The Dubs let the 3-balllea fly in their first game back from the All-Star Break, and they found SPLASHing success in a 110-99 win over the visiting Spurs.
GAME LEADERS
Apparently, two Warriors in last Saturday’s Three-Point Contest wasn’t enough. The Dubs let the 3-ball fly in their first game back from the All-Star Break, and they found SPLASHing success in Friday night’s 110-99 win over the visiting Spurs.
Sporting a new uniform in honor of Chinese New Year, the Dubs had six different players connect on 3-pointers, including three-plus each from 3-Point Champ Stephen Curry, contest finalist Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala and Draymond Green. The Warriors shot 17-for-33 (51.5 percent) overall from 3-point range, hitting 11 more treys than San Antonio.
The SPLASH party started early for the Warriors, and it was because of their perimeter shooting that they were able to stay in the game. The Spurs shot 60 percent in a first half that certainly had no shortage of action. The game saw 16 lead changes over the first 24 minutes, the last one coming by way of a Harrison Barnes 3-pointer with 1:46 left in the second quarter. That shot, which came just a few minutes after both Curry and Head Coach Steve Kerr received consecutive technicals, sparked a 10-0 Warriors run and the Dubs controlled the game from there.