Spurs-Warriors matchup sets NBA TV viewing record

It was the Showdown in Oaktown.

The Warriors improved their league-best record to 41-4 and pushed their Western Conference lead over the Spurs (38-7) to three games.

OKC and Golden State have yet to play this season. “I suspect the Spurs will rebound from their 30-point drubbing at the hands of the Warriors Monday night”.

“It’s like, man, no respect”, Green said. But that doesn’t mean Golden State didn’t really enjoy the victory. Then Curry took over the game and when he left with a little over one minute to play in the third the lead ballooned to 27.

John Wall had eight points on 3-of-11 shooting for Washington.

The Spurs covered Curry with Tony Parker, with Manu Ginobili, with Simmons.

Kawhi Leonard had a forgettable game defensively against the Warriors, allowing Steph Curry to break his ankles for the country to see. 850 this late in a season. “I remember him stealing the ball from (Curry) at half-court”. But the real disappointment was the play of LaMarcus Aldridge.

The Warriors ended the Spurs’ 13-game winning streak with a 120-90 victory at Oracle Arena.

March 19th is when Golden State travels to San Antonio and hopefully this time the match-up lives up expectations.

The superlatives went deeper. And his team decided over the last eight days when they’ve beaten the Cavaliers by 34, the Bulls by 31 and the Spurs by 30. But this season? While nothing and no one is flawless, they’re playing the best basketball in the league without anyone coming close to them. Kerr coached his second game back following a long leave of absence dating to October 1 because of complications following two back operations. And Popovich didn’t let the Warriors play through runs, instead popping off the bench to call a timeout when they Warriors got going. Curry’s thrusters just sent the Warriors’ season into another stratosphere, an orbit that maybe only the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls occupy. It was the Warriors who stole the headlines and the plaudits. But Golden State beat the Spurs in the paint, too, outscoring the visitors 52-36 inside. Aldridge finished with five points on 2-of-9 shooting.

For the second time in a week, the Warriors made mincemeat out of would-be challengers to their throne, blowing out the Spurs, 120-90, in Oakland.

We thought we’d be getting an epic clash of legends, a regular season matchup without equal.

In fact, San Antonio prevailed in 23 of its previous 26 visits to Oakland before falling behind by seven in the fifth minute Monday and by as many as 19 in the second quarter. When faced with the much bigger, stronger Jonathon Simmons, Curry calmly got where he wanted to go. – Jeff Green scored a season-high 30 points and Mike Conley hit two free throws with 15.9 seconds left in overtime to lead Memphis. It’s a good start. “I don’t want to assume there’s any mental edge now, because of how battle-tested they are as a team”.