OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors tapped their deep reservoir of rangy defenders to strangle the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of their first-round series. "That was the most stifling defense that we've faced all year along," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. Following the double-digit defeat, Popovich sought a simple fix. "We've got to have more of an attitude on the court and handle that defense a lot better than we did, basically," Popovich said before Monday's Game 2 at Oracle Arena.
"Shooting better would be nice, too."
What Popovich asked for, he received, at least in part.