San Francisco: Stephen Curry scored 35 points and tied his season high with seven 3-pointers while dishing out six assists, and the Golden State Warriors held off Victor Wembanyama and San Francisco. The Antonio Spurs are down 118-112 on Friday night in the Season In-Game.
Cedi Osman’s 3 with 21 seconds remaining pulled the Spurs within 112-109 before Curry made four free throws the rest of the way and Klay Thompson made a pair.
Dario Saric added 20 points with four 3s and seven rebounds 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 past Group C in the tournament during the season.
No. 1 pick Wembanyama had 22 points and eight rebounds but shot 1-for-6 from long range in San Antonio’s 11th straight loss. He had five quick points on a 3-pointer as the Spurs jumped out to an 11-4 lead. The 7-foot-3 rookie drove to the basket with a nice spin move, only to have his shot blocked by a high-jumping Gary Patyon II — a full foot shorter — midway through the second quarter.
Devin Vassell led the Spurs with 24 points, while Keldon Johnson had 22 points and 12 rebounds for San Antonio, which finished 0-4 in divisional play.
The Warriors have won their last five games against the Spurs and seven of nine in this series.
Draymond Green played the final game of his five-game suspension for choking Rudy Gobert and is working out with the coaching staff before he returns Tuesday at Sacramento, where he would have earned a spot. into the quarterfinals if the Warriors lose on Friday.
“Hopefully he’ll be ready to play a lot of minutes,” coach Steve Kerr said.
Golden State unveiled the new Jim Barnett Media Center to honor the team’s former player and broadcaster.
“I’m glad I’m alive to see all of this,” Barnett said.