With 6:16 remaining in the game on Thursday evening in Golden State, the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors were tied at 95. Spurs guard Patty Mills would go on his own 6-0 run by draining back-to-back three pointers that would eventually lead to a 107-101 Spurs win.
Mills, who led the way with 34 points and 12 assists, guided the Spurs to an NBA record13th 50-win season, as the Spurs finish the lockout season at 50-16. The Spurs also head into the postseason on a 10-game winning streak. They’re the only team this season to have three double-digit wining streaks.
Mills came out firing to start the game as he had 14 points in the first quarter. The Warriors however, would close the first quarter on s 15-4 run. The Warriors led by two points after the first quarter. DeJuan Blair got into the scoring mix by adding 10 of his 22 points by halftime. The pace would slow down just a bit for both teams as their shooting percentages began to drop. Then with time winding down, Mills...
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Patty Mills,
DeJuan Blair,
James Anderson,
Kawhi Leonard,
Stephen Jackson,
Danny Green,
Boris Diaw,
Matt Bonner,
Tiago Splitter,
Tony Parker,
Tim Duncan,
Manu Ginobili,
Gary Neal,
Gregg Popovich
TEAMS: Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz
TEAMS: Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz
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