Western Conference Playoffs Second Round
Game 1 - San Antonio leads Golden State 1-0
Tip-off: Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. ET
Line: San Antonio -8.0 Total: 204.5

The San Antonio Spurs attempt to go up 2-0 after the Warriors collapsed late in Game 1.

The Golden State Warriors were up big before a major collapse with about four minutes to play in Game 1. The Spurs went on an 18-2 run to end the fourth quarter before a Manu Ginobili three put the game away in double overtime. Despite the loss, the Warriors have now covered in ten straight games. Golden State has now covered the spread in four of the last five games played between these two teams. San Antonio was 19-20-2 ATS at home during the regular season, which is the same record the Warriors had away from Oracle Arena. Tim Duncan sat out the end of Game 1 as he was dealing with a virus all day before the game and wasn’t playing well enough to stay on the court. Klay Thompson fouled out of the game late in the fourth which gave Tony Parker a mismatch with Harrison Barnes guarding him.

The Golden State Warriors were up 16 points with just about four minutes of play in Game 1, but made a couple of costly turnovers while not being able to find the bottom of the net. Stephen Curry was outstanding yet again in the game, finishing with 44 points (18-of-35 FG, 6-of-14 3PT) and 11 rebounds in 58 minutes of play. Curry scored 22 points in the third quarter, but when the game got to overtime he had completely lost his legs. Harrison Barnes played a great game for Golden State as he scored 19 points (8-of-14 FG, 3-of-6 3PT) while also grabbing 12 rebounds. Klay Thompson had 19 points (8-of-15 FG) before he fouled out, but he could not connect on any threes before his exit. Andrew Bogut continues to play good basketball for the Warriors this postseason as he finished with 10 points (4-of-7 FG), 15 rebounds and four assists.

San Antonio looked dead in the water with just four minutes left to play in the fourth, but then Tony Parker started to attack the rim. The whole entire game changed at this moment, and Parker finished the game with 28 points (11-of-26 FG), eight rebounds and eight assists. Kawhi Leonard played an excellent game for the Spurs with 18 points (7-of-11 FG) and nine rebounds in 41 minutes of play. Danny Green shot really well for the Spurs in Game 1, scoring 22 points (8-of-14 FG, 6-of-9 3PT) in 44 minutes. Down three points late in the game, Gregg Popovich drew up a play for Green which worked to perfection as Green hit a three off of a Boris Diaw screen. Manu Ginobili was struggling all evening for the Spurs but he did finish with 16 points (5-of-20 FG), 11 assists and seven rebounds. Ginobili hit the game-winning three pointer in double overtime after a defensive miscue by the Warriors left him wide open on an inbounds pass.