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Spurs Try To Make It 23 Straight Home Wins Vs. Warriors

(Sports Network) - The San Antonio Spurs aim to close out a four-game homestand in winning fashion Wednesday by continuing their dominance over the Golden State Warriors in the Alamo City.

The Spurs have topped the Warriors 22 straight times in San Antonio and haven't lost to Golden State at home since drafting star power forward Tim Duncan with the No. 1 overall pick in 1997.

Most recently the Spurs improved to 2-1 on their residency Monday when Duncan registered 24 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio surged to a 112-98 win over Milwaukee.

Matt Bonner went 6-of-8 from beyond the arc, on the way to a 23-point night for the Spurs, who have won two straight following a three-game skid.

George Hill had 14 points off the bench, while Richard Jefferson and Roger Mason each scored 11 in the victory. Keith Bogans scored 10 for the Spurs, who are 6-2 at the AT&T Center and winless (0-4) on the road..

"Tonight was one of those nights where everything was falling," Bonner said after beating Milwaukee. "My teammates did a great job finding me and I was open, stepped in and made some shots."

The short-handed Warriors, meanwhile, kicked off a two-day tour of Texas in positive fashion last night when Monta Ellis poured in a season-high 37 points and dished out eight assists, as Golden State used a late surge to take down the Dallas Mavericks, 111-103, at American Airlines Center despite using just six players.

Anthony Morrow made a career-high six three-pointers en route to a season- best 27 points for the Warriors, who have won two in a row. Morrow also grabbed a season-high nine rebounds. Stephen Curry scored 11 of his 18 points in the final four minutes of the contest. Vladimir Radmanovic tallied 14 points and a season-best 12 rebounds for Golden State, which shot 10-of-21 from beyond the arc.

The Warriors were also without head coach Don Nelson, who did not travel with the team due to being diagnosed with pneumonia. Assistant coach Keith Smart coached the club on Tuesday and he will do the same tonight in San Antonio.

"I said from the beginning this win went out to our man in charge, coach Nelson. Our guys pulled together for him. He instilled a lot of the qualities in all of us. Coming into this game we had nothing to lose. We were loose, we could play the way we needed to play," said Smart. "The worst case they blow us out and we move on to San Antonio. But our guys have a lot of character, they played hard together."

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