Over the past 50 years, only four NBA players 37 years of age or older have scored 40+ points in a game: Kareem, Malone, Jordan & Dirk.
Saturday night was the first time this season the Warriors have lost to a top-10 team in the NBA (19-1).
Spurs: 44 straight home wins is tied with the 1994-96 Bulls for the 2nd-longest home win streak in NBA history.
On Friday night in Dallas, Golden State had 73 points at halftime.
Saturday night in San Antonio, Golden State scored a game total 79 points.
For the first time since ABC started the Saturday night games, Defense was on full display!
It was a little odd not seeing the likes of Duncan nor Ginobli on the court during the final 5+ minutes of the 4th Quarter.
If you expect Curry/Klay to go 2-16 from 3-point land four times in a series, then sure the Spurs will win......but they won't!
As we close in on the end of the season and the All-NBA Team decisions are made, which Forward (there can only be two) gets shafted:
Kawhi Leonard
Kevin Durant
LeBron James
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Tim Duncan has passed Gary Payton for 10th on the NBA's all-time minutes played list tonight in Charlotte.
Hornets are 16-4 since Feb 6, only 1 game worse than the Spurs, who they just rallied from 23 down to beat.
The Spurs led by 21 at the end of the 1st quarter. They were 22-0 in team history when leading by at least 20 after 1.
With the Spurs loss tonight, 5 of the 7 teams to beat the Warriors this season have gone on to lose their next game.
Last team to score 7 or fewer in a first quarter and win ... Jazz against the Nets on Dec. 17, 2008 (trailed 27-7 after 1, won 103-92)
Jeremy Lin, who came off the bench, outscored San Antonio's bench 29-18. Spurs entered the game 3rd in the NBA in bench scoring at 39.7 PPG.
The Warriors are now 7-0 in games following losses this season.
The 76ers have lost 23 of last 25 games (6 straight); haven't beaten a team other than the Nets
since Jan. 26
Cavaliers have won 50 of their first 70 games for just the 4th time in franchise history (LeBron has played on 3 of these 4 teams)
Cavaliers clinched the division title; 4th straight division title in seasons with LeBron on roster.