On March 4, Beijing time, the NBA's new season regular season continued in full swing. At this stage, the Holy City Spurs, which have achieved a record of 24 wins and 38 losses, have also ushered in a new game, accepting the challenge of the Kings at home, as a team that has no superstar players, the Spurs have suffered too many blows in the past two years. But head coach Popovich has always been unwilling to compromise and refuses to enter a state of rotten reconstruction. Who would have thought that in the absence of a high-pick pick, the Spurs still cultivated an all-star player, De Zhangtai Murray.
Despite being just a humble German reverse leaderboard, Popovich has cultivated him into a German All-Star who has set a team-history triple-double. The regular season journey continues, and the Spurs aren't completely out of the way to hit the playoffs. But in this game, the Spurs really failed to take advantage of the Kings. At the beginning of the game, the away Kings took the lead in getting into the form. Fox delivered 5 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists in the first quarter, and Sabonis Jr. also had 6 points and 8 rebounds, leading the team to a 30-27 score to take a 3-point lead.
After the start was a feat of domination, the Kings, who entered the second quarter, were able to follow suit, further widening the point difference between the two teams. Fox played 12 minutes of the second quarter, delivering 10 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 1 block, barnes also had 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, and led the team to a 34-24 score to take a 10-point lead. The point difference between the two teams has widened, and the Spurs seem to be beaten to no avail. But after Yibian fought again, the Spurs began to fight back.
In the third quarter, Murray sent 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal with 100% shooting in the quarter, Vassell also had 8 points to contribute, and Lonnie Walker, who came off the bench, handed over 7 points. With the team's players in succession, the Spurs scored 31-24 to recover the seven points they were behind in the first half. By the time they reached the crucial final quarter of the showdown, the point difference between the two sides had been narrowed to 6 points, and a jedi reversal was in sight. Unfortunately, the Kings, who entered the crucial final quarter, did not continue to give the Spurs a chance, but instead seized the lead and let the opponent play 27-30.
In the end, after the regular time of the fourth quarter, the Kings rejected the Spurs' reversal to win the game with a 115-112 score. Failing to complete the reversal, the Spurs can really only blame the players on the team for not contributing enough points. That's right, they rotated 11 players across the team, and only 4 of them scored double digits, and the overall effect was not very obvious. Even if Murray handed over 29 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, it didn't work. However, we have to admit that although they failed to complete the final reversal, there were still bright spots on the bench.
Lonnie Walker, who came off the bench, played the role of a scoring miracle in the 30 minutes of the game with a 5-of-11 three-pointer and 12-of-20 shooting. Whether you like to admit it or not, the Spurs obviously do not have high-ranking players, but they can emerge such miracle players one after another, and you really admire Popovich's ability to develop players and lead the team.