The San Antonio Spurs might not make the playoffs for the first time since the 1996-97 season. However, a short drive from the Alamo City, the Austin Spurs, the organization’s G-League affiliate, not only made the playoffs but reached the championship game.
Austin accomplished this with a 104-93 win over the South Bay Lakers — one day after the NBA Spurs lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, coincidentally. This will put them in a matchup with Erie Bayhawks or Raptors 905 — a three-game series that starts Sunday.
2017 first-round pick Derrick White delivered the finals-clinching performance for Austin with 35 points on 13-for-24 shooting.