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Curry shines as Warriors crush Spurs, lead series 2-0

Published: 17 May 2017 - 10:32 pm | Last Updated: 27 Oct 2021 - 09:21 pm
Stephen Curry (30) of the Golden State Warriors drives with the ball against Pau Gasol of the San Antonio Spurs during Game Two of the NBA Western Conference Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on Tuesday.

Stephen Curry (30) of the Golden State Warriors drives with the ball against Pau Gasol of the San Antonio Spurs during Game Two of the NBA Western Conference Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on Tuesday.

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Oakland, United States:  Stephen Curry scored 29 points as the Golden State Warriors thrashed the San Antonio Spurs 136-100 to take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference finals series on Tuesday.
Curry's points haul included six three-pointers as the Warriors all-round offensive power crushed a San Antonio Spurs line-up missing the injured Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker.
Curry also contributed seven assists and seven rebounds to put the Warriors just two wins away from reaching a third consecutive NBA Finals in the best-of-seven series.
No fewer than seven Warriors cracked double figures as the home side led from start to finish before their home fans at the Oracle Arena.
"I thought in game one we didn't come out with a sense of urgency," said Warriors acting coach Mike Brown, who is standing in for the injured Steve Kerr. "They came out with a sense of urgency tonight from the beginning and they did that for 48 minutes." The Warriors were quickly into their familiar scoring groove, sprinting into a 33-16 lead by the end of the first quarter and never letting up.
They led by 28 points -- 72-44 -- by half-time and accelerated still further in the third quarter to lead 106-75.
"You always try to build momentum and sustain it, for sure," Curry told reporters.
"We had a point of emphasis of starting the game with a lot more energy and focus on the defensive end so that we could just feel a little bit better about ourselves than we did last game in the first quarter."
San Antonio's depleted offense was led by Jonathon Simmons with 22 points. Only one other Spurs player made double figures -- Davis Bertans with 13 -- while LaMarcus Aldridge was restricted to just eight points.