SAN FRANCISCO (AP) \u2014 De’Aaron Fox scored 27 points and Victor Wembanyama added 26 to send the San Antonio Spurs into the All-Star break on a six-game winning streak after beating the Golden State Warriors 126-113 Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Wembanyama followed up his 40-point performance against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night with another strong outing to give the Spurs a 38-16 record at the break. After missing the playoffs the past six seasons, the Spurs have the second-best record in the Western Conference. <\/p>\n
Keldon Johnson scored 21 for San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Draymond Green had 17 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Warriors. Moses Moody and De’Anthony Melton also scored 17.<\/p>\n
Golden State fell to 29-26 heading into the All-Star break after losing three of five games with star Stephen Curry sidelined by a knee injury. The Warriors are hopeful Curry will return after the break as they look to make a late-season push. <\/p>\n
The Spurs cut a 13-point deficit to four at halftime, but the Warriors opened it back up with three straight 3-pointers to begin the third quarter, with Melton hitting two and Moody one.<\/p>\n
Golden State built the lead to 16 before the Spurs closed the third on a 24-8 run to tie the score at 94 on Fox’s jumper at the buzzer.<\/p>\n
San Antonio pulled away in the fourth. Wembanyama had an alley-oop dunk, a blocked shot and a 3-pointer in less than a minute midway through the period to open a 10-point lead. The Spurs held on from there to beat the Warriors for the first time in three meetings this season.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUp next<\/p>\n
Spurs: Host the Phoenix Suns on Thursday, Feb. 19 in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
Warriors: Host the Boston Celtics on Feb 19.<\/p>\n
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