SAN ANTONIO _ The frustration kept mounting with each passing moment.
Klay Thompson seemingly hit any shot he attempted. Kevin Durant seemed unstoppable. And as the Warriors built a double-digit lead, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich became agitated over a traveling call.
Minutes before the Warriors cemented a 112-92 victory over the Spurs, Popovich received an ejection. At that point, the Warriors held a 100-89 lead with 4:47 left after reserve Patrick McCaw hit a 3-pointer that Popovich thought entailed a traveling violation.
It ended a night of frustration, in which the Warriors (5-3) boasted too much offensive depth while Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker remained sidelined with injuries.
Thompson (27 points), Durant (24), Steph Curry (21) and Draymond Green (16) all were unstoppable in their unique ways. The team also stayed sharp from the perimeter with a 14-of-28 clip. The Spurs (4-4) experienced that dependable efforts from LaMarcus Aldridge (24 points), Kyle Anderson (16), Pau Gasol (11) and Manu Ginobili (six) were not enough.
And to think, it was the Warriors (6-3) that appeared on the verge of unraveling. For a while, the Spurs looked more like the Warriors than the Warriors did themselves. The Warriors trailed by as many as 19 points, as it appeared they would unravel at the seams.
Durant opened the game missing his first eight shots. Curry tweaked his left knee and needed to get it taped. Warriors coach Steve Kerr picked up a technical foul after becoming upset and unleashing an expletive-laced tirade to an official for staying silent when Aldridge fouled Curry on a drive. Spurs forward Danny Green drove both past Curry and Durant for an easy one-handed dunk.
The Warriors reduced the gap, though, to 33-24 at the end of the first quarter. They went on a 12-2 run in the final 3:32, while forcing four turnovers. Still, the Spurs held a 55-50 halftime lead as they held key advantages in shots (48-29), rebounds (27-16) and second-chance points (12-4).
That all changed in the third quarter. They went on a 9-2 run en route to a 72-65 edge with 6:34 left in the third quarter. The Warriors never looked back.
