For the first time this season, Gregg Popovich and the Spurs had a full - healthy - roster. It was impossible to know what Coach Pop would do with his bounty and even he, before the game, wasn’t sure how it would play out, commenting that his assistants kept nudging him with suggestions. So it wasn’t surprising to see a lineup of the regulars starting the game - Tony Parker, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Pau Gasol.
1st Quarter
For the first several possessions of the quarter, the Spurs gave us a small glimpse of what could be considered the “real” start of our season.