Still, somehow, the Warriors (2-5) can't make unselfish play a regular staple of their offense. They wasted what was, per Golden State's standards, a solid defensive effort with offense hobbled by untimely one-on-one play.

"I thought we reverted back," coach Don Nelson said. "You would think since that's all we talked about, how great it was to play in that game (Monday), it would lead to more of the same. But we didn't do that."

The Warriors held the Pacers to 44.7 percent shooting (opponents had been shooting 49.9 percent) and 44 second-half points. That figures to be enough defense for a team that prides itself on its offense.

But the Warriors offense is proving to be sporadic at best, and only potent when guys are stroking. So far this season, the Warriors need a few players to be hot to resemble the potent offense of yesteryear.

Wednesday, they shot 40.2 percent from the field. Their 18 assists were half what they totaled Monday. Guard Anthony Morrow, who started because Nelson said his teammates are starting to look for him, got seven shots in 30 minutes, making two.

"We've just got to think about it more, make a conscious effort," said swingman Kelenna Azubuike, who finished with 10 points on 2-for-10 shooting with one assist. "We've got a lot of natural scorers on this team, so it's kind of hard for everybody to get in that mode. We've got to realize that's when we're at our best. Guys are so aggressive. We've got scorers on this team. It's the way players are. It's not necessarily a bad thing. We've got to get ourselves back to playing unselfishly."

Swingman Stephen Jackson was a big reason the Warriors moved the ball so well in Monday's win over Minnesota. He had a career-high 15 assists, setting the tone for contagious ball movement.

Wednesday, he didn't get much of a chance to do the same. He missed four of his first five shots, all off one-on-one play, and was pulled with 6:04 left in the first quarter. He didn't see the floor again until the start of the second half.

Jackson totaled seven points on 3-for-10 shooting in 18 minutes of action none in the fourth quarter.

"He's got a sore back or something," coach Don Nelson said. "I didn't think he was moving very well. I didn't think he moved very well in practice this morning. So I didn't expect that he was going to give me very much. But he gave me what he had."

Jackson said his back was fine and he had more to give. He said the only thing limited was his minutes.

"My back is not sore at all," said Jackson, who acknowledged he may have a scratch on his lower back. "I just want to play, regardless if I'm in Africa or wherever. I just want to play. I know I could've done more than what I did tonight. (ellipses). Everybody know what the situation is. I know a lot of people expected to see me blow up when he took me out the game earlier. For what? It is what it is. Like I said, I'm going to always respect coach. I'm just going to do my job until things change."

The game got away from the Warriors late in the second quarter, with Jackson on the bench. A jumper by Anthony Randolph cut the Pacers' lead to 41-39 at the 7:53 mark. But Indiana closed the half with a 23-8 run. During the Pacers spurt, Golden State went 3-for-12 from the field with four turnovers and wound up trailing 64-47 at the half. They never got closer than seven points.

"We never got a rhythm," Morrow said. "We never got clicking enough to get over that hump."

Pacers 108, Warriors 94 ?Friday: at New York, 4:30 p.m. ?TV/Radio: CSN/KNBR (1050)