The San Antonio Spurs continue with a firm step on their way to the playoffs (14-10) and last night they added their third victory in a row by beating Golden State Warriors by 100-105 with a key triple from Dejounte Murray that put the + 5 for his team with 12.6 seconds remaining.
The Spurs point guard stood out with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 8 steals! with a 10/19 in field goals. Alongside him, veteran DeMar DeRozan grabbed another double-double with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 10 basket passes.
“I love assistant coach Chip Engelland to death. We do a lot of things like that. People will say it’s luck, whatever. But we practiced those winning shots, “Murray admitted to the media. ESPN.
Stephen Curry would respond to Murray’s masterful action with another triple after a timeout; but DeMar DeRozan would close out the game for the Texans with four consecutive free throws.
The Warriors star stood out with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists; and his partner Kelly Oubre Jr. went up to 24 points.
“It was a game of ups and downs. They made some changes and I feel like we didn’t adjust well to them, ”said Oubre Jr.
The Spurs lost by 14 points on the electronic, but never threw in the towel until they achieved their first lead 64-65 with 8 minutes left in the third period. “Nobody lowered their head. We compete all night and eventually we find our way, ”Popovich said.
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