Durant’s big third quarter helps Warriors sink Spurs

San Antonio trailed by nine points at halftime and got as close as 69-65 two minutes into the third quarter before Golden State took charge with its superior firepower and unselfish play. By the middle of the fourth quarter, the Spurs were settling for shots early in possessions and missing most of them while the Warriors rebuilt an 18-point lead. The Spurs' hopes to get back in the series were severely damaged when the team said before the game that forward Kawhi Leonard would not play because of his sprained left ankle.