The Spurs came into this game riding a 2 game win streak and a game where 4 players scored 20 points or more. The Spurs were 8-6 at the start of the game but their biggest win was 21 points in their last game but after that their biggest win was 12. Anyway, the rest of the Spurs wins were all pretty close games. The Warriors on the other hand are coming off of a nice comeback win against the Lakers where 4 players scored 18 or more points. The Warriors were the favorites coming into this game even though they had a worse record than the Spurs at 7-6. To win this game the Warriors needed Curry to have a 25+ point game and needed to find points from other players. For the Spurs to win this game they needed to play good defense and find a few more points all around. The Warriors also broke out the new jerseys in honor of Oakland native Kamala Harris officially becoming Vice President. To the game!
Wearing the new Oakland Forever jersey James Wiseman made 1 of 2 free throws after being fouled on a layup. James Wiseman then got a 3 point play to give the Warriors a 4 point lead. At 9:45 the Dejounte Murray made a jumper to give the Spurs their first points of the game. At the 5 and a half minute mark Stephen Curry made a layup to give the Warriors their first double digit lead. At 3:55 Stephen Curry got a 4 point play to give the Warriors a 14 point lead. At the end of the first quarter the Warriors were winning 36-24. In the first quarter the Warriors biggest lead was 17. After the first quarter Draymond Green had 7 points and Stephen Curry had 10. The Warriors rebounding issue from the last game disappeared along with Anthony Davis. One of the main ways the Warriors were able to take an early lead was their shooting splits which were 60% from the field and 100% from 3. The Warriors were also able to play good defense holding the Spurs to 36% from 2 and 20% from 3.
To start the second quarter Trey Lyles made a put back layup to make the score 36-26. The Spurs went on a 7-0 run from the start of the quarter to 8:19. At 8:19 Kelly Oubre Jr. made a 3 to give the Warriors their first points of the second quarter. At 4:45 Stephen Curry made a layup to retake a double digit lead and spark a 21-4 run. In the middle of the run James Wiseman got a dunk to give the Warriors a 20 point lead. To end the half Dejounte Murray airballed a fadeaway jumper. After the first half the Warriors were winning 64-45. One reason for the score was that there were 4 players on the Warriors with 10 or more points compared to the Spurs having only 1 player with 10+ points. Another reason was that the Warriors shot very well with 53.5% from 2 and 50% from 3. They also played great defense holding the Spurs to 32.7% from the field and 14.3% from deep. The Warriors also played well in transition with 12 fast break points. Stephen Curry played extremely well in the first half scoring 20 points with 5 boards and 4 assists. This was probably the Warriors best first half of the season so far. To the third!
Demar Derozan made a layup for the first points of the 3rd quarter. At 10:48 Draymond Green made a layup for the Warriors first points of the 3rd. At around 6:30 James Wiseman got back to back alley oop dunks. At the 5 minute mark Kent Bazemore made a 3 to give the Warriors a 21 point lead which was then brought back down to 18 with a 3 point play from Murray. At 2:15 Kent Bazemore helped the Warriors retake the 20 point lead with a layup. Devin Vassell made a jumper to end the 3rd quarter. After the the 3rd quarter the Warriors were winning 90-71. Going into the 4th James Wiseman had 18 points with at least 10 of those points being off of lobs. It was a very even 3rd quarter where the Warriors shot 50.7% from the field and 36% from 3. The Spurs had been shooting terribly to this point with 34.7% from the field and 10.7% from 3.
The 4th quarter started off with a Rudy Gay hook shot to lower the Warriors lead to 17. At 9:02 Damion Lee got a flagrant 2 while attempting to block a layup. A flagrant 2 results in an ejection, 2 free throws for the Spurs, and Spurs ball. At 7:53 Eric Paschall made a jumper to make the score 100-82. At 5:17 Brad Wannamaker made a 3 to give the Warriors their biggest lead of the game to that point. A few plays later James Wiseman got a dunk to give the Warriors a 25 point lead. Tre Jones made a 3 to end the game. The Warriors won the game 121-99.
Leo’s Courtside Commentary: The Warriors won the game in the first quarter winning it by 12. They got out to an early lead and never let up. They led the whole game. James Wiseman played extremely well in this game with a career high of 20 points and at least 10 of them were off of lobs. The Warriors also played amazing defense which is showed well by the fact that they shot only 37.2% from 2 and 12.1% from 3. Another storyline was that the Warriors starting lineup had 89 points. The Warriors did well on the boards with 11 more than the Spurs. A big part of that was that Stephen Curry had 11 rebounds. The Warriors also shot much better than the Spurs with 50.5% from the field and 39.5% from behind the line. This was a perfect game for the Warriors and a great way to break out the new jerseys and honor Kamala Harris. To conclude, the Warriors played their best game of the season so far and were really able to play like a team and show great chemistry.
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