SAN ANTONIO — DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points, including the Spurs' last six points in regulation, in a 117-113 victory over the Golden State Warriors Tuesday.
Dejounte Murray's 7 points led the Spurs in overtime. He finished with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
Patty Mills contributed five buckets from long range in an 18-point performance off the bench. Bryn Forbes was also a marksman, scoring 14 points thanks to four makes from downtown.
LaMarcus Aldridge notched a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
All six other Spurs who entered the game scored. The Spurs improved to 14-18 with the win. The loss dropped the Warriors to 9-26.
The visitors were led by their starting guards and wings: Alec Burks scored 28, Glenn Robinson III scored 25, and Damion Lee scored 20. All-Star Draymond Green was just 4-of-11 from the field, but narrowly missed a triple-double. He finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
The Spurs have now won three out of their last four games and play again Thursday at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m.
OVERTIME:
Both teams early in overtime, but a beautiful play set up a wide-open Bryn Forbes three that looked like it could swing momentum. Sure enough, on the next play, Dejounte Murray took a steal for a layup to put the Spurs up 107-102.
A few possessions later, the Spurs' lead was still five points and the Warriors called a timeout. Suddenly, the clock showed just 2 minutes left. Advantage: Spurs. During that sequence, Patty Mills flashed a serious handle.
Out of the TO, the Spurs got a stop and drained the shot clock before Dejounte Murray buried a clutch three-pointer. 114-107 Spurs, with just over a minute to play in OT.
The Warriors didn't quit, but time ran out on their comeback attempt. Patty Mills delivered the dagger at the free throw line and the Spurs won, 117-113.
FOURTH QUARTER:
At the end of regulation, the score is tied at 100.
It took a while, but the three-point shooting started to become a major factor in the fourth quarter. You always expect that with the Warriors, but the Spurs had been recently displaying a good shooting touch and more willingness to shoot.
Bryn Forbes and Patty Mills each made important threes to keep the Warriors from claiming momentum in the first four minutes of the final period. With 7:36 left, the Spurs led 87-84.
After a Warriors timeout, the visitors scored the next six points and Coach Pop called a TO of his own. With 6:28 to go, Golden State led 90-87.
The Warriors have only attempted three more free throws than the Spurs, despite the hosts committing seven more fouls, as of the 5-minute mark of the fourth quarter.
It was still a close game with two minutes left. DeMar DeRozan drained a fadeaway jumper to give the Spurs a 96-95 lead.
About a minute later, the Spurs forced a Warriors miss but couldn't gather the rebound. On the extra possession, Golden State's Alec Burks made a three-pointer to give the visitors a 98-96 lead with 1:03 to play.
DeMar DeRozan responded with a drive to the basket, knifing through the defense for a game-tying layup. Draymond Green missed the ensuing shot for Golden State and the Spurs cleared out for DeRozan on their next shot.
From 17 feet away, his contested jumper was pure. 100-98, Spurs. 17.1 seconds left.
In a clutch situation, Golden State fed their hot hand. Glenn Robinson III scored his 21st point of the night on a long two to tie the game with 10 seconds left.
The Spurs called timeout and set up an isolation play for DeMar DeRozan, who was guarded by elite defender Draymond Green. Green was a bit too aggressive in contesting the jumper from the free throw line.
That set up a potential game-winner for LaMarcus Aldridge, but he missed, sending the game to OT.
THIRD QUARTER:
After three, the Spurs lead 77-75.
The Spurs held the Warriors to just 20 points in a sluggish quarter filled with fouls, coach's challenges and mistakes. But what really matters is that the Spurs were able to take the lead.
It wasn't easy, as the Warriors led by as many as 8 points at a couple points during the quarter. But Patty Mills reached 12 points by the end of the quarter, and all of those points came from the deep ball.
But the play of the quarter was probably this connection between Derrick White and LaMarcus Aldridge. Aldridge finished the quarter as the Spurs' top scorer, with 15 points. If he had a better grip on the lob, and threw it down harder, it would have looked way cooler. But it's still good for two points.
SECOND QUARTER:
At halftime, the Spurs trail 55-53.
A quick 7-2 burst brought the Spurs back within 2 points to start the second quarter. It came from the bench, with Patty Mills, Jakob Poeltl and Derrick White hitting shots. As of the first four minutes of the second quarter, nine different Spurs had made a field goal but no one made more than two. That's remarkable balance.
After making a clutch shot to end the first quarter, Lonnie Walker was bringing it on the defensive end in the second quarter, too.
Both teams are letting it fly from long range a little more in the second quarter, but neither is finding success. With three-point percentages hovering in the low 30s, it's better to take it to the rim.
This three-pointer by Bryn Forbes was a rare make for San Antonio during a cold stretch. The Silver and Black played mostly good defense, but struggled with floor spacing and shot selection.
The Spurs also committed too many fouls, including three on Lonnie Walker in 10 minutes. That limited his ability to make an impact, and he had been playing a good game. His 7 points were tied for the team lead with 1:00 left in the half and the Spurs down 53-49.
DeMar DeRozan put together a run to close the quarter, reaching 10 points to lead the Spurs. Nine other players scored at least 2 points for San Antonio.
Glenn Robinson III was held to just 3 points in the second quarter. He entered the intermission as the game's top scorer with 18 points for the Warriors.
Neither team made more than 40 percent of their three-point attempts and neither team made more than half of their overall field goals. The Warriors attempted 14 free throws to the Spurs' 8, but San Antonio held a 30-19 rebounding advantage.
FIRST QUARTER:
After one, the Spurs trail 32-25.
In the first four minutes, neither team claimed control as both sides looked to establish their dominance down low. Just two of the game's first 16 shots came from three-point range. The Warriors are known for shooting the trey and the Spurs have been shooting more of them recently. LaMarcus Aldridge had 4 points and an assist to help the Spurs to an 8-6 edge.
The next four-minute stretch saw the Spurs commit two turnovers, miss a few too many shots, and the Warriors take a 17-14 lead. The Warriors' scoring was coming from the wing, with Glenn Robinson III and Alec Burks each scoring 6 points.
Things weren't looking great for the Spurs, who were down 10 in the final seconds of the quarter. But fan-favorite Lonnie Walker buried a three pointer, which is a big plus for San Antonio. (Pssst... we talked about him in our latest Spurs podcast, The Big Fundamental Podcast)
The problem for the Spurs was that Golden State's Glenn Robinson III was unconscious in the quarter, scoring 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
PREGAME:
They say you shouldn't count your chickens before they hatch, but this is a game the Spurs should probably win. San Antonio has wins in two of their last three games and excellent shooting has been a big reason for the success.
The Silver and Black have not been among the league's best teams when it comes to shooting the three-pointer, but that's changed recently. Forward/center LaMarcus Aldridge has extended his range, making 9 of 13 shots from downtown in the past three games. He drained a career-high five three-pointers in Saturday's 136-109 win over the Pistons.
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On Tuesday, the Spurs face an injury-depleted Warriors team that somehow has wins in four of its last five games. Still, Golden State will be without the Splash Brothers (Steph Curry and Klay Thompson), who will miss extended time with major injuries. New All-Star addition D'Angelo Russell will miss the game due to an illness.
Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. at the AT&T Center.