Grades: San Antonio Spurs vs. Golden State Warriors – Game #13

The San Antonio Spurs are now the owners of an 11-game winning streak. Their latest victim was the Golden State Warriors. The Spurs stormed out to an 18-0 lead and never looked back. With Stephon Castle leading the way, San Antonio had their most dominant outing of the season, winning by a final score of 123-85.

Stats: Spurs vs. Warriors

Spurs vs. Warriors – Final Grades

Victor Wembanyama

At first glance, Wembanyama’s numbers don’t look overly impressive — especially compared to some of his recent colossal performances. However, he was still pretty damn good against the Warriors. Defensively, he was amazing early on and was clearly the main reason why it appeared like Golden State may never score. Offensively, Wembanyama scored 12 points in 21 minutes but his passing was what stole the show. If he can start finding teammates on the move consistently, he’ll be a more dangerous weapon than he already is.

Grade: B+

Dylan Harper

Harper had a casual 25 minutes. Sometimes he was too passive and sometimes he was too aggressive. But, all in all, he did reasonably well. Nine points, four assists and three rebounds while hitting half his shots and not turning the ball over? Yeah, that’ll do in a yawn-inducing blowout.

Grade: B

Stephon Castle

It was great to see Castle bust out of his slump in a big way. In 25 minutes, he was 7-for-10 on twos, 5-for-8 on threes and 3-for-3 at the line. Castle hit a couple early three-pointers and his confidence was immediately through the roof. When he’s shooting without hesitation, driving with ferociousness and trusting his instincts passing-wise, he’s a monster. Against the Warriors, he also played really good defense and finished with just one turnover. Let’s hope this is the springboard he needed to get on a hot streak.

Grade: A+

Devin Vassell

After missing two games with an adductor injury, Vassell was back in the lineup. He missed all three of his three-pointers but he was 3-for-3 inside of the arc. The best news for him on the night was the fact that Vassell looked healthy. He had some athletic moves at the rim and he looked as explosive and agile as ever.

Grade: B

De’Aaron Fox

I mean, I doubt Fox has been on many teams where he can go 1-for-6 from the field and his team wins easily. But considering he was questionable heading into this game, I’m sure he appreciated his teammates stepping up and only having to play 17 minutes. Fox brought some value by going 5-for-5 at the line, grabbing five rebounds and playing above average defense.

Grade: C

Keldon Johnson

It was nice to see KJ show some of the life he had last year that resulted in his Sixth Man of the Year award. He hit a pair of threes, took the ball to the rim with power, got to the free throw line and energized the whole arena with his 18 points in 25 minutes. The new factor Johnson brought to the table was there again tonight: his passing. He has become legitimately really good at passing while attacking the basket. Specifically, he’s throwing lobs impressively well for someone who was never a notable lob thrower previously.

Grade: A-

Julian Champagnie

The good: Champagnie’s off the dribble game was actually pretty impressive. He’s not the flashiest driver but he used his height and patience to score against the Warriors. He was also really good on the boards and consistently made the right pass. The bad: Champagnie was only 1-for-5 on three-pointers. Some of his rotations were a step slow on defense.

Grade: C+

Harrison Barnes

Barnes’ job this game was trying to keep the Spurs up by more than 30 points — and he did well in that role. He was 3-for-6 on three-pointers and also added a pretty impressive (for him) driving layup.

Grade: B

Carter Bryant

I liked that Bryant got 10 shot attempts in his 19 minutes. His three-point shot looked good but he was only 2-for-6 from deep. His driving looked kinda bad most of the time, if I’m being honest. Bryant has a lot to learn about how to use his athleticism when attacking the rim.

Grade: C+

Luke Kornet

Kornet did well. He was active on the boards, passed the ball much better than usual, protected the rim with vigor and did more than hold the fort. When Kornet plays with vivacity and is more than just a body, we’ve seen glimpses of him being a really good backup center. Let’s hope those glimpses come around more and more often.

Grade: A-

Jordan McLaughlin

McLaughlin showed off his sneaky athleticism with a difficult reverse layup.

Grade: Inc.

Tarris Reed Jr.

Reed did a lot of good in garbage time but I was most impressed by his passes. If he can find teammates quickly off the short roll, he probably has a future in this league.

Grade: Inc.