The San Antonio Spurs were No. 1 in John Schuhmann's NBA power rankings Monday morning. It looks as though the defending champions noticed.
The Golden State Warriors eliminated any doubt as to whether they are the best team in the league Monday night with a 120-90 evisceration of the Spurs. It was Golden State's second statement victory in a week after a 34-point beatdown of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jan. 18.
The rest of the league will have a hard time wrestling the Larry O'Brien Trophy out of Stephen Curry's hands.
Curry spearheaded the victory with 37 points, five steals and four assists in only three quarters of action before watching the final 12 minutes of the blowout from the bench. San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard finished with 16 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals but struggled to assert himself on the defensive end.
LaMarcus Aldridge did not carry the load with Tim Duncan (knee) sitting out and posted a mere five points on 2-of-9 shooting from the field.
Golden State's performance was even more impressive because of the historic nature of the game, which pitted the past two ...
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