Warriors were without Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins on the second night of a back-to-back.
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Jordan Poole had 31 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17.9 seconds remaining, and the short-handed Golden State Warriors beat the San Antonio Spurs 124-120 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory.
”I knew he was going to make it,” Warriors rookie Jonathan Kuminga said. ”He missed the first one. Great players don’t miss the second one.”
Golden State rallied from a 17-point deficit despite being without Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins on the second night of a back-to-back.
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”Our vets who didn’t play are so excited in there,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said, adding it was ”a fantastic win for us.”
Damion Lee had 21 points for the Warriors and Moses Moody added 20.
Dejounte Murray led San Antonio with 27 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Murray had a pair of baskets in the final minute, including a 15-footer that gave the Spurs a 120-119 lead with 40 seconds remaining.
31 PTS | 6 REB | 5 AST
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Poole put Golden State back ahead from the left corner after several players dove on the floor for a loose ball in a wild scramble following a previous 3-point miss by Poole. Moody collected the loose ball and fired a pass to Poole, who was wide open.
”That was the play that won the game,” Poole said. ”That was the one that did it. That hustle play, that effort play, especially in such a crucial time.”
San Antonio led by as many as 17 points in the second half, but Golden State’s depleted roster fought back. Lee’s 3-pointer with 2 minutes to go gave the Warriors a 117-1114 lead, their first since the game’s opening minute. Lee’s previous 3-pointer cut the Spurs’ lead to 114-112.
Kuminga had a 3-pointer and a breakaway windmill dunk in a 26-10 run to take the lead. Kuminga finished with 19 points. Golden State was 20 for 46 on 3-pointers and took advantage of 14 turnovers by San Antonio.
”Rebounding has been our problem all year,” Spurs guard Derrick White said. ”And the turnovers, I probably started it off with two turnovers in the fourth.”
Golden State was also without Andre Iguodala, Otto Porter Jr. and Nemanja Bjelica. The Warriors lost Gary Payton to a leg injury in the fourth quarter and the Spurs lost centers Jakob Poeltl and Jock Landale after both were hit in the head in the first half.
