The top two teams in the NBA will lock horns Thursday night (10:30 PM ET, TNT) when the San Antonio Spurs visit the Golden State Warriors. There isn't a lot of motivation for the Spurs (65-12 SU, 43-34 ATS) in this matchup, but the Warriors (69-9 SU, 42-34-2 ATS) are still trying to break the regular-season record of 72 wins set by the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls.
These two teams have split a pair of games straight up and against the spread this year, with the home team winning both times. However, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich didn't start Tim Duncan (17.2 PER) in either contest. There's every chance Popovich will sit Duncan again for the rubber match. San Antonio is cruising toward the playoffs in a lower gear at 5-1 SU and 1-5 ATS over the past six games.
The Warriors, meanwhile, have been struggling to meet market expectations during their Quest for 73. They're 7-3 SU and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games, starting with their 79-87 loss in San Antonio as 4.5-point road dogs. Turnovers have been a problem lately; the Dubs coughed up the ball 23 times in Tuesday's 117-124 overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves (+15 away).
NBA Odds: Spurs, Warriors Collide in Oakland
The Golden State Warriors (69-9 SU, 42-34-2 ATS) and the San Antonio Spurs (65-12 SU, 43-34 ATS) are expected to meet in the Western Conference Finals. First, they'll have to face each other at Oracle Arena Thursday night, tipping off at 10:30 PM ET on TNT.
The Spurs don't have much to play for on Thursday. The Warriors, on the other hand, are trying to win 73 games, but that quest hit a roadblock Tuesday night when they lost 117-124 in overtime to the Minnesota Timberwolves (+15 away). Golden State committed 23 turnovers in that contest.
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