GAME THREAD: San Antonio Spurs (19-57) @ Golden State Warriors (40-37) - (April 01, 2023)

[u/NBA_MOD]

General Information

TIME	MEDIA	Team Subreddits
10:00 PM Eastern	Game Preview: NBA.com	/r/nbaspurs
09:00 PM Central	Game Charts: NBA.com	/r/warriors
08:00 PM Mountain	Play By Play: NBA.com
07:00 PM Pacific	Box Score: NBA.com

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[u/woksaqqq]

I need the spurs to win 😥

[u/rbrutonIII]

Gp2 adds so much to the warriors. It's insane.

His hustle and defensive prowess turn the warriors into almost as lethal of a defensive team as they are offensive, especially when klay and dray are on it... And then his offensive rebounding and steals give the most lethal shooting back court in the history of the NBA extra chances.

Yeah... That's pretty much always going to work out well

[u/OverYon]

one shot away from Steph, Klay, and Poole all from getting 30

[u/zprymate]

at this point... Kings should want to play the warriors

[u/OverYon]

If Wiggins come back before the playoffs…bruh

[u/rbrutonIII → u/OverYon]

They really do kind of feel like they are locking in. And they, above any other team, know and have the experience in doing that.

If wiggs comes back at anything close to last year .... I think they've got to be the favorites again.

[u/brehaw]

😮‍💨

[u/ChocoFud]

GPII's breakout game post-trade. God I missed him so much.

[u/boistopplayinwitme]

Jesus Klay is on it

[u/Current-Upstairs942]

WAS THAT NANCY PELOSI

[u/Slippery_Molasses → u/Current-Upstairs942]

My same question lol

[u/Slippery_Molasses → u/[deleted]]

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/128czj9/highlight_nancy_pelosi_enjoying_the_hustle_play/

[u/markFwahlberg]

GP2, the 2 will stand for the 2 rings he will have

[u/craigslistaddict → u/markFwahlberg]

he's gonna get more than 2 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[u/bassinine]

so nice having gp2 back

[u/brehaw]

lmao that was AWESOME

[u/Str82daDOME25]

Stop! They’re already dead!

[u/Ashtobi]

I have to commend the Spurs for making it look like they played poorly in the 4th. I hope you get Wembanyama, you guys deserve it.

[u/PieBlaCon]

I want Warriors Suns first rd so badly. I think that would be the one if I had the power to choose only one

[u/brehaw → u/PieBlaCon]

me2, so I can see Steph annihilate Booker’s stupid face

[u/ApplicationOwn2824 → u/brehaw]

lol suns with healthy kd might be the strongest team in the conference. No way i want that 5th seed. Problem is You can't really choose because of how tight the seedings are

[u/Wanna_be_master]

Pain

[u/AdministrativeBit510]

Lakers, y’all still got a shot. Next 3/4 games for the warriors are away games lol

[u/brehaw]

Steph is seriously and sincerely so likable it’s ridic

[u/Ohsbar → u/brehaw]

I will cry for the first time in at least 25+ years when he retires

[u/zachthompson02]

We might actually cover the ridiculous -18.5 point spread

[u/WIZONE4LIFE]

We are seeing the Splash Triple in action tonight.

Curry - 33 pts

Thompson - 25 pts

Poole - 27 pts

[u/WarCuntSkyFuck]

God damn we needed Gary so badly

[u/msgs]

Curry lives for the haymaker more than any player ever. And it's when he's most dangerous.

[u/boistopplayinwitme]

Dagger?

[u/DiFraggiPrutto]

Now they’re just toying

[u/zachthompson02]

There it is

[u/attackemu]

God damn I swear it is so refreshing to have GP2 back

[u/GhostTiger]

SIXTH PLACE IS OURS, BITCHES

[u/boistopplayinwitme]

Bro Steph put his shoulder into that man lmao. Bad call

[u/Ashtobi]

gary payton the 2nd and wardell stephen curry are the best of friends

[u/craigslistaddict → u/Ashtobi]

wardell stephen curry the 2nd

[u/markFwahlberg]

fuck, Im so glad to see GP2 back where he belongs

[u/ThrowawayCorporate2]

Can someone please explain how Curry has like 30pts on 10-19 shooting + a 5:1 assist/TO ratio and is -9…yet Draymond has 2 pts and almost as many turnovers as he had assists, and he’s +14. Geniunely curious, I’m not watching

[u/Successful_Priority → u/ThrowawayCorporate2]

Depends how the defense was depending on who was on the floor with him who knows.

[u/DiFraggiPrutto]

GP2 showing us what we missed on D.

[u/msgs → u/DiFraggiPrutto]

He's the very definitely of elite on D

[u/Operation_Ivysaur]

Loon is not a dirty player, unfortunate there.

[u/pbsf]

You can tell Pop ain't gonna give a shit this late into a losing season. He isn't angry at his team's rebounding effort, he's just disappointed.

[u/Operation_Ivysaur → u/pbsf]

Just seething, thinking, "I used to coach Tim Duncan..."

[u/msgs]

Poole making a failed And 1 mix tape right now

[u/warriorsfor2021]

Lamb shut me up there with the BLOCK

[u/Lets-ago → u/warriorsfor2021]

Of all the times to complain about Lamb’s defense, it’s right before he makes a huge defensive stop.

[u/warriorsfor2021]

Lamb keeps losing his man, when will Kerr sub him out

[u/ChocoFud]

Are my eyes deceiving me? Poole playing great defense this game?

[u/ascendant23 → u/ChocoFud]

Someone broke out the strategic reserve of baddies

[u/ascendant23]

Win or lose, we're gonna come out of this game with an awesome highlight reel of Kuminga dunks

[u/GhostTiger]

So sad when irresponsible parents name their children 'Blake.'

[u/ascendant23]

Tonight we have "Dubs at home" being canceled out by the "Dubs playing a low ranked team"- which results in an exciting close game!

[u/Current-Upstairs942]

I DONT KNOW A SINGLE PERSON ON THE SPURS AND IVE WATCHED HUNDREDS OF GAMES THIS SEASON

[u/Ashtobi → u/Current-Upstairs942]

Thats if you don't know the legend Gorgui Dieng

[u/craigslistaddict → u/Current-Upstairs942]

keldon johnson is an olympic champion!!!

[u/Current-Upstairs942 → u/craigslistaddict]

So are ping pong players

[u/craigslistaddict → u/Current-Upstairs942]

getting an olympic gold in pingpong seems like more of an accomplishment than getting a olympic gold in basketball as an american, though

[u/Temporary_Age8723]

Yeah there is literally NO WAY the Warriors lose this game :-)

[u/Lets-ago]

Ok, how are they giving continuation on that?

[u/ascendant23]

If we lose this game, maybe that's the last straw that makes Wiggins say "shit, now I really have to come back"

[u/attackemu]

How has GP2 been looking since he returned? How rusty? How's the lateral movement? Corner 3 shooting and posters?

[u/ChocoFud → u/attackemu]

Best to describe it is he looks fresh but he seems trying to avoid shifting gears for the meantime. Likely to make him healthy in the playoffs

[u/GhostTiger → u/attackemu]

Surprisingly fresh, no epics yet.

[u/brehaw]

Warriors gon’ go and win it all again

[u/AdministrativeBit510 → u/brehaw]

Don’t do that. Don’t put that evil out there. I’m trying to see some unique kings finals or something interesting.

[u/Ashtobi]

Spurs proved they can hang with the warriors, now its time be serious and get Wembanyama.

[u/richard_glutes]

The baddies once again move courtside in the 4th.

[u/thechemistrychef]

The Warriors are must watch TV when they're playing like this

[u/Ashtobi]

Feels like a poole party starting

[u/warriorsfor2021 → u/Ashtobi]

no just a 40 footer heat check coming lol

[u/GhostTiger]

So Dramatic

[u/AdministrativeBit510]

Curry: “we ain’t losin to the mfin spurs. Ong if we lose to them, I’m trading you Poole”

[u/ReallyAmazingPersUN]

Need a gif of Pooles reaction to the non shooting foul

[u/ascendant23]

This is the weird kind of season where when the Dubs are at home, you aren't that worried when they play the Bucks or the Sixers, but when they play against the Spurs it makes you a bit nervous.

[u/Free_Plum_007]

This is it. The most important 12 minutes of the season coming up. Pathetic.

[u/AfroSuede]

I've always liked the spurs (ignore flair)

[u/AdministrativeBit510]

Who tf are these spurs players playing like gods with these behind the back transition layups?

[u/TA_Account_12 → u/AdministrativeBit510]

Blake Wesley.

Our hopes got transferred from primo to him now

[u/Physical-Firefighter]

This is bad by the warriors

[u/warriorsfor2021]

Looney is so soft lol

[u/PieBlaCon]

Gorgui with the Dirk lmao. This warriors team might be cursed

[u/Free_Plum_007 → u/PieBlaCon]

It's the 4 midgets lineups that Kerr loves to roll out. Always gives up easy looks to opponents.

[u/Next-Firefighter-753]

Gorgui “ghost of Naz Reid” Dieng

[u/GhostTiger]

Kerr doesn't have the balls to play that 4 guard lineup the rest of the game

(that was fun!)

[u/ascendant23]

Last season we were all worried if Steph could still be himself barely making it back for the postseason, and there was a silver lining to his injury with Poole taking it to the next level, we saw what he did for us in the postseason.

This season, we all hope Wiggins comes back soon, but man are we seeing a silver lining of Kuminga leveling up with all the extra minutes.

[u/Ashtobi]

Devonte Graham has really small beady eyes.

[u/AdministrativeBit510]

In the distance, what’s that you hear? That’s the stampede of incoming lakers flairs if warriors let this game go

[u/ascendant23 → u/AdministrativeBit510]

Lol nah. We've all got pretty used to losing games we "should" have won this season

[u/Obvious_Parsley3238]

battle for the 6 seed heating up lol, wonder if the clips will try to tank games to get there

[u/Free_Plum_007 → u/Obvious_Parsley3238]

Razor thin margin between 6th and play in purgatory. Clippers would be wise to avoid tanking any games.

[u/asanisimasa88]

Just checked in, surprised it’s this close. Is it anybody’s game or are we just waiting for GSW to pop off?

[u/warriorsfor2021 → u/asanisimasa88]

it's anybody's game tonight, I see warriors losing it sadly

[u/GhostTiger → u/asanisimasa88]

We don't like this ball and keep giving it to those other guys

[u/KaLdapussydestroyer]

LETS GOOOO SPURS WE’RE BROTHERS TONIGHT

[u/Ashtobi → u/KaLdapussydestroyer]

Don't believe this mofo

[u/Current-Upstairs942]

Who the hell are any of these players on the Spurs?!

[u/AdministrativeBit510]

Lakers fans praying Spurs can somehow beat the home warriors lol

[u/TA_Account_12 → u/AdministrativeBit510]

Lakers putting their hopes on Champagnie and Dieng. Gotta love it

[u/_Russell_Westbrick → u/TA_Account_12]

the fact you guys are actually in lead already give me happiness

[u/Ohsbar]

Steph was wide open and Poole took a shot. Dude's IQ still questionable

[u/warriorsfor2021]

Warriors what the flying fuck is that defense lol

[u/metagory → u/warriorsfor2021]

It's called the give no flying fucks defense..

[u/haysu-christo]

Pop needs to teach the Spurs the basics of defending the pick n roll

[u/manfrin]

Why are Bob and Azibuke talking up the refs so much, has Silver issued some degree to counteract the growing antiref sentiment?

[u/metagory → u/manfrin]

Do you enjoy listening to them bitch about the refs every game? After a certain point, we've heard it all already.

[u/warriorsfor2021]

THERE YOU GO KUMINGA

[u/I_JIZZ_ON_U]

So spurs fans, I don’t watch too many spurs games. What makes you keep watching games? Any up and coming players to keep an eye on?

[u/warriorsfor2021 → u/I_JIZZ_ON_U]

I mean they might beat us tonight and they have tons of young talent. Sochan, Keldon, Kates

[u/TA_Account_12 → u/warriorsfor2021]

Next year a lineup of Victor/sochan/Keldon/Vassell/Jones

[u/I_JIZZ_ON_U → u/warriorsfor2021]

Yeah it’s a pretty close game, but I haven’t seen a spurs fan in the thread in a while. Just wanna learn a lil bit about the team from someone that watches

[u/warriorsfor2021]

Kuminga needs to be finishing those easy looks

[u/Ashtobi]

Mamukelashvili has the same barber as DiVencenzo

[u/GhostTiger]

The entire Dub Dynasty is a running experiment asking the question...do you win more or win less when you pass it to ppl in different colored jerseys.

[u/I_JIZZ_ON_U]

Kuminga should be attacking he had so much space

[u/beanakajulian33]

Hopefully if wiggins comes back looney will go back to starting consistently

[u/Lets-ago]

Good, Draymond’s out there. Hopefully the knee high five wasn’t bad for either of them.

[u/spiattalo]

Curry+Poole are 5/11 combined from 3pt.

The rest of the Warriors are 0/13.

[u/Ashtobi → u/spiattalo]

F### that JaMychal Green going 0/0

[u/johnnyhangs → u/spiattalo]

7/12, no?

[u/Free_Plum_007 → u/spiattalo]

Klay’s having a rough week. He needs the week off before the playoffs. Dude has zero lift

[u/SwimmingCoyote]

FUCK. What happened to Dray??! Any hope for a playoff run is over if he’s out for an extended period.

[u/Free_Plum_007 → u/SwimmingCoyote]

Bumped knees with Mann

https://twitter.com/brasilcoast2/status/1642000726124552192?s=46&t=KRNzPfHJT65W1RxA46xuFg

[u/ChocoFud → u/Free_Plum_007]

Strong collision but not does not look like bone breaking. Hopefully he's still good to go.

[u/Currently_Stoned → u/SwimmingCoyote]

Lunged into Spurs ballhandler and seemed to clang his knee. It was a "yikes" collision and it was Draymond's fault too

[u/rbrutonIII]

Am I living in the past? This is the 31st not the 1st right in both places right?

Da fuck?

[u/SweetAurora]

Draymond is playing football

[u/Current-Upstairs942]

Did Poole see a hot chick in the stands?

[u/king_lloyd11]

Bruh did the Warriors just put Zaza injuring Kawhi as a franchise highlight?!

[u/JackBlacksVoice → u/king_lloyd11]

I dont know what they were thinking

[u/Bluestring35]

Why would we ever bring up that game

[u/Lets-ago → u/Bluestring35]

We had a great 2nd half comeback if you ignore the injury. Those are big caveats though.

[u/Bluestring35 → u/Lets-ago]

Of course, but Fitz and the highlights didnt ignore the injury 😭

[u/Bluestring35]

Baddie spotted

[u/GhostTiger]

Moses Maloon carrying. Again.

[u/Lets-ago]

Someone other than Curry has made a 3 for the warriors, it only took 19 minutes.

[u/mysterioso7]

Non-Curry Warriors try to make a 3 challenge (impossible)

[u/Bluestring35]

Fitz and Kelena talking trash about their own promo I love it 😂

[u/spiattalo]

But Gobert told me the refs favour the Warriors?

[u/Lets-ago → u/spiattalo]

I wish Gobert was Australian because otherwise, he has absolutely no excuse to see the free throw difference as upside down as he does.

[u/sirporkka]

man these Spurs are so dogshit

[u/beanakajulian33]

I hope Portland gets the number one pick and dame/wemby win a title in year two or three after the warriors win at least one more

[u/Thami15]

I thought you couldn't lean into a pump face anymore?

[u/buffalo8]

Holy fuck that is frustrating.

[u/Lets-ago]

Oh my GOD REF WHY DID YOU ALLOW THAT

[u/Ohsbar]

GP2 is the perfect Warriors utility player

[u/I_JIZZ_ON_U]

God I hope pop gets wembenyama

[u/beanakajulian33 → u/I_JIZZ_ON_U]

Pop ain't gonna let him play free. That guy wants to shoot threes. Portland would be awesome.

[u/Ashtobi → u/I_JIZZ_ON_U]

I kinda wanna see Wembanyama next to Holmgren in OKC lol.

[u/GhostTiger]

"Het guys, since we out here running around anyway, let's try putting this sphere through that round thing!"

[u/Lets-ago]

90% from 2, 0 from 3 same number of shots from each. And it’s not like they aren’t open.

[u/EbenezerAD]

Brickfest

[u/GhostTiger]

So Spursbros, who should we good naturedly poach from your team to help you tank? How's Collins doing?

[u/Slippery_Molasses]

The turnovers are soo bad so early in the game

[u/richard_glutes]

Return of the doodoo butter Q1 Warriors.

[u/Ashtobi]

This is probably the most mentally challenging game for the dubs this year.

[u/EbenezerAD]

Cmon Spurs, expose these frauds 😂

[u/gostunv]

whats the record for turnovers in a quarter?

cuz i feel like we breakin that

[u/davidaguirre30]

Does anyone know a good stream?

[u/boistopplayinwitme → u/davidaguirre30]

Yeah stream east is fantastic

[u/Slippery_Molasses → u/davidaguirre30]

Look east for the stream you seek

[u/Ashtobi]

Warriors go higher in the west, Spurs get Wembanyama... Everybody wins.

[u/WarCuntSkyFuck]

Somehow we fumble and have to manage an insane comeback

[u/always0k → u/WarCuntSkyFuck]

Pop got the fourth quarter tank rotations on lock. Don’t you worry my g

[u/Ashtobi → u/always0k]

respect

[u/WallStreetDoesntBet]

This used to be such a glorious matchup; now we’re just looking to see how many points GS wins by😮‍💨

[u/Curious_Success_377]

Spurs win this one guys. Ez parlay. Thank me later