After a brutal blowout loss to the Denver Nuggets the night before, the Spurs responded emphatically with a 112-97 win over the cellar-dwelling New Orleans Pelicans. After a close first three quarters that San Antonio led for the majority of but couldn’t seem to take control, they exploded in the fourth quarter, which they won 29-15 for the final score.
Derrick White continued to be phenomenal with 24 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals. Jakob Poeltl matched him up with 24 points on 10-12 shooting of his own, and Dejounte Murray had a “quiet” 10-12-10 triple-double, plus three steals.