San Antonio Spurs – Golden State Warriors · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 9 April 2025

SAS114–111GSW

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Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when GSW leads and falls when SAS does.

This is how the game was decided.

Keldon Johnson decided it, the San Antonio Spurs player with the most points (21, with 8 rebounds and 2 assists; +20 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Julian Champagnie's (+20). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Golden State Warriors 111-114 San Antonio Spurs (April 9, 2025) was hit by Harrison Barnes: a three-pointer with 0.1 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the San Antonio Spurs up 114-111. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Golden State Warriors 111-114 San Antonio Spurs (April 9, 2025) was a 13-0 run by the San Antonio Spurs in the second quarter (from 9:54 to 5:54), from 30-35 to 43-35. The Golden State Warriors' best was a 11-0 run in the first quarter (from 11:29 to 7:43), from 0-0 to 11-0.

What were the keys of the last Golden State Warriors vs San Antonio Spurs game?

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Play: Harrison Barnes makes 27-foot three point shot (Stephon Castle assists).

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Harrison Barnes decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 0.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 8 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Barnes decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

9 April 2025 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401705729:685; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · SAS

Barnes · Castle · Vassell · Johnson · Champagnie

Closing lineup · GSW

Butler · Curry · Green · Podziemski · Moody

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SAS

Harrison Barnes

36′ · +3

Stephon Castle

35′ · -15

Chris Paul

29′ · -9

Devin Vassell

28′ · -9

Bismack Biyombo

11′ · -19

Keldon Johnson

31′ · +20

Julian Champagnie

29′ · +18

Sandro Mamukelashvili

23′ · +10

Blake Wesley

19′ · +14

GSW

Jimmy Butler III

38′ · -9

Stephen Curry

37′ · +13

Draymond Green

33′ · -6

Brandin Podziemski

33′ · 0

Moses Moody

31′ · -3

Buddy Hield

26′ · -1

Jonathan Kuminga

18′ · -2

Kevon Looney

12′ · 0

Gui Santos

8′ · -8

Trayce Jackson-Davis

3′ · +3

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. SAS and GSW.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

San Antonio Spurs

Paul, Vassell, Castle, Biyombo, and Barnes played 10.7 minutes together.
Johnson, Mamukelashvili, Champagnie, Wesley, and Barnes played 5.8 minutes together.
Johnson, Vassell, Mamukelashvili, Champagnie, and Castle played 5.2 minutes together.

The plus-minus of each San Antonio Spurs lineup is not shown: its rotation stints do not add up with each other.

Golden State Warriors

Moody, Podziemski, Curry, Butler, and Green played 14.4 minutes together.
Hield, Podziemski, Curry, Butler, and Green played 6.6 minutes together.
Looney, Hield, Kuminga, Podziemski, and Butler played 4.4 minutes together.

The plus-minus of each Golden State Warriors lineup is not shown: its rotation stints do not add up with each other.

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San Antonio Spurs

Paul, Johnson, Champagnie, Wesley, and Barnes played 4.7 minutes together.
Paul, Johnson, Vassell, Champagnie, and Castle played 4.7 minutes together.
Johnson, Vassell, Champagnie, Castle, and Barnes played 4.0 minutes together.
Paul, Mamukelashvili, Wesley, Castle, and Barnes played 3.6 minutes together.
Paul, Johnson, Mamukelashvili, Wesley, and Barnes played 2.5 minutes together.
Johnson, Mamukelashvili, Champagnie, Wesley, and Castle played 2.5 minutes together.
Paul, Vassell, Mamukelashvili, Castle, and Barnes played 1.9 minutes together.
Vassell, Mamukelashvili, Champagnie, Castle, and Barnes played 1.3 minutes together.

Golden State Warriors

Looney, Hield, Kuminga, Santos, and Curry played 3.9 minutes together.
Moody, Santos, Podziemski, Butler, and Green played 3.8 minutes together.
Hield, Kuminga, Moody, Curry, and Green played 2.9 minutes together.
Hield, Kuminga, Moody, Jackson-Davis, and Curry played 2.8 minutes together.
Kuminga, Moody, Podziemski, Butler, and Green played 2.3 minutes together.
Hield, Moody, Curry, Butler, and Green played 1.8 minutes together.
Looney, Hield, Moody, Curry, and Butler played 1.6 minutes together.
Looney, Hield, Podziemski, Curry, and Butler played 1.2 minutes together.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Jimmy Butler III covered 4.30 km, more than anyone in the game.

Draymond Green touched the ball 74 times, a game high.
Draymond Green made 67 passes, a game high.
Sandro Mamukelashvili had 18 rebound chances, a game high.

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San Antonio Spurs

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Stephon Castle	4.09	7.1	69	49
Harrison Barnes	4.02	6.9	40	32
Keldon Johnson	3.52	7.1	49	31
Julian Champagnie	3.27	6.9	28	20
Devin Vassell	3.22	7.1	35	22
Chris Paul	2.96	6.1	41	36
Sandro Mamukelashvili	2.74	7.3	39	34
Blake Wesley	2.37	7.5	28	30
Bismack Biyombo	1.26	7.1	15	10

Golden State Warriors

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Jimmy Butler III	4.30	6.9	73	61
Stephen Curry	4.10	6.9	70	46
Brandin Podziemski	3.89	7.2	57	47
Moses Moody	3.67	7.1	38	28
Draymond Green	3.46	6.3	74

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2024-25 regular season, not this game.

San Antonio Spurs

Chris Paul recovered 0.8 loose balls per game over his 82 games.
He ranks 26 of 388 in the league.
Stephon Castle recovered 0.7 loose balls per game over his 80 games.
He ranks 58 of 388 in the league.
Devin Vassell deflected 2.3 passes per game over his 64 games.
He ranks 61 of 388 in the league.

Golden State Warriors

Brandin Podziemski drew 0.32 charges per game over his 63 games.
He ranks 2 of 388 in the league.
Draymond Green drew 0.21 charges per game over his 68 games.
He ranks 9 of 388 in the league.
Jimmy Butler III recovered 0.9 loose balls per game over his 54 games.
He ranks 13 of 388 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Golden State Warriors have won 45 of their 122 games against the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game context

Attendance

18.064

100% of capacity

Chase Center · San Francisco

Scoring

225

combined points

2.7 below the season average (227.7)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

13 calls reviewed4 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Personal · 00:03.0

Jimmy Butler III → Harrison Barnes

Butler III (GSW) moves forward into Barnes (SAS), initiating illegal contact that moves him off his spot. The illegal contact precedes any traveling violation caused by the contact.

Foul: Shooting · 00:11.9

Draymond Green → Keldon Johnson

Green (GSW) closes out during the layup attempt by Johnson (SAS) and initiates illegal contact to his lower body, affecting his ability to return to the floor.

Foul: Offensive · 01:00.2

Draymond Green → Stephon Castle

Green (GSW) takes an additional step late into Castle (SAS), delivering contact during the screen.

Stoppage: Out-of-Bounds · 01:08.0

Keldon Johnson → Moses Moody

Moody (GSW) is the last player to touch the ball before it goes out of bounds. Possession should have been awarded to San Antonio.