He wants the ball, isn't afraid of the challenge and is fun to watch, Gregg Popovich says.
It also snapped an eight-game road skid and a four-game losing streak to Miami .
“We’ve had a lot of people out, a lot of injuries,” Vassell said. “But that just shows the resilience of this team, and we are ready to get another one.” But Vassell was the star for the Spurs, who played without starters Jakob Poeltl and Jeremy Sochan for the fifth game in a row and reserve Keita Bates-Diop for the second straight contest.
After Popovich called two timeouts with 14.7 seconds remaining to draw up inbounds plays, the Spurs lost possession when Zach Collins was called for an illegal screen — his sixth foul — on the second attempt, giving Miami a chance to tie or win. But it wasn’t enough against a scrappy team that Heat coach Erik Spoelstra warned his guys not to take lightly.
“We have great respect for the Spurs for obvious reasons,” Spoelstra said. “Pop constantly gets these guys ready and on edge.”
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