NBA Thompson fires Warriors to win

Los Angeles, Nov. 3: Klay Thompson scored 27 points as the Golden State Warriors recovered from an early mauling to score a 112-92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday.

A stormy encounter between the two Western Conference big guns saw Warriors coach Steve Kerr lose his cool on the sidelines before Spurs counterpart Gregg Popovich was ejected late in the game.

Popovich was tossed in the fourth quarter after picking up a second technical foul following an altercation with a member of the officiating crew.

Courtside microphones picked up Popovich swearing at the referee before he was given his marching orders.

Kerr also risked ejection in the first quarter, and needed to be held back by assistant Mike Brown after he was handed a technical foul.

The tirade by the Warriors coach came as the Spurs jumped out to a 28-12 first quarter lead.

“We might as well start every game here down 20 — other than the playoffs last year, that’s been four or five straight games where that’s happened,” Kerr said afterwards.

“They have an edge on us with their size and

Klay Thompson scored 27 points as the Golden State Warriors recovered from an early mauling to score a 11292 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Thompson’s points led the scoring for the Warriors, with three rebounds and two assists.

Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry also weighed in with 20point hauls.

strength and we weren’t ready to battle early, and that’s why we fell behind. Once we started competing and running and pushing the ball, we got into a good groove.”

The NBA champions gradually began chipping away at the deficit and had closed the gap to 34-24 by the end of the first quarter.

Thompson’s 27 points led the scoring for the Warriors, with three rebounds and two assists.

Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry also weighed in with 20-point hauls as the Warriors improved to 6-3 and climbed to third in Conference.