The Warriors finished the homestand strong with a 130-115 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday at Chase Center. The Dubs trailed by one entering the fourth quarter but outscored the Spurs 43-27 in the final frame. Stephen Curry (33 points; 7 3PM), Klay Thompson (31 points; 7 3PM) and Jordan Poole (27 points; 6 3PM) combined for 91 points and 20 3-pointers.
Golden State Warriors Highlights vs. San Antonio Spurs
Team Leaders
GSW
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Curry - 33 | Looney - 9 | D. Green - 11 |
| Thompson - 31 | Kuminga - 8 | Poole - 6 |
| Poole - 27 | Payton II - 8 | Curry/DiVincenzo - 5 |
SAS
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson - 22 | Mamukelashvili - 11 | Jones - 6 |
| Branham - 19 | Dieng - 10 | Johnson - 4 |
| Bates-Diop/Dieng- 14 | Bates-Diop/Branham - 7 | Mamukelashvili/Wesley - 4 |
An Avalanche of Splashes
With 7:59 remaining in the second quarter, Stephen Curry drove to the basket but saw all five Spurs defenders in or around the paint. The Spurs were determined to keep the Dubs from getting easy buckets inside, as the Warriors had missed their first 13 3-point attempts. So Curry swung the ball to Anthony Lamb on the right wing and curled around Jordan Poole to relocate. Poole found Curry, who nailed a contested three over Spurs' guard Devonte' Graham. Curry essentially opened up the floodgates for the Dubs, who would make 21 of their final 36 3-pointers (58.3 percent). The Warriors shot 42.9 percent from three for the game and made six more triples than the Spurs (21-15).
Curry Ends the 3-Point Drought
Jordan Poole Catches Fire in 2nd Quarter
The Warriors were down by four with less than four minutes remaining in the first half. With Curry on the bench and Thompson having made just one shot to that point, the Warriors needed an offensive spark. Poole delivered, scoring 12 of the Dubs' final 14 points to close the second quarter, including three 3-pointers, to give the Dubs a three-point lead going into the break.
“It’s been a really good stretch for him,” Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr said on Jordan Poole’s scoring in the recent weeks. “He’s had good stretches for us in the past, but he’s been very consistent in scoring the ball. He’s in a good groove offensively. Just seems to be in a good place. So yeah, Jordan’s playing well.”
Deep Jordan Poole Splash
Klay Thompson's 27 2nd-Half Points
After just four points on 1-for-5 shooting in the first half, Thompson responded with 27 points in the second half—tied for the second-most points he's scored in a half all season (tied with his 27 first-half points vs. the Thunder on Feb. 6 and behind his 33 first-half points vs. the Suns on March 13). The NBA leader in 3-pointers made added seven more triples on Friday, moving 11 threes ahead of second-place Buddy Hield (285-274).
“I just liked the way he stayed patient in the first half and didn't chase anything," Steve Kerr said about the tale of two halves for Klay Thompson. "The game didn't go his way, but he wasn't taking bad shots. I think he only got four shots up in the first half, but it was really important that he didn't chase anything and he stayed patient and then the game opened up in the second half."
Klay Thompson Hits the 3-Pointer
Postgame Warriors Talks
Curry, Thompson and Poole Make History
Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole became the second trio in NBA history to have three players make at least 200 threes in a season, joining James Harden, Eric Gordon and Ryan Anderson from the 2016-17 Houston Rockets. In addition, the Dubs have three players in the top 10 in 3-pointers made: Klay Thompson (1st; 285 3PM), Stephen Curry (3rd; 257 3PM) and Jordan Poole (10th; 205 3PM).
“It’s awesome,” Stephen Cury said when reflecting on the trio’s 3-point milestone. “We obviously shoot the ball at a high level and try to be efficient with it and do it in three kind of creative ways. It’s nice to accomplish feats that are rare in NBA history (three teammates making 200-plus threes in the same season). It’s special and obviously, JP (Jordan Poole) coming into his own as a great shooter and a balance in just scoring overall and also, stretching the defense out. It’s awesome.”
Stephen Curry's Sixth 3-Pointer
Up Next
After going 3-1 on their four-game homestand, the Warriors will head back on the road to face the Nuggets on Sunday at 5:30 pm (NBCSBA; NBATV) before hosting their final home game of the season against the Thunder on Tuesday at 7 pm.
MORE NOTABLES:
- The Warriors won their penultimate regular-season home game, improving to 32-8 at Chase Center.
- Golden State has won 11 of the team’s last 12 games at Chase Center and five of the last six overall.
- The Warriors improved to 21-4 vs. the Western Conference at home.
- Golden State swept the team’s season-series vs. San Antonio 3-0.
- This marked the second time since the Spurs joined the NBA in 1976 that the Warriors have swept their season-series with San Antonio (4-0 in 1996-97).
- The Warriors have won six of their last eight contests vs. the Spurs overall.
- The Warriors are now four games over .500, matching their best winning percentage of the season (.526).
- Golden State improved to 8-0 when scoring 130-plus points.
- The Warriors scored a fourth-quarter season high 43 points (prev. 41, 3/24 vs. PHI).
- Golden State improved to 24-6 (.800) when shooting 50% or-better from the field.
- The Warriors are now 25-10 (.714) when shooting 40% or better from beyond-the-arc.
- The Warriors recorded their league-leading 39th game dishing out 30-or-more assists.
- They improved to 27-12 (.692) in those games.
- Tonight marked the Warriors 470thconsecutive sellout, the longest-such streak in franchise history.
- Klay Thompson posted his 11th game of 30-plus points on the season… He scored 27 points in the game’s second half, the most he has scored in any second half this season (prev. 25, 2/24 vs. HOU)… He now sits at 285-made threes on the season, a league-leading mark.
- Stephen Curry scored a game-high 33 points (16 in Q4), his 27th 30-point game of the season… He made seven 3-pointers (15 in last two games), extending his NBA-record 3-point streak to 241 consecutive regular season games.
- Jordan Poole recorded his fourth consecutive 20-point game (all as a reserve), tying his longest 20-point streak as a reserve in his career and the only longer single-season 20-point streak by a Warriors reserve is six by Sarunas Marciulionis (3/27/92 to 4/3/92).
- Draymond Green dished out 11 assists (24 over the span of his last two games), marking his 14th game this season with 10-or-more assists.
- Kevon Looney grabbed nine rebounds (two on the offensive end)… Looney leads the NBA in offensive rebounds with 255 (Atlanta’s Clint Capela is second with 252)… He extended his games played streak to 189 consecutive regular season games, the second-longest active streak in the NBA (Brooklyn’s Mikal Bridges is first with 387).
- Gary Payton ll grabbed a season-high eight rebounds (prev. five, two times).
- Jonathan Kuminga recorded eight-made field goals (on 11 attempts), one shy of his season-high mark of nine (done three times).
- Lester Quinones made his first-career appearance in a regular-season NBA game.