Josh Richardson scored 27 points and Devin Vassell and Josh Richardson each had 23 as the San Antonio Spurs survived a frantic final minute flurry and beat the Indiana Pacers 137-134.
San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson goes around Indiana Pacers guard Buddy Hield during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. Then the Spurs made one defensive stop to avoid a second straight embarrassing result.
“We're not exactly ready for full-court pressure this early in the season,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “The last four or five minutes when we were going one-on-one were pretty terrible, but it's always sweet to get a win on the road.” The game featured two of the NBA's most successful coaches — Popovich and Rick Carlisle, who started the night with a combined 2,205 career wins. But with two of the league's youngest teams, it wasn't pretty.
Instead, a series of miscues in the final minute of regulation allowed Indiana to make it a one-possession game. Haliburton made three free throws with 23.5 seconds to go and then Indiana forced a turnover on the Spurs' ensuing possession. But rather than passing for a 3-pointer on the fast break, Haliburton drove to the basket for a layup to make it 135-134 with 3.8 seconds left.“We've got to play harder,” Haliburton said. “We're not going to press for the whole game like that.
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