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For the last several seasons, the end of the year hasn't meant much for the San Antonio Spurs, outside of lottery odds. Generally eliminated from postseason contention with plenty of time left, the Sp...
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“I think we really missed Gary tonight,” Kerr said. “Missed QP. We’ve really developed a good group, rotation-wise, with those guys.”
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With the Warriors building a brick house with all their missed shots, the Spurs went on a stunning 24-3 run, giving them an eight-point lead.
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The Spurs outscored the Warriors in the fourth quarter, 38-23. Barnes’ game-winner was their 18th 3-pointer on 46 attempts (39.1%). It was Stephon Castle’s triple that tied the game at 99 with 5:01 left that changed the tide, according to Kerr.
Golden State needs to win out, and receive some help from other teams, to guarantee it will avoid the play-in tournament
"We just made it a little harder on ourselves," Steph Curry said of the Warriors' hopes of avoiding the Play-In Tournament.
No one expected the shorthanded San Antonio Spurs to defeat a nearly fully-powered Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, yet somehow, it happened. Wednesday
Here's what Mitch Johnson, Julian Champagnie, Chris Paul and Harrison Barnes had to say after the Spurs' big road win over the Warriors.
Steve Kerr might be one of the best NBA coaches of all time, but he still has a long way to go before he finds himself in "best of all-time" talks. For now and the foreseeable future, that title belongs to Gregg Popovich, who has led the San Antonio Spurs since 1996 and has won five titles and more games than any coach ever.
The Warriors' situation is not much different than the Los Angeles Lakers—another team full of aging stars—but the difference is that L.A. has been winning and shoring up their position in the playoff hunt, and now sit comfortably in the No. 3 seed.
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Harrison Barnes' buzzer-beating 3-pointer against the Golden State Warriors provided the San Antonio Spurs one shining moment
Steph Curry scored 36 points, Nikola Jokic had 33 points, nine assists and 12 rebounds, Jimmy Butler put in 19 and Brandin Podziemski scored 26. The Warriors improved to 13-0 with the starting lineup of Curry, Butler, Draymond Green, Moses Moody and Podziemski. The hosts also snapped a nine-game losing streak to Denver.