Sizzling Spurs have lofty target heading into match with Warriors

The San Antonio Spurs take their nine-game winning streak and hopes of catching the Oklahoma City Thunder atop the Western Conference standings on the road when they tip off a three-game trip in San Francisco against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.

The Spurs (57-18) head west 2 1/2 games behind the Thunder (60-16) but holding the tiebreaker, should that be needed to determine the No. 1 seed in the West entering the playoffs.

San Antonio also will visit two hot teams --...