The Golden Sate Warriors defeated the San Antonio Spurs 144-113, in a match played at the Alamodome and attended by 68,323 people, setting an attendance record for an NBA game.
The biggest attendance came thanks to a special game played at the Spurs’ former home at the Alamodome, which opened in 1993 as part of its 30th anniversary celebration. For this reason, the Spurs, who currently play at the AT&T Center, held the game at their old Alamodome, which has a capacity of 69,000 and where they played from 1993 to 2002. The previous record, of 62,046 attendees, was held by one game. at the Georgia Dome on March 27, 1998 between the Atlanta Hawks and Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls.
Golden State (21-21 and sixth in the West) led backups Jordan Poole and Donte DiVincenzo with 25 and 22 points, respectively, while Stephen Curry scored 15 points on 6/12 shooting from the field, and Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins each had 16.
Tre Jones led the Spurs (13-30 and second-last in the West) with 21 points, followed by Keldon Johnson with 17 and Doug MxcDermott with 14.
Other results: New Orleans Pelicans 116-Detroit Pistons 110; New York Knicks 112-Washington Wizards 108, Oklahoma City Thunder 124-Chicago Bulls 110; Atlanta Hawks 113-Indiana Pacers 111; Minnesota Timberwolves 121-Phoenix Suns 116; Utah Jazz 112-Orlando Magic 108; Sacramento Kings 139-Houston Rockets 114, Denver Nuggets 115-LA Clippers 103.
In the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics lead with 31-12, followed by the Brooklyn Nets 27-14 and the Milwaukee Bucks 27-15, while in the West the Denver Nuggets lead with 29-13, the Memphis Grizzlies follow with 28-13 and New Orleans Pelicans 26-17.