Spurs pull away to top Warriors at home, 83-99.

Klay was back to his old self.

Klay Thompson's return to basketball was spoiled by the Spurs home defense, as chippy on-ball resistance did in the Warriors, who were burdened by a cold shooting night, especially early by Steph Curry. Curry recovered to finish with 17 points & 10 assists, but went 4-15 from long range and 5-23 overall. Thompson on the other hand shot 5-10, going just 2-6 for 12 points. Damion Lee had 10 points, and even Andrew Wiggins went cold going 4-11 with 9 points.

Meanwhile, the Spurs were boosted by strong fast break performances by Allen Crabbe, Brandon Ingram and Kent Bazemore (drilling a dagger three near the end of the third). Crabbe flamed his way to 18 points, hitting 4-7 from deep. VanVleet was cold, but still managed 3 deep balls for 13 points including 2 steals on Steph Curry.

Brandon Ingram had 12 points (5-12) with a nice block on Draymond Green (7 points, 7 rebounds,  3 steals). Trey Lyles had a nice 11 points off the bench. Andre Drummond dominated the paint with 24 rebounds & 10 points, 4 steals. Bazemore finished with 9; Murray had 8 points & 7 assists. Joe Harris scored well in transition for 8 points, hitting two threes and a nice layup. With the lead under control, Luka Somanic & Malcolm Cazalon got some burn; Cazalon had 4 points, hitting his nice floater. Rajon Rondo dished 2 assists and got a steal.

The Rest:

The Spurs bench won the game 47-30, as San Antonio shared 30 assists. Golden State had 19 turnovers, falling behind on a scoring loss of 18-27 in the second quarter. The Spurs won the 3rd & 4th quarters, with the Warriors winning the first 24-23 as San Antonio went on to lead by 27 at one point in the game.