The Spurs had a shot at becoming the first team to go undefeated at home but lost a 92-86 decision to Golden State on Sunday.
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The Spurs have wrapped up the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference and weren’t overly concerned about their homecourt winning streak reaching an end. G Manu Ginobili sat out the game for rest.
This in no way is a knock on Curry, but merely a nod to Durant, who’s having an incredibly efficient season as one of the league’s most heavily-leaned on superstars.
His partner, Westbrook, is a triple double machine who now has 18 in the season as he averages 23.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 10.4 assists per night.
Kevin Durant has now scored at least 20 in 64 straight games, the most consecutive games to do that since Michael Jordan in 1990-91. Durant was 11-18 (61%) from the field, 6-6 (100%) from the free throw line, and 6-11 (54%) from the three point line.
“With Kevin, he’s an extremely efficient offensive player”, Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan said afterward.
“Let me say it differently”, Popovich said. “He’s extremely gifted offensively”.
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San Antonio still have two games left in the season and they are already wrapping up their campaign as they are set to finish second in the West. However, it’s tough to cap games this time of year with every team picking their spots when to play and when not to play. Streaky shooting guard Danny Green is in another funk after missing all six of his 3-point attempts against the Warriors and he is averaging just four points on 6-of-25 shooting in April.BUZZER BEATERS 1.
