For a half, it looked like the San Antonio Spurs might limp into the All-Star break. Instead, they stormed into it.
Behind a ferocious second-half turnaround and another poised performance from their young stars, the Spurs erased a 16-point 3rd quarter deficit and powered past the Golden State Warriors 126-113 on Wednesday night at Chase Center. The win extended San Antonio’s streak to six games and reinforced a growing belief around the league: this team is maturing fast.
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The Spurs didn’t just win. They imposed themselves.
Golden State came out sharp, moving the ball and knocking down perimeter shots to seize early control. The Warriors dictated pace in the first quarter and maintained separation through much of the second, capitalizing on defensive lapses and pushing their lead into double digits.
San Antonio looked a step slow defensively and out of rhythm offensively. But there was no panic on the bench. No visible frustration. Just a steady pace.
The shift began midway through the third quarter. The Spurs ramped up their defensive intensity, cut off driving lanes and forced Golden State into tougher, contested looks. What had been comfortable Warriors possessions suddenly became rushed ones.
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At the other end, San Antonio simplified its approach. The ball found the paint. Cuts became sharper. Screens hit harder. The Spurs began bullying their way inside — and the Warriors had no answer.
Fox ignited the comeback, finishing with 27 points and eight assists. He controlled tempo during a pivotal stretch late in the third quarter, slicing into the lane and knocking down pull-up jumpers that erased the deficit piece by piece. A deep jumper just before the buzzer capped a furious run and tied the game heading into the fourth.
That’s when Victor Wembanyama took over.
The 7-foot-4 franchise cornerstone delivered 26 points and nine rebounds, but his impact went beyond the stat sheet. Early in the fourth quarter, he altered two shots at the rim on consecutive possessions, then sprinted the floor for a alley-oop slam that sent the Spurs bench into a frenzy.
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Moments later, he stepped out and buried a three-pointer. The sequence turned a tight contest into a Spurs advantage — and drained the building of its energy.
San Antonio outscored Golden State 32–19 in the final quarter, suffocating the Warriors with length and physicality. The Spurs dominated the glass down the stretch and repeatedly punished mismatches inside.
Keldon Johnson provided a crucial lift off the bench, scoring 21 points with aggressive drives and perimeter shots. His energy stabilized the rotation when the starters briefly rested and ensured the momentum never shifted back.
Golden State fought to stay within striking distance. Draymond Green flirted with a triple-double and battled relentlessly in the paint, while Moses Moody and De’Anthony Melton supplied scoring on the perimeter. But without sustained rhythm — and without Stephen Curry in uniform — the Warriors could not match San Antonio’s late-game execution.
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The most impressive part of the Spurs’ performance wasn’t the scoring burst. It was the composure.
Early in the season, falling behind by 16 on the road might have unraveled this young group. On Wednesday, it sharpened them.
Defensive rotations tightened. Communication improved. Shot selection matured. The Spurs looked less like an upstart and more like a team learning how to win difficult games in hostile environments.
As the final minutes ticked away, the Spurs were hugging and clapping as Golden State dribbled out the clock. Another comeback. Another statement.
Now 38-16, San Antonio heads into the All-Star break with momentum and growing confidence. The offense is fluid. The defense is evolving. And the chemistry between Fox and Wembanyama is becoming one of the league’s most dangerous combinations.
For a team that once leaned heavily on potential, the Spurs are now leaning on results.
Wednesday night was proof: this group doesn’t fold when punched. It responds.
And increasingly, it finishes.
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