San Antonio can't achieve sweep as Warriors survive Game 4, 108-114 (3-1).

The Spurs tried everything they could, never surrendering until the final buzzer despite a 13-PT deficit throughout the game, committing only 5 turnovers as a unit, sneaking 11 steals, but unable to get a rebound. The Warriors had 54 rebounds, to just 34 by San Antonio and 18 of those belonged to Andre Drummond  (8 points). Midway through the 4th Quarter, the Warriors began to pull away yet again, but KCP (14 points, 4-11 3PT) hit four perimeter bombs to keep things interesting. The Warriors made their free throws and put the game out of reach as KCP finally missed to end his flurry of defiance.

Brandon Ingram became a victim of the double-team, since he was the only Spur scoring consistently tonight, finishing with 35 points but playing basically the entire game, noticeably fatigued despite 8 assists & 2 steals. Ingram shot 15-26. Evan Fournier had 16 points, but shot just 6-14. Dejounte Murray had only 14 points with 7 assists, trying to involve others and get them going, to no avail, which earned him scrutiny post-game about not attacking the basket more. "I just try to get our guys the best shots. You know, maybe I should've taken it upon myself to get us a W, but I trust my guys. We came real close," Murray gritted through his teeth after the hard loss.

The Rest: Fred VanVleet had a bad game, scoring just 10 points and not finding his usual deadly spots on the perimeter. When he did fire one off, he missed it, going 2-6 overall. Every miss floored the Spurs. Meanwhile, Giannis Antetokounmpo crushed the Spurs with 36 points, 11 rebounds & 6 assists. DeAndre Jordan had 17 points, 16 rebounds. Steph Curry hit three from deep, dishing 11 assists with 15 points. Kevin Knox, II, scored 15 points, as well. A flagrant 1 foul was also called on Andre Drummond, noticeably affecting his defensive aggression afterward, which Coach Pop unsuccessfully challenged.

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