JORDAN Poole scored 31 points and sank the winning 3-pointer with 17.9 seconds remaining as the short-handed Golden State Warriors erased a 17-point deficit to stun the host San Antonio Spurs 124-120 on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), giving the Warriors their seventh straight win.
The Warriors played the second game of a road back-to-back without Stephen Curry (toe), Klay Thompson (Achilles) and Andrew Wiggins (knee), among others. Damion Lee chipped in 21 points, and Moses Moody scored a career-high 20.
The Spurs led by 15 points after three quarters before Golden State’s makeshift lineup roared back to tie the game at 114 on Jonathan Kuminga’s layup with 2:34 to play. Lee’s 3-pointer on Golden State’s next possession capped an 11-0 run and garnered the Warriors their first advantage since the opening minutes.
Dejounte Murray amassed 27 points, nine assists and nine rebounds as the Spurs lost for the third time in four games.
In other games, it was the Suns 121, Nets 111; Wolves 130, Nuggets 115; Raptors 110, Heat 106; Bucks 112, Wizards 98; Bulls 126, Magic 115; and Pelicans 111, Pistons 101.
Suns 121, Nets 111
Devin Booker scored 35 points and Phoenix stretched its winning streak to 11 games with a triumph over visiting Brooklyn.
Phoenix’s Mikal Bridges had 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting to establish a season-high point total for the second straight game. Chris Paul contributed 20 points and 14 assists, and Cameron Johnson scored 16 points off the bench for the Suns, who boast an NBA-best 41-9 record that is also the top 50-game mark in franchise history. — Field Level Media
