With an 89-75 win over the shorthanded Golden State Warriors on Monday night, the San Antonio Spurs extended their winning streak to four games and are firmly back in playoff contention.After dropping to 10th in the Western Conference last week following three straight defeats on the road, the Spurs have taken full advantage of their long homestand by winning four on the bounce and jumping to fifth place.This was their first victory over the Warriors in four tries this season but it came with Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson all out injured.LaMarcus Aldridge came up big for San Antonio with 33 points and 12 rebounds as they improved to 40-31 with just 11 games to go in the regular season.Another key contributor to the win was point guard Dejounte Murray who has grown into his role in the starting lineup since he displaced veteran Tony Parker.The 21-year-old did a bit of everything as he posted nine points, eight rebounds, five assists and one steal.His eight boards on the night saw him set a historic mark as he now owns the franchise record for rebounds in a season by a point guard, per ESPN.Murray has grabbed 385 rebounds this year to surpass Johnny Moore's record of 378 boards during the 1984-85 season."I take pride in my game. I'm just getting better," Murray said, per ESPN's Michael C. Wright. "I'm learning. I'm a gym rat. I want to be great in every aspect."Yeah, [rebounding] it's natural to me. Growing up, at the park, I always wanted the ball. I was little. My uncles were older. So being the little guy, you've got to go get it."At 6'5", he has a height advantage over other guards and uses his size to help crash the glass for his team.

Head coach Gregg Popovich made the huge decision to demote veteran Parker to the bench in January and hand the starting duties over to the youngster.

After averaging just 8.5 minutes in his rookie campaign, he now plays 20 minutes a night and is blossoming into another potential star for the franchise.

Teammate Aldridge was asked if he's ever played with a better rebounding guard.

"No, I haven't," he said. "He's pretty athletic. He has a nose for the ball. He goes and gets them. That's big-time for him. He's only going to get better from here."

The sophomore is only going to get better under the tutelage of Popovich and is in the best environment to develop.

For the year, he's averaging 7.8 points, 2.8 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game.

After a horrible slump over the last month, the Spurs have been fortunate enough to have six consecutive home games at such a crucial period in the season.

They'll entertain the Washington Wizards and fellow playoff rivals the Utah Jazz in their next two matchups this week to close out this much-needed home stretch.

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