Brandon Ingram became a victim of the double-team, since he was the only Spur scoring consistently tonight, finishing with 35 points but playing basically the entire game, noticeably fatigued despite 8 assists & 2 steals. Ingram shot 15-26. Evan Fournier had 16 points, but shot just 6-14. Dejounte Murray had only 14 points with 7 assists, trying to involve others and get them going, to no avail, which earned him scrutiny post-game about not attacking the basket more. "I just try to get our guys the best shots. You know, maybe I should've taken it upon myself to get us a W, but I trust my guys. We came real close," Murray gritted through his teeth after the hard loss.
The Rest: Fred VanVleet had a bad game, scoring just 10 points and not finding his usual deadly spots on the perimeter. When he did fire one off, he missed it, going 2-6 overall. Every miss floored the Spurs. Meanwhile, Giannis Antetokounmpo crushed the Spurs with 36 points, 11 rebounds & 6 assists. DeAndre Jordan had 17 points, 16 rebounds. Steph Curry hit three from deep, dishing 11 assists with 15 points. Kevin Knox, II, scored 15 points, as well. A flagrant 1 foul was also called on Andre Drummond, noticeably affecting his defensive aggression afterward, which Coach Pop unsuccessfully challenged.