The Golden State Warriors were the stars of the party in San Antonio on Saturday (all times AEDT), cruising to a 144-113 NBA victory over the Spurs before a record crowd at the Alamodome.
Jordan Poole led the defending champion Warriors with 25 points off the bench, and Donte DiVincenzo added 22 as Golden State’s reserves came up big.
They weren’t the names that attracted a raucous crowd of 68,323 to the Alamodome – the Spurs’ home from 1993 to 2002 before their move to the AT&T Center arena.
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Young led the Hawks with 26 points and De’Andre Hunter added 25. Indiana was led by 26 points from Mathurin.
New York point guard Jalen Brunson continued his recent strong form, scoring 34 points — including four free throws in the final 14 seconds – in a 112-108 Knicks victory over the Wizards in Washington.
Julius Randle added 23 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who withstood a 40-point performance from Washington’s Kyle Kuzma.
In Detroit, New Orleans center Jonas Valanciunas led all scorers with 33 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a 116-110 victory over the Pistons.
Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards scored 31 to power the Timberwolves to a 121-116 home victory over a Phoenix Suns team missing Chris Paul and Devin Booker.
ALL RESULTS
PELICANS 116 PISTONS 110
HAWKS 113 PACERS 111
KNICKS 112 WIZARDS 108
WARRIORS 144 SPURS 113
THUNDER 124 BULLS 110
SUNS 116 TIMBERWOLVES 121
MAGIC 108 JAZZ 112
NUGGETS 115 CLIPPERS 103
ROCKETS 114 KINGS 139
