What we found out as total synergy fuels Warriors’ win vs. Spurs initially appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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SAN ANTONIO– Jonathan Kuminga scored 7 of his 22 points throughout a critical game-changing run in the 2nd half, and the Warriors won for the very first time in 5 video games this season while playing without star Stephen Curry, beating the San Antonio Spurs 112-102 on Monday at Frost Bank.
Klay Thompson, back in the beginning lineup, included 21 points with 4 3-pointers, including his 200th of the 2023-24 NBA season. It’s the ninth time that Thompson has actually reached that turning point, the second-most in NBA history behind the 3-point king Curry, who has actually done it 11 times.
Chris Paul scored 19 points and had 8 helps and 9 rebounds to assist Golden State snap its two-game losing streak. Andrew Wiggins, likewise back in the beginning rotation, had a strong night with 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
Trayce-Jackson Davis had 13 points, 11 rebounds, a season-high 5 helps and made the play of the night when he soaked over Spurs star and No. 1 general draft choice Victor Wembanyama and got fouled late in the 4th quarter.
Brandin Podziemski broke in with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 helps to complete a plus-17.
After getting rid of a slow very first quarter that primarily was managed by the Spurs, the Warriors looked absolutely nothing like the group that slept-walked its method to a 126-113 loss to the very same group 2 nights previously.
It wasn’t till the 3rd quarter when Golden State was able to take command.
Routing 68-58 2 minutes into the 2nd half, the Warriors went on a 30-6 go to swing the momentum in their favor. Kuminga led the rise however had a lot of assistance. Paul dispensed 6 of his helps throughout the run, while Jackson-Davis scored 6 points and had a set of dunks.
The Warriors (34-30) moved within half video game of the Los Angeles Lakers for the No. 9 area in the Western Conference.
Curry remained a 2nd successive video game with a best ankle injury. He is to be re-evaluated on Tuesday, however coach Steve Kerr stated after the video game he does not anticipate the Warriors star to play in Wednesday’s video game versus the Mavericks in Dallas.
Here are the takeaways from Monday’s video game:
Getting Wiggy with it
Back in the beginning lineup after a ho-hum video game off the bench when the 2 groups played at Chase Center on Saturday, Wiggins looked quite like the crucial gamer the Warriors think he can be.
Wiggs made 4 of his very first 5 shots and had fun with a lot more energy and hostility than he revealed 2 nights previously. He had a crucial put-back off a miss out on by Podziemski then nailed an open 3-pointer in the 3rd quarter when the Warriors took a double-digit lead.