Warriors 118-112 Spurs (25 Nov, 2023) Game Recap\u060c<\/p>\n
SAN FRANCISCO \u2013 \u2013 Gary Payton II delivered a defensive gem with his high-jumping block against 7-foot-3 Victor Wembanyama as the Golden State guard returned from a foot injury.<\/p>\n
The Warriors needed every big play \u2014 and only a handful of others have managed to get past Wembanyama so far. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m probably the shortest,\u201d Payton said with a laugh. \u201cIt\u2019s just energy and effort.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stephen Curry scored 35 points and tied his season high with seven 3-pointers while dishing out six assists, and the Warriors held off Wembanyama and the slumping San Antonio Spurs 118-112 Friday night in a tournament match in season.<\/p>\n
Cedi Osman’s 3 with 21 seconds left brought the Spurs within 112-109 before Curry converted four free throws the rest of the game and Klay Thompson made a pair.<\/p>\n
After the game, Curry welcomed Team Davidson to the Warriors’ practice facility following his college<\/a> program’s loss earlier in the day at Saint Mary’s.<\/p>\n Dario Saric added 20 points with four 3s and seven rebounds coming off the bench, while Thompson contributed 15 points and six assists. Golden State won for just the second time in nine games and still hopes to advance out of Group C in the season’s tournament.<\/p>\n The Warriors even discussed point differential during a late timeout — but that discussion didn’t really work, as a 15-point lead with 2 1\/2 minutes left turned into a close game.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re trying to move forward,\u201d coach Steve Kerr said.<\/p>\n No. 1 pick Wembanyama had 22 points and eight rebounds but shot 1 of 6 from long range in San Antonio’s 11th straight loss. He had five quick points with a 3-pointer as the Spurs took an 11-4 lead. The rookie drove to the basket with a nice move around the waist, only for his shot to be crushed by Payton \u2014 more than a foot shorter and having missed the previous three games \u2014 midway through the second quarter.<\/p>\n