The Spurs put collectively one other win tonight to wrap up the preseason with an ideal 5-0 file, however the Pacers made them work for it by taking part in robust protection and hitting their pictures in a intently performed first half. Coach Lloyd Pierce, subbing out for Rick Carlisle, rested his starters at halftime, and the Spurs adopted swimsuit just a few moments later. The Spurs are a deep workforce this 12 months, and their bench is healthier than the Pacers bench, they usually had been capable of acquire separation within the third quarter, resulting in a fourth quarter dominated by the Spurs’ third string lineup, together with Carter Bryant, who continues to impress along with his athletic play on each side of the court docket. Rubbish time was dominated by David Jones-Garcia who might be spending most of his time in Austin this 12 months, with some good play from Micah Potter, who gained’t be on the roster in just a few days. The ultimate rating was 133-104, nevertheless it was rather a lot nearer than that earlier than the Pacers took their starters off the ground. It was a great contest for the Spurs as they needed to play laborious to maintain the sport below management early.
Properly, that’s it for the preseason, and it’s been a promising run. The Silver and Black has seemed superb for a few weeks, however once they face the Mavericks and Cooper Flagg subsequent Tuesday night time, each groups might be 0-0, and we’ll see Mitch Johnson and Jason Kidd play their common rotations for 48 minutes. That is the primary season in virtually 30 years that the Spurs have began with a brand new head coach, and though Mitch is a Pop disciple, he’s going to do issues his personal means, and that’s going to be attention-grabbing to look at. The Spurs gained’t be at full energy for at the very least just a few weeks as De’Aaron Fox, Jeremy Sochan, and now Lindy Waters III won’t be prepared in the beginning of the season. It is a workforce which may get higher because the season goes on, however a gap win can be a deal with for Spurs followers all over the place.
