The shorthanded and Covid-decimated San Antonio Spurs fought hard for 48 minutes in an expected loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Spurs in fact won two of the four quarters but lost the opening one by 20-points and could never recover.
With six players out in health and safety protocols, plus Zach Collins still recovering from ankle surgery, Josh Primo got the first start of his career, and he opened the game scoring the Spurs’ first bucket with a nice floater in the paint. On the other side of the floor, the Silver & Black weren’t catching any breaks, with Jakob Poeltl falling for two Joel Embiid pump fakes in the opening two minutes to send the Austrian to the bench in foul trouble.