Golden State Warriors at San Antonio Spurs
· National Basketball AssociationWembanyama returns from three-game absence to help Spurs rally past Warriors, 104-94
Trailing 81-64 with 1:55 left in the third quarter, San Antonio closed the game on a 40-13 run to win three straight for the first time since January 2021.
Wembanyama added nine assists, seven rebounds and three blocks in his return from a three-game absence with a bruised right knee.
San Antonio rookie Stephon Castle added 19 points and stole the dribble from Golden State's Stephen Curry behind the 3-point line with 1:46 remaining to preserve an eight-point lead.
Andrew Wiggins had 20 points and Curry had 14 points for the Warriors, who had won two straight. Trayce Jackson-Davis added 12 points and eight rebounds.
San Antonio went on an 11-0 run for a 97-90 lead with Castle and Wembanyama accounting for all but two points. Golden State was held scoreless for 4 1/2 minutes and did not make a field goal for 5:19.
Spurs: Prior to its fourth quarter surge, San Antonio’s only previously led for 22 seconds. Barnes hit the opening basket on a cutting layup 21 seconds into the first quarter. Golden State then went on an 11-0 run for a 20-8 lead.
Spurs: At Utah on Tuesday night.
Regular Season Series
SA leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 94 - 104 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 94 - 104 | |
4th 2.1 | shot clock turnover | 94 - 104 | |
4th 26.1 | Buddy Hield enters the game for Stephen Curry | 94 - 104 | |
4th 26.1 | Chris Paul enters the game for Julian Champagnie | 94 - 104 |
Statistics
GS | SA | |
---|---|---|
36-95 | FG | 38-85 |
37.9 | Field Goal % | 44.7 |
14-44 | 3PT | 13-47 |
31.8 | Three Point % | 27.7 |
8-13 | FT | 15-19 |
61.5 | Free Throw % | 78.9 |
49 | Rebounds | 48 |
17 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
32 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
29 | Assists | 29 |
4 | Steals | 5 |
3 | Blocks | 9 |
10 | Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
2 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
44 | Points in Paint | 42 |
21 | Fouls | 16 |
17 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 18,847 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Clippers | 17 | 13 | .567 | - | W1 |
LA Lakers | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0.5 | L1 |
Golden State | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | L1 |
Phoenix | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2 | L3 |
Sacramento | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4 | L4 |
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | W3 |
Memphis | 20 | 10 | .667 | 0.5 | L1 |
Dallas | 19 | 10 | .655 | 1 | W2 |
San Antonio | 15 | 14 | .517 | 5 | L1 |
New Orleans | 5 | 25 | .167 | 15.5 | L7 |
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