SEE DETAILS https://sportsrock247.com/2024/04/04/nba-news-now-thi…arriors-and-join/In a late-season Western Conference game on Sunday, the visiting Golden State Warriors defeated the struggling San Antonio Spurs 117-113 behind the contributions of 33 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, and 6 steals from Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.
Golden State shrugged off a ragged start to claw to within eight points at halftime and then took the lead for good by scoring the first 14 points of the third quarter. San Antonio pulled to 113-111 with 59.4 seconds to play thanks to six points from Victor Wembanyama in a 9-0 run.
With 39 seconds remaining, Klay Thompson extended the Warriors’ advantage to five points with a second-chance 3-pointer. With 3.9 seconds left, Green made one of two free throws after Wembanyama had missed two to seal the victory.
Klay Thompson had 27 points for Golden State while Jonathan Kuminga scored 26, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Andrew Wiggins scored 11 apiece and Chris Paul added 10 points. The Warriors dropped their second straight and third of their past four games.
The first quarter went back and forth and featured nine lead changes, with the Warriors going up by as many as two points before San Antonio leapfrogged to the front. Sochan had 10 points in the period and Johnson scored seven as the Spurs carried a 32-27 advantage after the opening 12 minutes of play.
The Spurs expanded their lead to 56-38 on a layup by Zach Collins with four minutes to play the second quarter. Thompson responded with a jumper and then a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 13, but San Antonio quickly answered. Champagnie hit a three-pointer and Collins added another with 45.3 seconds left to give the Spurs a 62-43 lead at the break.
