The San Antonio Spurs have struggled to get games started throughout the season, so it’s rather surprising that they couldn’t miss out of the gate on Christmas Day. LaMarcus Aldridge went full human torch mode and hit his first 11 shot attempts, and he and Kawhi Leonard combined for 31 points in the historically hot shooting opening period.
Spurs shot 82.4% (14-17) in the first quarter, their best shooting first quarter since 1997.
SA shot 82.6% vs. Dallas on 11/25/97.
— Jordan Howenstine (@AirlessJordan) December 25, 2016
Aldridge started the game on his own personal 8-0 run, and he finished with a 20-point first quarter.