The Spurs played better in their second preseason outing, but Orlando outlasted them in...
San Antonio Spurs Zach Collins fouls a driving Orlando Magic Franz Wagner in a preseason Game on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022 at the AT&T Center.The Spurs were on a bit of a roll in the third quarter Thursday, and Keldon Johnson could no longer contain himself.
Wendell Carter Jr. piled up 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead Orlando, which trailed in the fourth quarter before both team’s lineups got especially “preseason-y.” Jones had 11 points, made all four of his attempts — including a corner 3-pointer — and collected five rebounds with four assists.1. This was much better, and the Spurs probably needed itStill, when the Spurs opened their exhibition slate by absorbing a 38-point thrashing against a Rockets team similarly rebuilding, it couldn’t have been great for the young players’ psyche.
For large swaths of the game, the Spurs looked to be the better team than Orlando — despite the Magic outpacing them in lottery picks. As it stood, they played well for spurts, played hard throughout and added a building block of confidence heading into Sunday’s preseason contest against New Orleans.When camp opened a week and a half ago, Bates-Diop was a good guess as to which Spurs regular would be among the final roster cuts.
The Spurs seem to committed to playing a bit bigger at the power forward spot this season after using Johnson and McDermott there the past few seasons.
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