You win some, you lose some. When you’re the Spurs, stuck in purgatory between the far-away optimism of the 2022 draft lottery and the immediate satisfaction of having a puncher’s chance of making the playoffs this year, you’d better win the occasional game against the conference’s last place team.
For the night, Keldon Johson led all players with 28 points shooting an uber-efficient 11-17 and 3-6 from deep. Jakob Poeltl notched another double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Dejounte Murray and Doug McDermott each chipped in with 19 points, while Murray added more fuel to the burning fire that is his late campaign to make the All-Star team with 11 assists, 7 rebounds and 4 steals.