The San Antonio Spurs continue to struggle in close games, dropping a heartbreaker to the Orlando Magic 112-111. Despite leading by 13 points in the third quarter, the Spurs couldn't maintain the lead and lost for the second straight night in a one-point game. De'Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama both had chances to win the game at the end, but came up short. The Spurs are now 22-28 and searching for answers on how to close out games.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Spurs can tell De’Aaron Fox this much. They are capable of playing games that don’t go down to the very last shot. That hasn’t been the newly acquired guard’s experience since arriving in a trade with Sacramento earlier this week. Three games, three nailbiters. For the second night in a row Saturday, the Spurs were on the wrong end of another down-to-the-wire affair, falling 112-111 against the Orlando Magic at the Kia Center.
The best Spurs coverage in Alamo City, delivered to your inbox “Crunch-time execution is something we have to improve upon,” acting coach Mitch Johnson said. “Because that’s how close these games are in the balance.” Paolo Banchero provided the winning points for Orlando, sinking a turnaround jumper well-contested by the Spurs’ Harrison Barnes with 24.7 seconds remaining. Victor Wembanyama had a chance to win the game for the Spurs at the buzzer, but his 19-footer hit back iron.
NBA SPURS Orlando Magic De'aaron Fox Victor Wembanyama Clutch Play Close Games
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