Spurs add to Warriors’ woes, Curry and Green still out

LOS ANGELES: The Golden State Warriors’ malaise deepened Sunday with a third straight NBA defeat, the two- time defending champions falling 104- 92 to the Spurs in San Antonio.

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for the Spurs, who thwarted the Warriors’ late rally bid, keeping the champions winless in a threegame swing through Texas.

It’s just the third time since coach Steve Kerr took the helm at Golden State in 2014 that the Warriors have lost three games on the trot.

They were held to a seasonlow in points in a 107- 86 loss to Houston on Thursday — after which Kerr admitted the team was both physically and “spiritual ly” banged- up — a reference to superstar Stephen Curry’s groin injury and the spat between Draymond Green and Kevin Durant that saw Green suspended by the team for one game.

A day after a disappointing loss to the Mavericks in Dallas, the Warriors still couldn’t find their rhythm, losing for the fifth time in seven games.

“We’ve got to get back to our team identity,” Kerr said, saying they couldn’t give in to frustration despite the injury absences of Curry and Green — who was again sidelined by a sprained toe.

“Ever yone h a s to c ome together,” Kerr said. “You can’t feel sorry for yourselves. You have to commit to fighting, and executing, competing for 48 minutes. We did that for maybe 24 minutes tonight... you’ve got to do that the whole time, playing with some poise and playing with a purpose. I don’t think we did that tonight.” — AFP