The Warriors are playing at a slower pace this season, part of which is due to the coaching change of Keith Smart, but also because of David Lee at power forward. Golden State had frequently played small forwards at power forward under Don Nelson.

"It's still a transition period for us," coach Keith Smart said. "The way that we've played in the past, being able to get out on the break, have fun and play fast, this team is not that (kind of) team right now. So we've got to utilize what we have now and develop them to eventually start being a running team."

The Warriors are averaging 18.9 fastbreak points per game this season, compared to 23.7 per game in 09-10.

"When we had four small forwards and guards on the floor, everybody ran then," said Smart, whose squad does lead the league in points off turnovers (20.3). "We're dealing with two, technically, (centers). David Lee is still developing at playing a (power forward) position, and he's been gone for a while (because of injury). So he has to get back into game shape. So, for right now, we still have a traditional team that's trying to develop into a team that can play a little faster."

The Warriors are still ranked 4th in pace, however, at 95.6 per game.  Last season they were ranked first at 100.4 per game.