Spurs challenge Eagles
The San Antonio Spurs are already on the road to rebuilding, as can be seen from the trades of Thaddeus Young and Derrick White, whose goal is to swing and move to the bottom of the West. But the Spurs have already won 20 wins, and it's no surprise that Popovich can also achieve the record of the first win in history this season. In this game, the Spurs will travel to Atlanta to challenge the Hawks. After a slump at the start of the season, the Hawks have returned to tenth place in the East.
The Hawks have been in excellent form lately, with Trae Young once again being named an All-Star and Collins becoming a brilliant second-in-command, with seven players averaging double-doubles per game and the depth of the lineup unquestionable, but the Spurs also have six players averaging in double figures per game, and Dejuntai Murray has also been named an All-Star this season.
The Eagles collapsed
Although Capela had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block on 3-of-3 shooting, Trae Young only had 4 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 1-of-4 shooting, and the team scored 29 points in a single quarter, but still fell behind double digits. The Spurs rebounded, Murray scored 11 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Johnson had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, the whole team blossomed, no matter who came up, they could score, and the single quarter blasted 43 points, and the lead came to 14 points. After returning from the second quarter, the Spurs' offense began to decline, but the point difference was still widening.
Although Murray only scored 4 points in the second quarter, but sent 5 assists, White left, the Spurs had the ball in his hands, the team also took 30 points under his leadership, and Trae Young still did not find the feel, at the end of the half, the Spurs led the Hawks by 73-56 by 17 points. In the second half, the Spurs did not intend to give any chance, once extended the point difference to 23 points, and then the Eagles hit 3 consecutive three-pointers to narrow the point difference, but after Murray came on, he took 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in the single quarter to help the team stabilize the situation.
The Spurs entered the final quarter with a 16-point lead, and Trae Young never found his form, although Bogdanovic had 8 points and 3 assists in the final quarter, and Schult also had 7 points and 3 rebounds, but Kelden Johnson also had 11 points, and Primo also hit 2 three-pointers, and finally the Spurs beat the Hawks 136-121 to win their 21st victory of the season.
Murray rules the game
As an All-Star for spurs, Murray once again proved his prowess, facing Trae Young, who shot 11-of-18 from the field, with 32 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists and 4 steals, as well as only 1 turnover, which was truly breathtaking. I have to say that today's Murray has indeed grown to the level of a star, and with him, Popovich's record of the first win in history is also guaranteed. Another reverse leader, Kelden Johnson, also performed very well, shooting 8 of 13 from the field, 6 of 8 from three-point range, and had 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
In addition, Vassell had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, plus-minus +40 for the team, and rookie Primo also had 13 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Trae Young's performance in this game was somewhat worse, shooting 6-of-15, 8-of-8 three-point shooting, only 18 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Bogdanovic gradually regained form, with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Gallinari 16 points and 9 rebounds, Capela 13 points and 11 rebounds, Hurt 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, but Collins shot 2 of 8 and only had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.