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The battle of the NBA's top two teams turned into a one-sided affair Monday night as the Golden State Warriors snapped the San Antonio Spurs' 13-game win streak with relative ease,120-90, to remain undefeated at home.

The defending NBA champions scored 62 points in the first half behind an effective and efficient offense (59 percent shooting), and a stifling defense. The Warriors limited the Tim Duncan-less Spurs to 44 percent from the floor and forced 17 first-half turnovers to take a 15-point lead at the break.And the rout continued from there. After notching 19 points in just under 18 minutes during the first half, reigning MVP Stephen Curry turned it up a level with a highlight reel third quarter. Curry scored 18 points in 10:54 of the third frame, going 5 of 9 from the floor and 3 of 5 from three-point land to earn a courtside seat for the remainder of the game.

Curry finished the night with 37 points on 12 of 20 shooting (6 of 9 from three-point range) in 28 minutes, producing his highest scoring output ever against the Spurs.

The 30-point loss was San Antonio's worst since a 137-97 defeat against the Trail Blazers in Portland on Feb. 21, 2012.

At 41-4, the Warriors have matched the best start through 45 games in NBA history(Chicago Bulls, 1995-96; Philadelphia 76ers, 1966-67).

Source:  http://www.oregonlive.com/nba/index.ssf/2016/01/nba_scores_golden_state_warrio_2.html

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As a Spurs fan, this defeat really is hard to swallow for varying reasons. First, no bragging rights (though trivial). Second, we lost a psychological advantage that could prove useful in the play-offs and the margin of this defeat will no doubt aggravate GSwarriors's confidence. Third, we can't rely on Duncan forever; he's no longer 20 for goodness sake. We really do need some fresh blood in our offensive dept.

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