Game ID: 22300936
Golden State Warriors @ San Antonio Spurs
Monday, March 11, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 37 23 18 24 102GSW 29 29 32 22 112
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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.
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
SAS availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Graham missed 2 since 3/15, out tonight
OUT Gray missed 2 since 3/15, out tonight
OUT Duke Jr. missed 2 since 3/15, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 7 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 3/11 after 2, 33 min since (111% of 30)
BACK Osman back 3/17 after 4, 14 min since (82% of 18)
NEW Vassell 33 to 39 min over the last 4
NEW Champagnie 20 to 27 min over the last 5
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
GSW availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 5 min (30% of 17)
OUT Looney missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 6 min (35% of 16)
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 4 min (35% of 11)
BACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 34 min since (103% of 33)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
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.
3/03 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 102-112 — SAS notes
SAS lost 102-112. SAS shot 42% (39 of 93) to GSW's 49%, 14 of 37 from three. Wembanyama led with 27 (10 of 25, 3 of 9 from three, 4 of 9 at the line); Vassell added 17, Johnson 16. Q1 was theirs, 37-29, but the other 3 periods went 83-65 against them. They led by as many as 11. Branham's -16 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
3/19 vs DAL — 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 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Johnson at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 31 and Irving at 24 a game. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 36 percent from three to Dallas's 32. Call it Dallas 116, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
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 112-102 — GSW notes
GSW won 112-102. GSW shot 49% (46 of 93) to SAS's 42%, 12 of 27 from three. Kuminga led with 22 (9 of 18, 2 of 3 from three); Thompson added 21, Paul 19. The hinge was Q3, 32-18: GSW came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 17. GSW trailed 58-60 at the half and won the second half 54-42. Jackson-Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
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.
3/20 vs MEM — 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 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuminga at 23 and Thompson at 20 a game. Without Šarić (2 straight), Looney (2 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson at 23 and Jackson Jr. at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Goodwin (2 straight), Williams Jr. (5 straight), Pippen Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12 and the glass, where Memphis has been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-3. Call it Golden State 116, Memphis 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASBW B. Wesley
DB D. Barlow
DV D. Vassell
JC J. Champagnie
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
MB M. Branham
TJ T. Jones
VW V. Wembanyama
ZC Z. Collins
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
SAS/GSW 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
Kuminga, Thompson help Warriors rebound to upend Spurs 112-102 despite Wembanyama's strong return
SAN ANTONIO -- — Jonathan Kuminga scored 21 points, Klay Thompson added 20 and the Golden State Warriors overcame a sluggish start to beat the San Antonio Spurs 112-102 on Monday night.
San Antonio rookie Victor Wembanyama had 27 points and 14 rebounds in his return from a one-game absence after spraining his right ankle in the first half of Tuesday’s loss in Houston.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said he is unsure if Wembanyama will play against Houston on Tuesday.
Golden State held San Antonio to one point in the final 2:43, immediately after Draymond Green fouled out.
“We weren’t doing anything differently, just the effort and the connection,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “If one guy is out of place and everybody’s giving great effort, it still results in two points. I just felt we were better connected in the second half and as that went, we picked up some momentum.”
Golden State rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis added 13 points and 10 rebounds, including a one-handed dunk over Wembanyama in the final minute that dropped San Antonio’s 7-foot-4 rookie to the court.
With Stephen Curry still out with a sprained right ankle, Thompson returned to the starting lineup. Thompson was 8 for 21 from the field, including 4 for 10 on 3-pointers.
Golden State (34-30) has won nine of its past 10 road games and prevented San Antonio from completing a road-and-home sweep.
After beating the Warriors 126-113 on Saturday without Wembanyama and Devin Vassell , the Spurs could not sustain a balanced effort with their top two scorers back.
Vassell had 17 points and Keldon Johnson added 16 for San Antonio.
“They made 51% of their 3s last game,” Golden State guard Brandin Podziemski said. “Tonight, holding them to 38% was definitely a big key for us, but also just showing what we’re about and not letting anybody punk us.”
San Antonio had 27 assists after collecting 34 on Saturday.
The Warriors limited the Spurs’ scoring opportunities in the second half with a greater intensity defensively.
“So, obviously, consistency is always (important), but today I think it’s also responding to the physicality that they put,” Wembanyama said. “We didn’t have a strong enough response.”
The punctuation came on the offensive end with Jackson-Davis’ dunk.
“I saw that he overplayed it, and he overplayed it to my right. Obviously, I’m left-handed,” Jackson-Davis said. “So, I think I spun or got to my left hand and then I had to step on him. I just tried him. I told ( Kevon Looney ) before the game that if I got the chance to try him, I would. At the end of the day, sometimes you dunk on people, sometimes you get dunked on. It’s just a basketball play.”
Golden State outscored San Antonio 32-18 in the third quarter, fueled by a 19-0 run that began four minutes into the second half. The Spurs missed eight shots and committed four turnovers during the 4 1/2-minute run in falling behind 86-72.
“They came out and hit us hard in the (start of the) third quarter,” Warriors guard Chris Paul said. “We couldn’t really get stops. We were turning the ball over a little bit. Then we called a timeout and we just settled in. Think we just started defending and getting out in transition and tried to get a little bit more aggressive.”
San Antonio had built a 36-25 lead on a 3-pointer by Johnson with 37 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Paul scored eight points in the final 2:40 to keep the deficit manageable.