Curry scores 37 as Warriors beat Spurs 92-86
Stephen Curry scored 37 points (16 in the third quarter), and the Golden State Warriors beat the San Antonio Spurs 92-86.
Harrison Barnes’ 3-pointer put the Warriors ahead for good with 9:39 left in the fourth quarter.
The Spurs got within 70-69 on Boban Marjanovic’s dunk with 8:41 to play, but Barnes answered with a free throw, and the Spurs got no closer.
Late in the fourth quarter, Curry had 2 steals in 35 seconds, the first leading to Klay Thompson’s driving dunk and the second to his own free throws.
For the Spurs, LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points (16 on mid-range shots) and 10 rebounds, and Kawhi Leonard added 20 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks but shot 7 for 22.
The Warriors shot 44.2% from the field and 37.0% from 3 to the Spurs’ 37.8% and 17.6%.