SAN ANTONIO — It was, indeed, one of them games for the Warriors. An easy one to write off as an anomaly.



The Spurs caught fire, making 15 of 28 from 3-point range — after making just 20 of 83 over the first three games. The Warriors were ice cold, shooting 37.8 percent from the field, their third lowest of the season and well below the 52.7 percent they were shooting in this series. Plus the Spurs were driven by emotion. The absence of Gregg Popovich, who is grieving the loss of his wife, and the potential for this being Manu Ginobili's last home game brought an extra layer of intensity to the AT&T Center.



It all added up to the Warriors losing 103-90 in Game 4, failing to finish the sweep of San Antonio. It was punctuated by LaMarcus Aldridge banking in a turnaround 3-pointer to beat the shot clock with Draymond Green smothering him. One of them games. Nothing to worry about, especially if they do as expected and close out this...