Game ID: 22400269
Golden State Warriors @ San Antonio Spurs
Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 17 21 33 33 104GSW 29 21 31 13 94
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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 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 11 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Champagnie 24 to 29 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/16 · back-to-backOUT Sochan missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 12 since 10/26, returns tonight: 19 min (119% of 16)
OUT Bassey missed 2 since 11/13, returns tonight: 22 min (208% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Sochan missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 19 min since (119% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 22 min since (208% of 10)
NEW Collins 12 to 17 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Wembanyama missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Vassell missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 18 min since (112% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 22 min since (207% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 19 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Wembanyama missed 3 since 11/16, returns tonight: 34 min (103% of 33)
OUT Vassell missed 3 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 18 min since (112% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 23 min since (224% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 21 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Vassell missed 4 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 10 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 34 min since (103% of 33)
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 19 min since (120% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 23 min since (224% of 10)
NEW Castle 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 20 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Vassell missed 5 since 11/16, returns tonight: 21 min (68% of 31)
OUT Sochan missed 11 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (107% of 33)
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 19 min since (120% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 19 min since (181% of 10)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/01 · 3 days' restOUT Sochan missed 12 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Vassell back 11/27 after 5, 21 min since (68% of 31)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 13 since 11/06, returns tonight: 22 min (87% of 25)
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (106% of 33)
BACK Vassell back 11/27 after 5, 22 min since (72% of 31)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 33 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Waters III missed 2 since 11/10, returns tonight: 11 min (62% of 17)
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 31 min since (95% of 32)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
GSW availability going into 11/18 · 2 days' restOUT Santos missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 11 min since (62% of 17)
GSW availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Santos missed 4 since 11/10, returns tonight: 2 min (20% of 13)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 20 min since (114% of 17)
GSW availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 21 min since (121% of 17)
BACK Santos back 11/20 after 4, 2 min since (20% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Post missed 3 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 19 min since (113% of 17)
BACK Santos back 11/20 after 4, 2 min since (20% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 4 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 21 min since (119% of 17)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 2 since 11/23, returns tonight: 28 min (116% of 24)
OUT Post missed 5 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 3 since 11/22, out tonight
NEW Waters III 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/30 · 2 days' restOUT Post missed 6 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 4 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 28 min since (116% of 24)
NEW Waters III 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/03 · 2 days' restOUT Post missed 7 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 5 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 24 min since (97% of 24)
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 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Castle at 14 and Barnes at 13 a game. Without Wembanyama (3 straight), Vassell (3 straight), Sochan (9 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Wiggins at 20 a game. Without Post (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to San Antonio's 116 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 16 times a game to San Antonio's 13. Call it San Antonio 114, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
11/15 vs LAL 115-120 — SAS notes
SAS lost 115-120. SAS shot 49% (43 of 88) to LAL's 50%, 17 of 45 from three, and got to the line 16 times to LAL's 23. Wembanyama led with 28 (12 of 25, 4 of 13 from three); Castle added 22, Vassell 15. Q4 was theirs, 29-27, the deficit cut from 7 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 93-86 against them. They led by as many as 12. Wesley's -16 in 8 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/16 @ DAL 93-110 — SAS notes
SAS lost 93-110. SAS shot 32% (28 of 88) to DAL's 47%, 11 of 40 from three, and went to the line 30 times to DAL's 18 — 26 points from the stripe to their 14. Collins led with 20 (6 of 13, 0 of 5 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Mamukelashvili added 14, Champagnie 13. Q4 was theirs, 24-17, the deficit cut from 24 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 93-69 against them. Barnes's -25 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 vs OKC 110-104 — SAS notes
SAS won 110-104. SAS shot 47% (39 of 83) to OKC's 41%, 19 of 46 from three, and went to the line 19 times to OKC's 7 — 13 points from the stripe to their 6. SAS turned it over 21 times to OKC's 13, and OKC turned those into 16 steals. Johnson led with 22 (7 of 15, 6 of 12 from three); Barnes added 20, Paul 14. The hinge was Q3, 33-20: a lead of 3 became 16, and the lead reached 21. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/21 vs UTA 126-118 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-118. SAS shot 47% (41 of 88) to UTA's 42%, 9 of 32 from three, and went to the line 46 times to UTA's 26 — 35 points from the stripe to their 23. Barnes led with 25 (8 of 13, 4 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Castle added 18, Collins 18. The hinge was Q3, 34-22: the deficit went from 16 to 4. SAS trailed 51-67 at the half and won the second half 75-51. Bassey was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/23 vs GSW 104-94 — SAS notes
SAS won 104-94. SAS shot 45% (38 of 85) to GSW's 38%, 13 of 47 from three, and went to the line 19 times to GSW's 13 — 15 points from the stripe to their 8. Wembanyama led with 25 (9 of 21, 4 of 13 from three); Barnes added 22, Castle 19. The hinge was Q4, 33-13: SAS came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 10. SAS trailed 38-50 at the half and won the second half 66-44. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/26 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Markkanen at 26 and Sexton at 18 a game. Without Hendricks (13 straight), Mykhailiuk (4 straight), Potter (16 straight). 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Castle at 16 and Barnes at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Vassell (4 straight), Sochan (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 109 a night to Utah's 119 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-3 a night and San Antonio minus-2. Call it San Antonio 113, Utah 112, Utah keeping it close.
11/27 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Castle at 16 and Barnes at 16 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Vassell (5 straight), Sochan (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Vanderbilt (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-9 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 108 a night to the Lakers' 118. Call it San Antonio 116, the Lakers 109.
12/01 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Monk at 23 a game. Without DeRozan (2 straight), Lyles (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Barnes at 19 a game. Without Sochan (12 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 34 percent from three to Sacramento's 30. Call it Sacramento 112, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
12/03 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 25 a game. 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 28 and Barnes at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Sochan (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-4 and the line, where San Antonio takes 26 free throws a game to Phoenix's 20. Call it Phoenix 115, San Antonio 113, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/15 vs MEM 123-118 — GSW notes
GSW won 123-118. GSW shot 44% (43 of 98) to MEM's 41%, 19 of 46 from three, and got to the line 25 times to MEM's 33. Hield led with 18 (7 of 15, 4 of 8 from three); Moody added 14, Green 13. The hinge was Q3, 38-30: a lead of 7 became 15, and the lead reached 24.
11/18 @ LAC 99-102 — GSW notes
GSW lost 99-102. GSW shot 44% (37 of 84) to LAC's 43%, 16 of 44 from three. Curry led with 26 (10 of 21, 6 of 15 from three); Wiggins added 22, Kuminga 12. Q3 was theirs, 27-19, the deficit cut from 11 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 83-72 against them. Jackson-Davis's -11 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 vs ATL 120-97 — GSW notes
GSW won 120-97. GSW shot 47% (47 of 101) to ATL's 33%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 18 times to ATL's 24. The glass went 54-65 against them. Wiggins led with 27 (12 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Curry added 23, Jackson-Davis 14. The hinge was Q1, 41-22: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 31. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
11/22 @ NOP 112-108 — GSW notes
GSW won 112-108. GSW shot 45% (39 of 87) to NOP's 45%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 29 times to NOP's 22 — 22 points from the stripe to their 14. GSW turned it over 16 times to NOP's 9, and NOP turned those into 10 steals. Wiggins led with 30 (9 of 14, 3 of 5 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Curry added 19, Hield 12. The hinge was Q1, 34-30: from level to 4 ahead. GSW trailed 62-63 at the half and won the second half 50-45.
11/23 @ SAS 94-104 — GSW notes
GSW lost 94-104. GSW took 10 more shots (95 to 85), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to SAS's 45%, 14 of 44 from three, and got to the line 13 times to SAS's 19. Wiggins led with 20 (6 of 16, 4 of 10 from three); Curry added 14, Jackson-Davis 12. Q1 was theirs, 29-17, but the other 3 periods went 87-65 against them. They led by as many as 17. Podziemski's -14 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 vs BKN — 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 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wiggins at 22 and Curry at 19 a game. Without Post (4 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Thomas at 28 and C. Johnson at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Martin (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-0 a night and Brooklyn minus-9 and the arc, Brooklyn at 42 percent from three to Golden State's 36. Call it Golden State 116, Brooklyn 106, Golden State by 10.
11/27 vs OKC — 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 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wiggins at 23 and Curry at 22 a game. Without Kuminga (2 straight), Post (5 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 25 a game. Without Holmgren (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 11. Call it Golden State 111, OKC 110, OKC keeping it close.
11/30 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 30 and Jones at 13 a game. 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wiggins at 22 and Curry at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Post (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Phoenix's 119. Call it Golden State 114, Phoenix 113, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/03 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 120, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jokić at 29 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Wiggins at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Post (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 42 percent from three to Golden State's 35 and the defense, Golden State allowing 112 a night to Denver's 120. Call it Denver 117, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASBW B. Wesley
CP C. Paul
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
MB M. Branham
SC S. Castle
SM S. Mamukelashvili
TJ T. Jones
VW V. Wembanyama
ZC Z. Collins
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
KA K. Anderson
KL K. Looney
LW L. Waters III
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
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
Wembanyama returns from three-game absence to help Spurs rally past Warriors, 104-94
SAN ANTONIO -- — Victor Wembanyama scored 25 points, Harrison Barnes had 22 and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a 17-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors 104-94 on Saturday night.
Trailing 81-64 with 1:55 left in the third quarter, San Antonio closed the game on a 40-13 run to win three straight for the first time since January 2021.
Wembanyama added nine assists, seven rebounds and three blocks in his return from a three-game absence with a bruised right knee.
San Antonio rookie Stephon Castle added 19 points and stole the dribble from Golden State's Stephen Curry behind the 3-point line with 1:46 remaining to preserve an eight-point lead.
Andrew Wiggins had 20 points and Curry had 14 points for the Warriors, who had won two straight. Trayce Jackson-Davis added 12 points and eight rebounds.
San Antonio went on an 11-0 run for a 97-90 lead with Castle and Wembanyama accounting for all but two points. Golden State was held scoreless for 4 1/2 minutes and did not make a field goal for 5:19.
Takeaways Warriors: Golden State's bench, which was averaging 54 points, was held to 36 points.
Spurs: Prior to its fourth quarter surge, San Antonio’s only previously led for 22 seconds. Barnes hit the opening basket on a cutting layup 21 seconds into the first quarter. Golden State then went on an 11-0 run for a 20-8 lead.
Key moment Castle scored on a driving layup with 4:25 remaining to spark the Spurs' closing run. He followed that with a 3-pointer from 27 feet, Wembanyama drained a 3 from 31 feet and Castle made one of two free throws to put the Spurs up 97-90 with 2:28 remaining.
Key stat San Antonio outscored Golden State 33-13 in the final quarter.
Up next Warriors: Play host to Brooklyn on Monday night.