After falling behind by as many as 19 points in the first quarter, the Warriors
eventually found their footing and came all the way back to earn a 112-92 road
win over the Spurs on Thursday night. Klay Thompson continued his strong start
to the season and led all players with 27 points and five three-pointers. Kevin
Durant scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half, while Stephen Curry added
21 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. With the victory,
Golden State improves 6-3 on the season.
GAME LEADERS GSW SAS Points Thompson – 27 Durant – 24 Curry – 21 Aldridge – 24
Anderson – 16 Gasol – 11 Rebounds Curry – 8 Durant – 8 Bell/Green – 5 Aldridge –
10 Anderson – 7 Gay – 7 Assists Green – 7 Durant – 5 Curry – 4 Anderson – 4
Green – 4 Mills – 3 Photo Gallery | Box Score | Highlights CLOSING QUARTERS
The Warriors dug themselves quite a hole to start the game, but were able to
flip it on its head by having strong finishes to quarters. San Antonio held
their largest lead of the night at 31-12 with 3:32 remaining in the first
quarter, but Golden State outscored the Spurs 12-2 throughout the remainder of
the frame to cut the deficit to single digits. Then, the Dubs did it again in
the second quarter, outscoring San Antonio 15-4 in the final 4:26 of the first
half to close within five points going into halftime. The Warriors would take
their first lead of the entire game on Kevin Durant’s three-pointer just under
two minutes into the second half, and wouldn’t trail for the rest of the night.
Another reason the Dubs were able to overcome their early deficit was their
ability to create and score on fast break opportunities. During the third
quarter, in which Golden State took over the game, the Warriors outscored the
Spurs 12-0 in fast break points. For the game, Golden State outscored San
Antonio 24-7 on the fast break.
Coming into Thursday’s game, the Warriors were averaging an NBA-best 15.2
three-pointers per game, while San Antonio’s average of 7.0 per game ranked tied
for last in that category. As it turned out, those averages were a pretty good
indicator of what to expect, but that’s not the way it looked early on. It was
the Spurs that had the hot hand from long range to start the game, knocking down
six of their 13 three-point attempts in the opening quarter. However, San
Antonio would go 1-of-11 from beyond the arc for the rest of the game. Golden
State was proficient from long distance throughout the entire night, making 14
of their 28 three-point attempts in the contest.
Draymond out here joining the #SPLASH party on @NBCSAuthentic
pic.twitter.com/UbQSbOI1SM– GoldenStateWarriors (@warriors) November 3, 2017
Draymond out here joining the #SPLASH party on @NBCSAuthentic
pic.twitter.com/UbQSbOI1SM
Klay Thompson had five of the Warriors’ 14 treys on only eight attempts. It was
the continuation of a strong start to the 2017-18 campaign for Thompson, who is
now shooting 53.0 percent from the field and 46.4 percent from three-point range
this season. His performance on Thursday night may have been a bit surprising,
given the opponent. Thompson entered the game averaging 15.9 points per game
against the Spurs for his career, but he scored 16 in the first half on Thursday
and finished with a game-high 27 points.
Casual on @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/exy78zW3zf– GoldenStateWarriors
(@warriors) November 3, 2017
Casual on @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/exy78zW3zf
It was a tale of two halves for Kevin Durant on Thursday. The reigning NBA
Finals MVP uncharacteristically struggled in the first half, making only one of
his nine attempts from the field and totaling just five points through the first
two quarters. The second half, however, was much kinder to Durant, as he made
8-of-9 field goal attempts for 19 points over the final two quarters.
Golden State will try to complete an undefeated road trip when they travel to
Denver to take on the Nuggets on Saturday night.
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