Crawford’s 50 points lead the Warriors

Behind 50 points from Jamal Crawford, the Golden State Warriors beat the Charlotte Bobcats, 110-103, Saturday night, giving Coach Don Nelson a win in his first game with a new coaching structure.

Nelson yielded control of the NBA’s worst defense to assistant Keith Smart, and the Warriors did just enough at that end and let Crawford dominate on offense.

Crawford was 14 for 26 from the field and five for eight from three-point range, and made 17 of 18 free throws. He was two points shy of his career high, and became the first Warrior to reach 50 points since Antawn Jamison did it in consecutive games during the 2000-01 season.