After holding the Golden State Warriors to 14 factors within the first quarter, the San Antonio Spurs skilled a traditional offensive explosion, resulting in a 125-120 loss. It’s the primary house lack of the season for the Spurs, and snaps a three-game profitable streak.
The Warriors shot a whopping 57 three-pointers, flattening 21 of them (36.8%). Once they weren’t flattening open threes, they have been attending to the free-throw line, the place they made 32 of their 36 makes an attempt (88.9). San Antonio simply misplaced the mathematics sport, as they shot 14-39 (35.9%) from three and 14-16 (87.5) from the free-throw line. They struggled with turnovers as soon as once more, coughing the ball up 20 instances.
Steph vs. Steph was the important thing matchup. Stephen Curry received the higher of the matchup, dropping 46 factors, together with 5 three-pointers and 15 free throws. Stephon Citadel locked up Curry within the first quarter, however was strapped with foul hassle within the second, which prohibited him from guarding the Warriors’ star guard. That disrupted the Spurs’ defensive technique and shifted the sport in Golden State’s favor. Citadel put up a struggle, notching his first-career triple-double with 23 factors, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds.
San Antonio may have an opportunity to get revenge towards Golden State on Friday in entrance of the house crowd. It will likely be the Spurs’ second NBA Cup sport.
