Warriors suffer first home defeat of the season.
GAME LEADERS
The Warriors lost their first home game of the season Tuesday night, falling to the San Antonio Spurs 113-100. The Warriors shot an impressive 54% from the floor against the Spurs’ stifling defense, but their 20 turnovers proved too costly to overcome. Klay Thompson paced the Dubs with 29 points after missing the last game with a hand injury, while Harrison Barnes notched a new season-high with 20 points. The loss is the Warriors’ second in as many games following a perfect 5-0 start.
As had been the case for their prior two games, the Warriors did not do themselves any favors against San Antonio. After totaling a season-high 27 turnovers in Sunday’s loss to Phoenix, Tuesday’s game marked the third-straight in which Golden State has given the ball away 20 or more times. Against many teams, the Warriors will be able to overcome that kind of sloppy play by way of their superior talent, but against the defending champs, only so many mistakes can be afforded. They made too many on Tuesday, and the result is back-to-back losses for the first time in this early season.