Overview
- Steve Kerr made a pregame switch, starting Moses Moody and rookie Will Richard with Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green while moving Jonathan Kuminga to the bench in what he called a drastic rotation change.
- Stephen Curry, back to full workload after an illness, scored 46 points with 22 in the third quarter to power a road win that handed the Spurs their first home loss of the season and ended Golden State’s six-game road skid.
- Jimmy Butler added 28 points as Golden State leaned on extra spacing and perimeter shooting in the new look, with Moody contributing 19 points.
- Jonathan Kuminga, who was questionable pregame with bilateral patellar tendonitis, exited with knee soreness and was ruled out for the second half.
- The shake-up followed Draymond Green’s critique about personal agendas and Butler’s call for sacrifice, with the team still scrutinizing an offense that ranked 21st in efficiency through 12 games.