On February 17, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a swing war, and the Spurs visited Russia to challenge the Thunder. The Spurs sent White away and continued to invest in the future, the Thunder were mainly training, the two sides had no desires and no demands, but the Polish commander reached a milestone.
As soon as the opening, Murray, who was relegated to the All-Star, scored an assist and picked up, the Thunder tried to catch up, and the Spurs led by five points to end the first quarter. In the second quarter of the showdown, the Spurs continued to play 11-0, and at halftime, the Spurs 73-58 Thunder.
In the second half, the Thunder counterattacked in a big way, the point difference was forced to close to 6 points, the Spurs free throws stabilized the situation, and after the third quarter, the Spurs had an 8-point advantage. In the fourth quarter, the Spurs' desire to win was stimulated, and the firepower was fully open to open the point difference to 16 points, and the Thunder struggled to strike a blow, helplessly digging too big a hole. In the end, the Spurs 114-106 Thunder, the road involved in danger.
After the game, Spurs coach Popovich won his 1333rd game in charge, surpassing Lenny Wilkens with 1332 wins to be second in history, and two wins away from equalizing the NBA's first regular season wins.
At the end of this season, Popovich is likely to choose to retire, as the oldest coach in the NBA, he has a lot of reputation in his life, personally shaping the glory of the GDP era, and is also known as the "King of Zhan". However, in recent years, the Spurs have stepped into reconstruction, and Bo Shuai has gradually felt powerless, and this ancient old man has shouldered too many responsibilities, and it is time to enjoy his old age.