Jamal Crawford had an impressive home debut for the Golden State Warriors on Monday night, scoring 40 points on a combination of long three pointers mixed with penetration, which seems to have reaffirmed the reason why he was acquired from the New York Knicks in the eyes of Warriors' coach Don Nelson, the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting.
"We thought when we made the trade, Jamal could finish his career here," Nelson said Tuesday. "He's intelligent, and he's good - he's the kind of guy you want to have around. He can also play a lot of minutes without getting fatigued."
Crawford played 50 minutes, 23 seconds against the Heat. Most encouragingly for the Warriors, he took another step forward in the ongoing effort to integrate himself into the offense.
"It's taking some time, but I think I'll continue to get better," Crawford said. "Look at the trade with (Chauncey) Billups and (Allen) Iverson. It takes some time to get acclimated."