Jackson)? The one most likely to draw a foul (Corey Maggette)? The best perimeter shooter (Jamal Crawford)? Or the best interior force (Andris Biedrins)?

In Sunday's loss at Philadelphia, pretty much everyone on hand got a shot at stardom after the Warriors had rallied into a 76-all tie with 5:37 to go. But only Jackson and Kelenna Azubuike made shots down the stretch as the 76ers took advantage of Golden State's 2-for-10 shooting and three turnovers to finish with a 13-5 flurry that secured the win.

Of course, the Warriors were without Ellis (injured) and Crawford (who will make his Warriors debut Tuesday). Rest assured they'll get their chance to shine, as will everyone else, until Golden State figures it out.

76ERS 89, WARRIORS 81: You'd expect the Warriors to score less when they abandon their small lineup, but the scary part about the trip-opening loss at Philadelphia was a 54-38 rebounding deficit despite the fact they played their big guys much more than usual. Andris Biedrins, Anthony Randolph, Ronny Turiaf and Brandan Wright combined for about 40 percent of the playing time (95 minutes), yet grabbed just 17 rebounds, which was one more than 76ers starting center Samuel Dalembert snatched in 36 minutes. Not surprisingly, less scoring and little rebounding led to a loss.