Game 2: San Antonio Spurs 101-116 Golden State Warriors - 5 Talking Points

#2 Warriors defense came to play once again

Aldridge gets hounded by KD and David West.

To some extent, it was the Spurs that dug themselves into a hole, in the second half, by not making shots but it had a lot to do with the Warriors' second-half defense as well. Golden State had two major runs in the third quarter, and while it was fueled by their offense, the backbone of those runs was their defense.

They had a 12-3 run to start the third quarter and a 14-8 run to end it, both of which pretty much summed up the second half for the Spurs. San Antonio just didn't play with the same intensity and energy that they brought in the first half, let alone matching what the Warriors were bringing.

The Warriors had 12 stocks (steals + blocks) in Game 1 but at halftime of Game 2, they only had 2 (1 steal and 1 block). At the end of 48 minutes, they finished with 10 stocks (8 in the second half - 4 steals and 4 blocks).