The game-day trade left Golden State coach Don Nelson with only six healthy players on his roster because of injuries to Jason Richardson, Mickael Pietrus, Adonal Foyle and Zerko Cabarkapa, who is recovering from back surgery.

The Warriors were required by NBA rules to dress eight players to avoid a forfeit. So they activated Foyle from the inactive list despite his sprained right ankle, and signed guard Renaldo Major to a 10-day contract. Major, who played 27 minutes in his NBA debut and scored five points on 2-for-10 shooting, was playing for the Dakota Wizards -- a Development League team of the Sacramento Kings. He spent the previous two seasons in the CBA.

Two other D-League call-ups dressed for Golden State: Azubuike -- making his third NBA start -- and 7-foot center Patrick O'Bryant, who was recalled from the Bakersfield Jam on Tuesday and played his 13th game with the Warriors. Azubuike played a career-high 48 minutes and scored 28 points.

"We're going to have three D-League players on the floor tonight, which is going to be exciting for them -- not so exciting for me -- but we're willing to go through it," Nelson said before the game. "The main thing was to get the trade done and get it behind us. We had to give up four pretty good players who were all able and willing to play significant roles in the NBA, but I think this makes us more athletic."

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