Game ID: 22300921
San Antonio Spurs @ Golden State Warriors
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 27 16 36 34 113SAS 32 30 34 30 126
GSW vs SAS ScoutingGSW vs SAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 3/01 · back-to-backOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 24 min since (90% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 3 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 24 min since (90% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/06 · 2 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 4 since 2/27, returns tonight: 14 min (51% of 27)
OUT Podziemski missed 2 since 3/01, returns tonight: 26 min (99% of 27)
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 23 min since (88% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backBACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 14 min since (51% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 26 min since (99% of 27)
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 23 min since (85% of 26)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restBACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 14 min since (54% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 27 min since (100% of 27)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restOUT Looney missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 18 min since (68% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 28 min since (105% of 27)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 2 since 3/09, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 3 since 3/07, returns tonight: 17 min (108% of 16)
BACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 30 min since (111% of 27)
GSW availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Curry missed 3 since 3/09, returns tonight: 34 min (104% of 33)
BACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 23 min since (84% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 29 min since (110% of 27)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 17 min since (108% of 16)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 34 min since (104% of 33)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 17 min since (108% of 16)
NEW Kuminga 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restOUT Graham missed 4 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 6 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 27 since 1/02, out tonight
SAS availability going into 3/03 · 2 days' restOUT Graham missed 5 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 7 since 2/12, returns tonight: 0 min (3% of 13)
OUT Cissoko missed 28 since 1/02, returns tonight: 0 min (3% of 12)
SAS availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Graham missed 6 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Barlow back 3/03 after 7, 0 min since (3% of 13)
BACK Cissoko back 3/03 after 28, 0 min since (3% of 12)
SAS availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Graham missed 7 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Barlow back 3/03 after 7, 0 min since (3% of 13)
BACK Cissoko back 3/03 after 28, 0 min since (3% of 12)
SAS availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Graham missed 8 since 2/22, returns tonight: 11 min (83% of 14)
OUT Cissoko missed 2 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Barlow back 3/03 after 7, 7 min since (54% of 13)
NEW Vassell 33 to 39 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restOUT Wembanyama missed 2 since 3/07, returns tonight: 31 min (106% of 30)
OUT Cissoko missed 3 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Graham back 3/09 after 8, 11 min since (83% of 14)
BACK Barlow back 3/03 after 7, 15 min since (115% of 13)
NEW Vassell 33 to 38 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 3/12 · back-to-backOUT Osman missed 2 since 3/09, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 4 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 3/11 after 2, 31 min since (106% of 30)
BACK Graham back 3/09 after 8, 11 min since (83% of 14)
BACK Barlow back 3/03 after 7, 13 min since (100% of 13)
SAS availability going into 3/15 · 2 days' restOUT Osman missed 3 since 3/09, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 5 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 3/11 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 30)
BACK Graham back 3/09 after 8, 8 min since (57% of 14)
SAS availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Osman missed 4 since 3/09, returns tonight: 14 min (82% of 18)
OUT Cissoko missed 6 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 3/11 after 2, 32 min since (107% of 30)
BACK Graham back 3/09 after 8, 8 min since (57% of 14)
NEW Champagnie 20 to 28 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Kuminga at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Vassell at 24 and Wembanyama at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 42 percent from three to Golden State's 33 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and San Antonio minus-1. Call it Golden State 118, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/01 @ TOR 120-105 — GSW notes
GSW won 120-105. GSW shot 45% (44 of 98) to TOR's 43%, 18 of 44 from three. Curry led with 25 (9 of 22, 7 of 15 from three); Kuminga added 24, Moody 17. The hinge was Q3, 32-19: GSW came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 16. GSW trailed 61-64 at the half and won the second half 59-41. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/03 @ BOS 88-140 — GSW notes
GSW lost 88-140. GSW shot 39% (36 of 92) to BOS's 55%, 7 of 41 from three. GSW turned it over 17 times to BOS's 7, and BOS turned those into 10 steals. Quinones led with 17 (7 of 16, 3 of 10 from three); Moody added 11, Robinson 10. Q4 was theirs, 26-25, the deficit cut from 53 to 52, but the other 3 periods went 115-62 against them. Quinones's -37 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/06 vs MIL 125-90 — GSW notes
GSW won 125-90. GSW shot 56% (51 of 91) to MIL's 38%, 19 of 39 from three, and got to the line 7 times to MIL's 15. The glass went 50-36 for them. Curry led with 29 (10 of 18, 6 of 10 from three); Kuminga added 20, Jackson-Davis 15. The hinge was Q4, 32-9: a lead of 12 became 35. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/07 vs CHI 122-125 — GSW notes
GSW lost 122-125. GSW took 10 more shots (97 to 87), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to CHI's 53%, 11 of 42 from three. Thompson led with 25 (9 of 21, 5 of 12 from three); Kuminga added 19, Curry 15. Q4 was theirs, 33-26, the deficit cut from 10 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 99-89 against them. They led by as many as 13. Paul's -15 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/09 vs SAS 113-126 — GSW notes
GSW lost 113-126. GSW shot 47% (41 of 88) to SAS's 51%, 10 of 30 from three. The glass went 39-49 against them. Thompson led with 27 (8 of 16, 5 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Kuminga added 26, Wiggins 11. Q4 was theirs, 34-30, the deficit cut from 17 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 96-79 against them. Quinones's -11 in 9 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/11 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 45 from three, 21 free throws a game; Vassell at 24 and Wembanyama at 23 a game. Without Wembanyama (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuminga at 19 and Curry at 18 a game. Without Looney (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 33. Call it San Antonio 118, Golden State 116, Golden State keeping it close.
3/13 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Irving at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Kuminga at 19 and Thompson at 18 a game. Without Curry (2 straight), Looney (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Dallas takes 23 free throws a game to Golden State's 18. Call it Dallas 120, Golden State 115.
3/16 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 46 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 24 and Davis at 22 a game. Without Reddish (2 straight), Vanderbilt (17 straight), Vincent (39 straight). 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuminga at 23 and Thompson at 18 a game. Without Curry (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 46 percent from three to Golden State's 37 and the defense, Golden State allowing 110 a night to the Lakers' 117. Call it the Lakers 117, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
3/18 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuminga at 23 and Thompson at 21 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 83, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and DiVincenzo at 14 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Robinson (46 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 83 a night to Golden State's 117 and the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Golden State minus-0. Call it New York 109, Golden State 107, Golden State keeping it close.
2/29 vs OKC 132-118 — SAS notes
SAS won 132-118. SAS shot 53% (48 of 91) to OKC's 49%, 19 of 39 from three. Vassell led with 28 (12 of 20, 3 of 6 from three); Wembanyama added 28, Sochan 21. The hinge was Q4, 34-22: a lead of 2 became 14. Jones was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/03 vs IND 117-105 — SAS notes
SAS won 117-105. SAS shot 54% (46 of 85) to IND's 44%, 10 of 25 from three. Wembanyama led with 31 (11 of 17, 3 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Branham added 18, Vassell 17. The hinge was Q1, 26-16: from level to 10 ahead. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/05 @ HOU 101-114 — SAS notes
SAS lost 101-114. SAS shot 44% (38 of 87) to HOU's 47%, 12 of 36 from three. SAS turned it over 18 times to HOU's 5, and HOU turned those into 15 steals. Vassell led with 22 (9 of 19, 1 of 5 from three); Branham added 20, Johnson 18. Q2 was theirs, 32-21, turning a 5-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-69 against them. Sochan's -17 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/07 @ SAC 129-131 — SAS notes
SAS lost 129-131. SAS shot 51% (46 of 91) to SAC's 51%, 16 of 33 from three. Vassell led with 30 (11 of 18, 4 of 6 from three); Branham added 23, Collins 22. Q3 was theirs, 36-29, the deficit cut from 12 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 102-93 against them. Branham's -16 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/09 @ GSW 126-113 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-113. SAS shot 51% (44 of 86) to GSW's 47%, 17 of 33 from three. The glass went 49-39 for them. Johnson led with 22 (9 of 18, 4 of 9 from three); Branham added 20, Sochan 20. The hinge was Q2, 30-16: a lead of 5 became 19. Graham was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
3/11 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 45 from three, 21 free throws a game; Vassell at 24 and Wembanyama at 23 a game. Without Wembanyama (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuminga at 19 and Curry at 18 a game. Without Looney (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 33. Call it San Antonio 118, Golden State 116, Golden State keeping it close.
3/12 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Vassell at 22 a game. Without Osman (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sengun at 24 and Ja. Green at 24 a game. Without Tate (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to Houston's 9 and the arc, San Antonio at 42 percent from three to Houston's 37. Call it Houston 115, San Antonio 113, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/15 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Vassell at 19 a game. Without Osman (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Jokić at 26 and Murray at 25 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to Denver's 10. Call it Denver 115, San Antonio 113, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/17 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Vassell at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Osman (4 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Schröder at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-5. Call it San Antonio 115, Brooklyn 111, Brooklyn keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DG D. Green
DŠ D. Šarić
GS G. Santos
JK J. Kuminga
KT K. Thompson
LQ L. Quinones
MM M. Moody
SP Spencer
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
SASBW B. Wesley
DB D. Barlow
DG D. Graham
JC J. Champagnie
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
MB M. Branham
SM S. Mamukelashvili
TJ T. Jones
ZC Z. Collins
GSW/SAS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Johnson, Sochan lead Spurs past Warriors team without Curry, 126-113
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Jonathan Kuminga attacked the rim and tried to will the Golden State Warriors back into the game. They just couldn't get enough timely stops.
Keldon Johnson and the San Antonio Spurs delivered in some big moments.
Johnson had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and San Antonio beat a Golden State team playing without Stephen Curry 126-113 on Saturday night.
Jeremy Sochan and Malaki Branham each scored 20 points for San Antonio, which had dropped seven of nine. Julian Champagnie had 17 points and seven rebounds.
“It was very important to bring the energy from the start, especially against a team and a crowd and environment like Golden State and San Francisco,” Sochan said.
Klay Thompson came off the bench to score 27 points for Golden State, which dropped consecutive games for the first time since Jan. 25 and 27 to the Kings and Lakers — also at home in Chase Center.
Both Curry and Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama sat out with right ankle injuries .
Kuminga scored the first nine Warriors points of the fourth and 11 of 13 — all attacking the basket — to finish with 26 for his fifth 20-point game in the last seven. But he didn't have enough help as the Warriors dearly missed Curry's 26.9 points per game.
Each time Golden State made a push late in the third, the Spurs seemed to have an answer on the offensive end — and they kept that going over the final 12 minutes. Trayce Jackson-Davis had a driving layup with 37 seconds left in the quarter only for Champagnie to knock down a baseline 3-pointer moments later.
“The second half we tried to do our best to get back in the game,” Kuminga said. “It was a little bit late.”
Champagnie made five 3s and Johnson hit four as the Spurs shot 17 for 33 from deep. They came into the game ranked 29th in the NBA in 3-point shooting at 34.8%.
San Antonio led by 18 midway through the second quarter while shooting 55.9% then went into halftime up 62-43.
“It was tough. We just never had any traction in the game,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “I didn’t feel like we had confidence or energy. I thought their pace and their movement bothered us and we had some breakdowns. It just felt like we were never really in the game.”
Chris Paul started in place of Curry and had 10 points and nine assists. It was his 12th start and first since Jan. 5 against Detroit as the Warriors used their 20th different starting lineup.
An MRI exam on Curry’s ankle revealed no structural damage. He is scheduled to be re-evaluated Tuesday.
“I would say it’s a good result. The MRI was clear, he’s feeling better today,” Kerr said. “So all in all I would call it positive.”
The two-time MVP, who turns 36 on Thursday, was hurt late in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s 125-122 loss to the Chicago Bulls .
The Warriors had their five-game winning streak against San Antonio snapped and they had also won three in a row in the series at home.
Retired tennis star Roger Federer sat courtside with Warriors owner Joe Lacob a day after announcing the Laver Cup tennis event coming to Chase Center in September 2025.
It marked the first Golden State game without Curry or Thompson starting since Jan. 20, 2023, against the Clippers, according to Elias.