Warriors head coach Steve Kerr played four of his 15 NBA seasons with San Antonio, including winning the 2003 title with the Spurs in his final year. "I know them pretty well," Kerr said in advance of Monday's much-anticipated matchup between the Warriors and Spurs. The Warriors might be the golden standard to the Spurs' excellence in silver and black, equally impressive this season and setting up a measuring-stick game the likes of which the NBA has never seen. The league had never had two 35-win teams in the first 41 games until this season, and the Warriors (40-4) and Spurs (38-6) show no signs of letdowns. The Warriors are tops in offensive rating, scoring 112.7 points per 100 possessions, and the Spurs are third at 108.8. The Spurs are No. 1 in defensive rating, allowing 93.5 points per 100 possessions, and the Warriors are second at 99.0. "It's great for the NBA and great for us," Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson said. The Warriors lead the Spurs by two games atop the Western Conference standings as they head into the matchup, which would be just another regular-season game in January if it weren't so vital. The No. 1 seed in the West will be able to avoid playing...