Warriors end Spurs' home winning streak at 39

SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio Spurs defense locked down the Golden State Warriors. For a little while, anyway, before giving way to a hot-shooting Warriors club, which reeled off a 12-0, third-quarter run en route to a 92-86 victory.

The win marked Golden State's first regular-season victory in San Antonio since Feb. 14, 1997, and halts the Spurs' home winning streak at 39 on the season.

"I can tell you, I know them all pretty well, I don't think they give one damn about that," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said when asked prior to the game about the team's home winning streak. "All they care about is getting as good as they can possibly be to play whoever we're going to play and have a shot in the playoffs to win everything. I think that's all they really care about."

At least for now, Popovich and the Spurs no longer have to answer questions about the team's winning streak.

Here are a few thoughts on the game:

Pace setters: San Antonio somewhat neutralized a running Golden State squad in the first half by playing at a much slower pace than the Warriors were accustomed. The Spurs set a pace of 85.9 in the opening half, which ranked as the second-slowest pace the Warriors have played all season, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Interestingly, the slowest pace the Warriors had played prior to Sunday came in the second half of a March 19 loss to the Spurs.

The slowed pace would only benefit the Spurs for so long, as the Warriors reeled off 12 points in the third quarter, led by Stephen Curry, who produced his 30th 15-point quarter of the season. Curry scored 30 points in the final three quarters.

LaMarcus Aldridge led the Spurs with 24 points and 10 rebounds, followed by Kawhi Leonard, who had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Leonard started off 3-of-13 in his first half for 9 points.

Offensive rebounding key for Spurs: San Antonio kept the game competitive by dominating the Warriors on the offensive boards in the first half. The Spurs pulled down 13 offensive rebounds in the first half, which registers as the team's most in a single half, not to mention the most the Warriors have allowed in any half the past two seasons. That allowed the Spurs to outscore the Warriors 11-0 on second-chance points.

But that advantage would be short-lived. In the third quarter, the Spurs managed to grab only one offensive rebound, while failing to score any second-chance points. With 1:06 left to play, the Spurs had pulled down just five offensive rebounds in the second half.

What's next: The Spurs host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday at the AT&T Center for what will be the club's final home game, before closing out the regular season on Wednesday at Dallas.