DeMar DeRozan said he had this game marked the instant the schedule came out and he’d be ready for it, and he has not disappointed. He had a 15-10-5 statline by halftime against the team that traded him (aka the Toronto Raptors), and by the fourth quarter he had the first triple-double of his career.
He achieved the accomplishment with an assist to LaMarcus Aldridge in the fourth quarter, and by the time he checked out with 4:06 left in the fourth quarter he had a stat-line of 21 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in the Spurs blowout victory.