Oakland, CA

The Golden State Warriors held the San Antonio Spurs scoreless in the first 3:31 of overtime en route to a 97-87 victory that tied their Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2 at Oracle Arena.

The Warriors scored nine unanswered points, capped by a three-point play by Stephen Curry, to build a commanding lead as the Spurs missed their first six shots and two free throws in extra time.

Danny Green ended the Spurs' scoring drought with a 27-foot triple in the last 1:29 but Carl Landry made an 18-foot jumper and Jarrett Jack sank two foul shots to extend the lead to 97-87 with 58 seconds to play.

Harrison Barnes scored 26 points on 9-for-26 shooting from the field, Jack had 24 off the bench, Curry added 22 despite playing with an ankle injury and Klay Thompson chipped in 10 for the Warriors.

Andrew Bogut scored just five points but grabbed 18 boards as the Warriors outrebounded the Spurs, 65-51.

The Warriors shot just 38 percent from the field but the Spurs fared even worse, hitting just 33 of 93 attempts for 35.5 percent.

Manu Ginobili scored 21 points off the bench, Tim Duncan had 19 points and 15 boards, Tony Parker had 17 points and Kawhi Leonard had 11 for the Spurs, who shot 15.8 percent in the final 9:40 of the game, and were 1-of-8 from 3-point range during that span.

The Spurs were ahead by 80-72 with 4:48 remaining in the fourth before Jack scored 10 points in a 10-2 run to tie the game at 82.

Parker put the Spurs ahead for the last time with a jumper but Thompson tied the game anew with a 5-foot jumper with 30 seconds left in regulation.

The Warriors had a chance to win it in regulation but Jack missed an 18-foot shot as time ran out.

 

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