SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich has loosened things up on the court after years of structure and it resulted in another successful opener for the Spurs.
Devin Vassell scored 19 points, Lonnie Walker added 17 and the San Antonio Spurs continued their success on opening night by dominating the Orlando Magic 123-97 on Wednesday night.
San Antonio is 23-2 in season openers under Gregg Popovich, but Spurs guard Derrick White said this season is "a lot different than the teams in the past."
White, the second-longest tenured Spurs player at five seasons, said the team's young players are comfortable playing freely rather than running everything through a certain player.