Spurs subdue Curry, Warriors

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FILE — Dejounte Murray, DeMar DeRozan and Patty Mills of the San Antonio Spurs celebrate against the Boston Celtics in the fourth quarter at AT&T Center on January 27, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. Tom Pennington/Getty Images/AFP

Dejounte Murray scored 27 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and snagged a career-best eight steals to lift host San Antonio Spurs to a win over Golden State Warriors 105-100 in the first game of a back-to-back between the teams.

Murray’s eight steals were the most in the NBA this season.

Three Spurs players posted double-doubles, with DeMar DeRozan adding 21 points and 10 assists and Jakob Poeltl scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.

Stephen Curry paced the Warriors with 32 points while Kelly Oubre Jr. added 24, Andrew Wiggins hit for 11 points and Draymond Green had 10 rebounds and 10 assists for Golden State.

San Antonio improved to 14-10 with the win and is now fifth in the Western Conference standings. Agence France-Presse

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