Steph Curry, after a cold first half, got hot eventually with help from Giannis Antetokounmpo (29 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks) & Kevin Knox, III (18 points). Curry finished with 18 points of his own and 11 assists. DeAndre Jordan notched 13 rebounds, 12 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins tied the game for the Warriors late at the basket, but missed Golden State's final chance to tie the score in the closing seconds, a corner 3PT attempt.
Precipitating the clutch lead for the Spurs was a dagger three-ball first by Evan Fournier, courtesy of a nice pass under shot clock pressure by JaVale McGee (7 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists in 18 minutes of action after Drummond went down), then next by Fred VanVleet (16 points, 8 assists, 4-6 3PT) to seal the tough road win.
In the victory, Brandon Ingram had 24 points & 8 rebounds. KCP had 13 points, with P.J. Tucker bouncing back in a good effort for 11 points, the same as Fournier (3-5 3PT). Dejounte Murray had 7 assists with 8 points. Before his injury, Drummond had 10 points & 15 rebounds. The Big Penguin's injury comes at an inconvenient time as the height-heavy Lakers are next on the Spurs schedule.
