The Golden State Warriors defeated the struggling San Antonio Spurs 118–112 on Friday night in an In-Season Tournament game. Stephen Curry had a career-high 35 points, tied a personal best with seven 3-pointers, and added six assists. Victor Wembanyama did not play.

With 21 seconds remaining, the Spurs were within 111-109 thanks to a 3-pointer by Cedi Osman. However, the game was ultimately decided by four free throws by Curry and two by Klay Thompson.

As a bench player, Dario Saric had 20 points, four 3-pointers, and seven rebounds; Thompson had 15 points and six assists. With this victory, Golden State evens their record at 2–9 and keeps their chances alive for the in-season tournament’s knockout round.

Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick, led San Antonio with 22 points and 8 boards but was 0-for-6 from outside the arc in their 11th consecutive defeat. As the Spurs took an 11-4 lead, he scored five points in a row, including a 3-pointer. Midway through the second quarter, the 7-foot-3 rookie attempted a beautiful around-the-waist move to drive to the basket. However, his shot was rejected by the jumping Gary Patyon II, who was over a foot shorter.

San Antonio went 0-4, losing in group play despite 24 points from Devin Vassell and 22 points and 12 rebounds from Keldon Johnson.

The Spurs have lost seven of their previous nine games against the Warriors, while the Warriors have won five in a row.

After serving the last game of his five-game ban for choking Rudy Gobert, Draymond Green has been preparing to return to action on Tuesday against Sacramento—a team that, had the Warriors lost on Friday, would have guaranteed a trip to the quarterfinals—by working out with the training staff.

“Hopefully he’ll be ready to play a lot of minutes,” coach Steve Kerr stated.

The Jim Barnett Media Center, named after the former player and announcer of the Golden State Warriors, was unveiled by the franchise.

Barnett expressed his gratitude for being alive during this ordeal.