Warriors answer Spurs' physical counterpunch in Game 2 the only way they know

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OAKLAND, Calif. -- We knew the Spurs would throw a counterpunch -- we just didn't know it would be a literal one. The grunts, slaps and complaints were numerous in the Warriors' 116-101, Game 2 win over the Spurs, and they could be heard throughout the raucous Oracle Arena. San Antonio guards Danny Green and Patty Mills were picking up full-court from the opening whistle, and it didn't take long to decipher San Antonio's mission from general Gregg Popovich: Make the Warriors earn everything they get, no matter what it takes. There were 21 combined fouls in the first half alone, and that doesn't include the bumps, chops, kicks and body checks that didn't draw a whistle. It clearly frustrated the

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