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Warriors look to improve status in standings against Spurs
The Golden State Warriors will attempt to inch closer toward a guaranteed spot in the playoffs when they visit the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
The contest is the second of a home back-to-back for the Spurs, who dropped a 121-111 decision to the Boston Celtics on Saturday.
The Warriors (42-31) head to San Antonio for the fourth contest of a six-game road trip after a 111-95 win in New Orleans on Friday. Stephen Curry led Golden State's balanced attack with 23 points in his return after missing the first two games of the trip (both losses) with what he called a "deep, serious contusion" to his pelvis.
Jimmy Butler collected 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors in the victory, with Jonathan Kuminga adding 16 points and Quinten Post hitting for 15. Golden State cemented the win by outscoring the Pelicans by 15 points in the fourth quarter.
"We're clearly trying to get our rhythm back as a group," Golden State coach Steve Kerr said. "(This game and our win) will lead to that."
The Warriors are in seventh place in the West, tied with the Clippers in record but currently in the play-in tournament because of Los Angeles' three wins over Golden State this season. Both the Warriors and Clippers are just 2 1/2 games back of the fourth-place Lakers and in the hunt for not only a spot in the playoffs but also home court in the first round.
With nine games to play, the Warriors are a half-game clear of eighth place Minnesota and six games up on the ninth-place Dallas Mavericks.
Curry said that the pelvic injury was reminiscent of one he had in 2021. He said he can play but will "feel it for a while."
"It just reminded me of 2021 when I fell into the stairs in Houston," Curry said. "(This time it didn't) break anything or have any bone damage. I can play, and I can't make it worse as long as I don't land on it again."
The Spurs (31-42) went toe to toe with Boston on Saturday, getting a team-high 23 points from reserve Keldon Johnson, but still dropped their third consecutive game.
Stephon Castle added 22 points for San Antonio and now has 22 games with 20-plus points this season. No other rookie in the NBA even has half that many; Washington's Alex Sarr is next with nine.
"We did a lot of the hard things well tonight, which against the team of Boston's caliber is a task," Spurs acting coach Mitch Johnson said after the loss. "There's a few times when I think some of the things that we could control, we let our guard down. You're not going to be perfect, but overall, very pleased with the effort."
San Antonio fell further off the pace for the final play-in spot in the West, 4 1/2 games behind the 10th-place Sacramento Kings with nine outings remaining.
The Spurs defeated Golden State 104-94 in San Antonio on Nov. 23 in the teams' first meeting of the season. They will play a third time on April 9 in San Francisco.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:17 |  | Sandro Mamukelashvili personal foul (Gui Santos draws the foul) | ||
| 4:17 |  | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | +1 | Kevon Looney makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 57-32 |
| 4:35 | | Julian Champagnie shooting foul (Kevon Looney draws the foul) | ||
| 4:35 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 56-32 |
| 4:40 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:40 | | Chris Paul personal foul (Kevon Looney draws the foul) | ||
| 4:49 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:58 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | Jeremy Sochan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point putback layup | 54-32 |
| 5:09 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Jeremy Sochan misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:34 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point pullup jump shot | 52-32 |
| 5:46 | | Gui Santos defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Chris Paul misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Moses Moody turnover (bad pass) (Blake Wesley steals) | ||
| 6:01 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | Moses Moody misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:26 | | +1 | Moses Moody makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-32 |
| 6:26 | | Harrison Barnes shooting foul (Moses Moody draws the foul) | ||
| 6:43 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Harrison Barnes assists) | 48-32 |
| 6:59 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:59 | | Jonathan Kuminga turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:06 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | Stephon Castle misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:21 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point running layup (Moses Moody assists) | 48-29 |
| 7:26 | | Stephon Castle turnover (lost ball) (Moses Moody steals) | ||
| 7:35 | | Moses Moody personal foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 7:35 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Buddy Hield misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:41 | | Moses Moody defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Brandin Podziemski misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Jeremy Sochan misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:00 | | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Stephon Castle misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:10 | | Stephon Castle offensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Jeremy Sochan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Quinten Post turnover (discontinue dribble) | ||
| 8:41 | | Jimmy Butler III offensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Quinten Post misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point driving dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 46-29 |
| 9:17 | | Jimmy Butler III turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:30 | | Jeremy Sochan turnover (lost ball) (Quinten Post steals) | ||
| 9:42 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Moses Moody misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | +2 | Quinten Post makes two point floating jump shot (Jimmy Butler III assists) | 46-27 |
| 10:29 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Devin Vassell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Warriors turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:48 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Brandin Podziemski misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Jimmy Butler III defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Stephon Castle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Brandin Podziemski misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | Stephon Castle misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:33 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | Draymond Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:50 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 11:51 | | Stephon Castle misses three point jump shot |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | | End of period | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Quinten Post makes two point cutting layup (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 44-27 |
| 0:10 | | Quinten Post defensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:34 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 42-27 |
| 0:42 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Jimmy Butler III turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:11 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Julian Champagnie assists) | 40-27 |
| 1:24 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Quinten Post misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:36 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot | 40-24 |
| 1:57 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-22 |
| 1:57 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-22 |
| 1:57 | | Blake Wesley personal foul (Loose ball) (Jimmy Butler III draws the foul) | ||
| 1:57 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Quinten Post misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Blake Wesley defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Julian Champagnie turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 2:53 | | Buddy Hield personal foul (Jordan McLaughlin draws the foul) | ||
| 3:06 | | +3 | Quinten Post makes three point jump shot (Gui Santos assists) | 38-22 |
| 3:28 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:30 | | +1 | Sandro Mamukelashvili makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-22 |
| 3:30 | | Jonathan Kuminga shooting foul (Sandro Mamukelashvili draws the foul) | ||
| 3:31 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili offensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:43 | | +1 | Jonathan Kuminga makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-21 |
| 3:43 | | +1 | Jonathan Kuminga makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-21 |
| 3:43 | | Jordan McLaughlin shooting foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Sandro Mamukelashvili makes two point driving finger roll layup (Julian Champagnie assists) | 33-21 |
| 4:16 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point running pullup jump shot | 33-19 |
| 4:20 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili turnover (bad pass) (Buddy Hield steals) | ||
| 4:41 | | +2 | Gui Santos makes two point pullup jump shot | 30-19 |
| 5:00 | | Buddy Hield offensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Gui Santos misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Blake Wesley assists) | 28-19 |
| 5:23 | | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point stepback jump shot (Gui Santos assists) | 28-16 |
| 5:38 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:38 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 26-16 |
| 5:51 | | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point running layup (Gui Santos assists) | 26-13 |
| 5:54 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Buddy Hield steals) | ||
| 5:58 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | Draymond Green misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:09 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 24-13 |
| 6:20 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-11 |
| 6:20 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-11 |
| 6:20 | | Keldon Johnson shooting foul (Jimmy Butler III draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup | 22-11 |
| 6:45 | | +3 | Draymond Green makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler III assists) | 22-9 |
| 7:08 | | +3 | Sandro Mamukelashvili makes three point jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 19-9 |
| 7:16 | | Brandin Podziemski turnover (bad pass) (Blake Wesley steals) | ||
| 7:19 | | Julian Champagnie turnover (bad pass) (Moses Moody steals) | ||
| 7:37 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:37 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler III makes two point cutting layup (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 19-6 |
| 7:43 | | Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Stephen Curry steals) | ||
| 7:52 | | +2 | Moses Moody makes two point cutting layup (Jimmy Butler III assists) | 17-6 |
| 8:02 | | +1 | Stephon Castle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-6 |
| 8:02 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Stephon Castle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:02 | | Stephen Curry shooting foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point cutting layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 15-5 |
| 8:16 | | Chris Paul personal foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 8:21 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler III makes two point running dunk | 13-5 |
| 8:36 | | Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Butler III steals) | ||
| 8:47 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Moses Moody makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jimmy Butler III assists) | 11-5 |
| 9:02 | | Stephon Castle turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Butler III steals) | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point driving reverse layup | 9-5 |
| 9:27 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 7-5 |
| 9:29 | | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 7-2 |
| 9:54 | | Jeremy Sochan personal foul (Loose ball) (Moses Moody draws the foul) | ||
| 9:54 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Jimmy Butler III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Moses Moody misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Jeremy Sochan personal foul (Brandin Podziemski draws the foul) | ||
| 10:34 | | Chris Paul turnover (lost ball) (Jimmy Butler III steals) | ||
| 10:42 | | Draymond Green turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point turnaround jump shot | 5-2 |
| 11:10 | | +3 | Brandin Podziemski makes three point jump shot (Moses Moody assists) | 5-0 |
| 11:25 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:46 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler III makes two point cutting dunk (Draymond Green assists) | 2-0 |
| 12:00 | | Draymond Green vs. Jeremy Sochan (Stephen Curry gains possession) |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Sandro Mamukelashvili personal foul (Gui Santos draws the foul) | 4:17 |
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Warriors defensive rebound | 4:17 |
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Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | 4:17 |
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+ 1 | Kevon Looney makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4:35 |
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Julian Champagnie shooting foul (Kevon Looney draws the foul) | 4:35 |
| |
+ 2 | Kevon Looney makes two point layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 4:35 |
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Warriors 60 second timeout | 4:40 |
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Chris Paul personal foul (Kevon Looney draws the foul) | 4:40 |
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Buddy Hield defensive rebound | 4:49 |
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Keldon Johnson misses three point stepback jump shot | 4:53 |
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Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | 4:58 |
| Key Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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J. Butler SF | 17.3 PPG | 6.3 RPG | 6.2 APG | 43.8 FG% |
|
K. Johnson SF | 12.7 PPG | 4.7 RPG | 1.6 APG | 48.1 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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J. Butler SF | 10 PTS | 2 REB | 4 AST | |
|
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K. Johnson SF | 7 PTS | 1 REB | 1 AST | |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Q. Post | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 8 |
| J. Kuminga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 4 |
| B. Key | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Rowe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Armstrong | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Knox II | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Jackson-Davis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Spencer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 57 | 20 | 15 | 22/37 | 5/16 | 8/9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | +91 | 61 |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Johnson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -16 | 9 |
| S. Mamukelashvili | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 6 |
| J. Champagnie | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 10 |
| C. Paul | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -21 | 6 |
| B. Wesley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 5 |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Johnson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -16 | 9 |
| S. Mamukelashvili | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 6 |
| J. Champagnie | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 10 |
| C. Paul | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -21 | 6 |
| B. Wesley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 5 |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. McLaughlin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| B. Biyombo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Ingram | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Branham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Duke Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 32 | 14 | 9 | 12/36 | 6/23 | 2/4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | -70 | 40 |
