Today in Warriors history: Antawn Jamison drops 41 on the Denver Nuggets in 2003

With no basketball on the schedule, Warriors Wire is looking back into Golden State’s history for noteworthy performances of the past.

It’s been over three weeks since the Golden State Warriors played a basketball game. The 2019-20 season has been suspended with 17 games remaining on the schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic.

To help fill the gap with hoops are on hold, Warriors Wire is looking back into Golden State’s history to find standout performances from the past.

Before he was the director of pro personnel for the Washington Wizards, Antawn Jamison was the face of the Golden State Warriors franchise. In his final season with the Warriors, the North Carolina product toasted the Denver Nuggets for his 2003 season-high.

April 6, 2003

With Golden State’s playoff hopes dwindling and only a few games remaining on the schedule, Jamison decided to put on one last show for Warriors’ fans before the end of the season.

The former lottery pick dropped a season-high 41 points on 17-of-24 shooting from the field. Jamison added 14 rebounds to complete his 14th double-double of the season.

Jamison’s monster night pushed Golden State to a smooth 106-99 victory at the Arena in Oakland.

Check out the full box score from the Warriors win over the Nuggets in 2003 here.

After averaging 22.2 points and seven rebounds per game in 2002-03, the Warriors moved Jamison in the offseason to the Dallas Mavericks in a nine-player deal that included Nick Van Exel, Avery Johnson, Chris Mills and Danny Fortson.

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12. Cleveland: Vitaly Potapenko

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Nicknamed “The Ukraine Train,” Vitaly Potapenko played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics, the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Sacramento Kings of the NBA, as well as MMT Estudiantes in the Spanish ACB.