Game ID: 22401086
Golden State Warriors @ San Antonio Spurs
Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 27 17 29 33 106GSW 44 24 43 37 148
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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 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 14 since 2/25, out tonight
NEW Wesley 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 15 since 2/25, out tonight
NEW Wesley 12 to 19 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 16 since 2/25, out tonight
NEW Wesley 12 to 21 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 17 since 2/25, out tonight
NEW Wesley 12 to 20 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/30 · back-to-backOUT Bassey missed 18 since 2/25, returns tonight: 10 min (95% of 10)
NEW Wesley 12 to 20 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Biyombo missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 26 min (138% of 19)
BACK Bassey back 3/30 after 18, 10 min since (95% of 10)
NEW Wesley 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Mamukelashvili 11 to 16 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 4/02 · back-to-backBACK Biyombo back 4/01 after 2, 26 min since (138% of 19)
BACK Bassey back 3/30 after 18, 10 min since (95% of 10)
NEW Wesley 12 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Mamukelashvili 11 to 17 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 2 since 4/01, returns tonight: 3 min (29% of 10)
BACK Biyombo back 4/01 after 2, 28 min since (152% of 19)
NEW Wesley 12 to 19 min over the last 5
NEW Mamukelashvili 11 to 18 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restBACK Biyombo back 4/01 after 2, 28 min since (149% of 19)
BACK Bassey back 3/30 after 18, 6 min since (62% of 10)
NEW Wesley 12 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Mamukelashvili 11 to 19 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restBACK Podziemski back 3/18 after 5, 29 min since (105% of 28)
BACK Kuminga back 3/13 after 31, 23 min since (95% of 24)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/18 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 15 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restBACK Podziemski back 3/18 after 5, 32 min since (116% of 28)
BACK Kuminga back 3/13 after 31, 23 min since (97% of 24)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/18 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 15 to 22 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 3/25 · 2 days' restBACK Podziemski back 3/18 after 5, 33 min since (121% of 28)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/18 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 15 to 21 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 3/28 · 2 days' restOUT Curry missed 2 since 3/22, returns tonight: 34 min (104% of 32)
BACK Podziemski back 3/18 after 5, 33 min since (118% of 28)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/18 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 34 min since (104% of 32)
BACK Podziemski back 3/18 after 5, 32 min since (117% of 28)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/18 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 15)
NEW Post 15 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 2 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 30 min since (92% of 32)
GSW availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 3 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 32 min since (99% of 32)
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/04 · back-to-backOUT Payton II missed 4 since 3/28, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 15)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 4/01, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 15)
BACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 33 min since (100% of 32)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 33 min since (100% of 32)
BACK Payton II back 4/04 after 4, 2 min since (14% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/04 after 2, 1 min since (6% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 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 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Vassell at 21 and Castle at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 108, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Butler III at 19 and Podziemski at 15 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-5 and the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to San Antonio's 115. Call it Golden State 113, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/23 @ TOR 123-89 — SAS notes
SAS won 123-89. SAS shot 48% (41 of 86) to TOR's 38%, 14 of 43 from three, and went to the line 32 times to TOR's 13 — 27 points from the stripe to their 9. SAS turned it over 14 times to TOR's 21. Vassell led with 25 (11 of 14, 3 of 6 from three); Champagnie added 20, Castle 15. The hinge was Q1, 36-16: from level to 20 ahead, and the lead reached 38. Vassell was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
3/25 @ DET 96-122 — SAS notes
SAS lost 96-122. SAS took 13 more shots (91 to 78), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 36% to DET's 56%, 14 of 44 from three. Vassell led with 26 (10 of 21, 6 of 12 from three); Castle added 19, Mamukelashvili 11. Q3 was theirs, 35-28, the deficit cut from 26 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 94-61 against them. Champagnie's -20 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 @ CLE 116-124 — SAS notes
SAS lost 116-124. SAS shot 41% (43 of 106) to CLE's 46%, 14 of 43 from three. Vassell led with 22 (7 of 15, 4 of 10 from three); Castle added 22, Johnson 17. Q3 was theirs, 34-32, the deficit cut from 5 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 92-82 against them. Wesley's -19 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 vs BOS 111-121 — SAS notes
SAS lost 111-121. SAS shot 44% (38 of 87) to BOS's 48%, 14 of 40 from three, and went to the line 27 times to BOS's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 14. SAS turned it over 4 times to BOS's 9. The glass went 35-54 against them. Johnson led with 23 (9 of 12, 2 of 3 from three); Castle added 22, Sochan 18. Q4 was theirs, 30-27, the deficit cut from 13 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 94-81 against them. Vassell's -12 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/30 vs GSW 106-148 — SAS notes
SAS lost 106-148. SAS shot 48% (40 of 84) to GSW's 58%, 16 of 42 from three. SAS turned it over 21 times to GSW's 12, and GSW turned those into 17 steals. The glass went 34-44 against them. Johnson led with 19 (8 of 13, 2 of 5 from three); Mamukelashvili added 14, Branham 13. Q4 was theirs, 33-37, but the other 3 periods went 111-73 against them. Wesley's -30 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 vs ORL — 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 110 a night and allowing 121, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Vassell at 20 and Castle at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Biyombo (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 100, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 29 and Wagner at 24 a game. Without Anthony (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 100 a night to San Antonio's 121 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-3 a night and San Antonio minus-8. Call it Orlando 111, San Antonio 109, San Antonio keeping it close.
4/02 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 118, shooting 53 percent and 38 from three, 29 free throws a game; Jokić at 42 and Murray at 28 a game. Without Murray (2 straight), Strawther (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 126, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Castle at 18 and Vassell at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-2 a night and San Antonio minus-8 and the line, where Denver takes 29 free throws a game to San Antonio's 20. Call it Denver 124, San Antonio 112, Denver by 12.
4/04 vs CLE — 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 110 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Castle at 17 and Johnson at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and Allen at 19 a game. Without Jerome (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-9. Call it Cleveland 120, San Antonio 115.
4/06 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 21 free throws a game; Avdija at 30 and Sharpe at 26 a game. Without Simons (3 straight), Grant (13 straight), Ayton (24 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Barnes at 17 and Castle at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-0 a night and San Antonio minus-8 and the arc, San Antonio at 37 percent from three to Portland's 29. Call it Portland 116, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/20 vs TOR 117-114 — GSW notes
GSW won 117-114. GSW shot 42% (38 of 90) to TOR's 56%, 19 of 47 from three, and went to the line 28 times to TOR's 19 — 22 points from the stripe to their 15. GSW turned it over 14 times to TOR's 23. Green led with 21 (7 of 18, 5 of 14 from three); Post added 18, Curry 17. The hinge was Q1, 33-30: from level to 3 ahead. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +7.
3/22 @ ATL 115-124 — GSW notes
GSW lost 115-124. GSW shot 46% (39 of 84) to ATL's 57%, 16 of 38 from three, and went to the line 26 times to ATL's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 11. GSW turned it over 9 times to ATL's 14. Butler III led with 25 (7 of 15, 1 of 7 from three, 10 of 14 at the line); Moody added 20, Podziemski 19. Q4 was theirs, 34-26, the deficit cut from 17 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 98-81 against them. Kuminga's -18 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/25 @ MIA 86-112 — GSW notes
GSW lost 86-112. GSW shot 40% (33 of 83) to MIA's 56%, 9 of 38 from three. Kuminga led with 15 (4 of 10, 1 of 3 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Podziemski added 14, Santos 13. Q3 was theirs, 30-26, the deficit cut from 17 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 86-56 against them. Moody's -23 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 @ NOP 111-95 — GSW notes
GSW won 111-95. GSW shot 41% (38 of 92) to NOP's 41%, 13 of 55 from three. GSW turned it over 10 times to NOP's 15. Curry led with 23 (7 of 21, 5 of 16 from three); Butler III added 18, Kuminga 16. The hinge was Q4, 28-13: a lead of 1 became 16. GSW trailed 50-53 at the half and won the second half 61-42. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/30 @ SAS 148-106 — GSW notes
GSW won 148-106. GSW shot 58% (56 of 97) to SAS's 48%, 21 of 44 from three. GSW turned it over 12 times to SAS's 21. The glass went 44-34 for them. Podziemski led with 27 (9 of 14, 7 of 9 from three); Moody added 20, Hield 19. The hinge was Q1, 44-27: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 47. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
4/01 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 23 and Bane at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Jackson (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 18 and Podziemski at 17 a game. Without Payton II (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 110 a night to Memphis's 121 and the line, where Golden State takes 24 free throws a game to Memphis's 18. Call it Golden State 117, Memphis 115, Memphis keeping it close.
4/03 @ 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 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 28 and Reaves at 23 a game. Without Morris (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Butler III at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Payton II (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Lakers 115, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
4/04 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Podziemski at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Payton II (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Jokić at 42 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. Without Murray (3 straight), Porter Jr. (2 straight), Strawther (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 111 a night to Denver's 118. Call it Golden State 118, Denver 116, Denver keeping it close.
4/06 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Podziemski at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Green at 24 and Sengun at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 14 a night. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-14 a night and Golden State plus-5. Call it Golden State 116, Houston 114, Houston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
JK J. Kuminga
KK K. Knox II
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
SASBW B. Wesley
CB C. Bassey
CP C. Paul
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. McLaughlin
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
MB M. Branham
SC S. Castle
SM S. Mamukelashvili
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
Podziemski scores 27 and Warriors have highest point total this season in 148-106 rout of Spurs
SAN ANTONIO -- — Brandin Podziemski scored 27 points and the Golden State Warriors rang up their highest total of the season in a 148-106 rout of the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night.
San Antonio also gave up the most points to an opponent this season in losing its fourth straight.
Moses Moody scored 20 points, Buddy Hield added 19 and Draymond Greeen had 14 for the Warriors, who led by 47 points and sat their starters in the fourth quarter.
Golden State remains sixth in the Western Conference.
Keldon Johnson scored 19 points and Sandro Mamukelashvili added 14 for the Spurs, who have led for only 15 seconds in their past two games.
Spurs acting head coach Mitch Johnson received his first technical foul during a sloppy first half.
Golden State had 44 points in the first quarter, the most San Antonio has allowed an opponent in the opening period. The Warriors were shooting 62% from the field three minutes into the second quarter.
Takeaways Warriors: Stephen Curry had 13 points on 4-for-10 shooting in 25 minutes. Curry exited with 3:14 remaining in the third quarter and did not return as Golden State led 111-73 entering the fourth.
Spurs: San Antonio center Charles Bassey was scoreless in 10 minutes in his first game since playing six minutes against New Orleans on Feb. 23. Bassey reaggravated a left knee bruise against the Pelicans. Bassey's return gives the Spurs their first player taller than 6-foot-9 since 7-3 center Victor Wembanyama was lost for the season with a blood clot in his right shoulder following the All-Star break.
Key moment San Antonio committed four turnovers in the opening four minutes as Golden State raced to a 19-6 lead.
Key stat Golden State is 18-5 with Jimmy Butler in the lineup. Butler had 13 points in 23 minutes.
Up next The Warriors visit Memphis on Tuesday. The Spurs host Orlando on Tuesday to close out a three-game homestand.