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[Pages:32]SAN ANTONIO SPURS 2021-22 GAME NOTES

SAN ANTONIO SPURS (3-7) at SACREAMENTO KINGS (5-5) Regular Season Game #11 | Home Game #5 Wednesday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. Radio: WOAI/KXTN | TV: CW35

PRESEASON SCHEDULE

Date

Opponent Time/Score

10/4 10/6 10/8 10/10 10/15

Utah at Detroit Miami at Orlando Houston

W, 111-85 (1-0) L, 105-115 (1-1) L, 105-109 (1-2) W, 101-100 (2-2) W, 126-98 (3-2)

REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

10/20 10/22 10/23 10/26 10/28 10/30 11/1 11/3 11/5 11/7 11/10 11/12 11/14 11/16 11/18 11/22 11/24 11/26 11/29 12/2 12/4 12/6 12/7 12/9 12/11 12/12 12/15 12/17 12/19 12/20 12/23 12/26 12/27 12/29 12/31 1/1 1/4 1/5 1/7 1/9 1/10 1/12 1/14 1/15 1/17 1/19 1/21 1/23 1/25 1/26 1/28 1/30 2/1 2/4 2/9 2/11 2/12 2/14 2/16 2/25 2/26 2/28 3/3 3/5 3/7 3/9 3/11 3/12 3/14 3/16 3/18 3/20 3/23 3/26 3/28 3/30 4/1 4/3 4/5 4/7 4/9 4/10

Orlando

W, 123-97 (1-0)

at Denver

L, 96-102 (1-1)

Milwaukee

L, 111-121 (1-2)

L.A. Lakers L, 121-125 OT (1-3)

at Dallas

L, 99-104 (1-4)

at Milwaukee W, 102-93 (2-4)

at Indiana

L, 118-131 (2-5)

Dallas

L, 108-109 (2-6)

at Orlando

W, 102-89 (3-6)

at Oklahoma City L, 94-99 (3-7)

Sacramento

7:30 PM

Dallas

7:30 PM

at L.A. Lakers

2:30 PM

at L.A. Clippers

9:30 PM

at Minnesota

7:00 PM

Phoenix

7:30 PM

Atlanta

7:30 PM

Boston

7:30 PM

Washington

7:30 PM

at Portland

9:00 PM

at Golden State

7:30 PM

at Phoenix

8:00 PM

New York

7:30 PM

Denver

7:30 PM

Denver

7:30 PM

New Orleans

6:00 PM

Charlotte

7:30 PM

at Utah

8:00 PM

at Sacramento

5:00 PM

at L.A. Clippers

9:30 PM

New at L.A. Lakers

Detroit

9:30 PM 6:00 PM

Utah

7:30 PM

Miami

7:30 PM

at Memphis

7:00 PM

at Detroit

6:00 PM

at Toronto

6:00 PM

at Boston

6:30 PM

at Philadelphia

6:00 PM

at Brooklyn

6:30 PM

at New York

6:30 PM

Houston

7:30 PM

Cleveland

7:30 PM

L.A. Clippers

7:30 PM

Phoenix

7:30 PM

Oklahoma City

7:30 PM

Brooklyn

7:30 PM

Philadelphia

6:00 PM

at Houston

7:00 PM

Memphis

6:30 PM

Chicago

7:30 PM

at Phoenix

7:00 PM

Golden State

7:30 PM

Houston

7:30 PM

at Cleveland

6:00 PM

at Atlanta

6:30 PM

at New Orleans

6:00 PM

at Chicago

7:00 PM

at Oklahoma City

7:00 PM

at Washington

6:00 PM

at Miami

7:00 PM

at Memphis

7:00 PM

Sacramento

7:30 PM

at Charlotte

6:00 PM

L.A. Lakers

7:30 PM

Toronto

7:30 PM

Utah

7:30 PM

Indiana

7:00 PM

Minnesota

7:30 PM

Oklahoma City

7:30 PM

New Orleans

7:30 PM

at Golden State

7:30 PM

at Portland

9:00 PM

at New Orleans

4:00 PM

at Houston

7:00 PM

Memphis

7:30 PM

Portland

7:30 PM

Portland

6:00 PM

at Denver

8:00 PM

at Minnesota

7:00 PM

Golden State

TBD

at Dallas

TBD

DOUG MCDERMOTT

#17 F ? 6-8 ? 222

CREIGHTON

DEJOUNTE MURRAY

#5 G ? 6-5 ? 180

WASHINGTON

DREWS EUBANKS

#14

F ? 6-10 ? 245 OREGON STATE

KELDON JOHNSON

#3 G/F ? 6-6 ? 210

KENTUCKY

DERRICK WHITE #4

G ? 6-4 ? 195

COLORADO

SPURS LAST GAME STARTERS

GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PG% FT% MPG

7/7

9.7

1.9

0.9

0.1 0.00 .439 .406 .714 25.7

2021-22: McDermott made a career-best 7 three-pointers on 10/24 ... one of 10 players in the NBA to

make more than 100 three-pointers while shooting over .500 from the field last year ... scored 20 or more

points 11 times, the most 20+ point games he has recorded in one season in his NBA career ... a career

40.7 percent three-point shooter, but shot a career-best 64.1 percent inside the arc ... He tied his career-

highs with 31 points and six 3-pointers at Oklahoma City on 5/1.

GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PG% FT% MPG

10/10 17.6 8.1

8.3

2.2

0.5

.435

.325

.714 34.4

2021-22: Murray recorded his fifth triple-double of his career with 21 points, 12 rebounds and career-

high 15 assists on 10/26 ... posted his second 20-point triple-double; only two players in Spurs history

have more 20/10/10 games ... third Spurs point guard to score 1,000 points in a season under Gregg

Popovich ... only Spur in the Coach Popovich era to have four triple doubles in a season; last on 4/28 with

22 points, 10 rebounds and matched a career-high 11 assists ... third Spur since 2013 to score 25+ points

and 15+ rebounds in a game with 25 points and a career-high 17 rebounds on 4/26.

GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PG% FT% MPG

10/3 5.4

4.6

1.3

0.5

1.3

.537 .000 .714 13.2

2021-22: Last season, posted over 200 points and 200 rebounds in a single season for the first time in

his career ... grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds in back-to-back games (4/17/21, 4/19/21)... posted two

perfect shooting games back-to-back on 4/16 and 4/17, making 13 consecutive shots ... Stands as the

only player in Spurs history to score with both the San Antonio Spurs and the Austin Spurs on the same

day when he did so on 1/5/19

GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PG% FT% MPG

10/10 16.2 5.8

1.9

1.2

0.2 .455

.136 .692 29.3

2021-22: Recorded eight of his nine career double-doubles last season ... ninth player in franchise

history selected to the Rising Stars Challenge ... third youngest and fifth-fastest Spur to reach 1,000

career points on 5/13 ... scored 23 points with a career-high 21 rebounds on 3/19, first Spur to post a

20/20 game with 10+ offensive boards since Tim Duncan in 2010 ... scored a career-high 29 points, 1/14

... posted fifth-career 20/10 game on 4/3, only Tim Duncan had more before his 22nd birthday (37).

GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PG% FT% MPG

10/10 12.3 3.4

5.6

1.1

1.0 .389

.320 .760 32.4

2021-22: Fourth player in Spurs history with 2,000 points, 600 rebounds and 600 assists in their first 200 games ... reached both 150 steals and 150 blocks in his career on 10/28. Only four players in Spurs history have 150/150 in their first 200 games: David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Greg Anderson and DERRICK WHITE ... 2020-21 recorded a single-season career-high 84 three-pointers in 36 games ... set Spurs record for three-pointers in the first quarter with 4 treys in the opening frame on 4/19 ... posted careerhighs of 29 points, 7 three-pointers made and tied a career-best 10 field goals made in a season-high 45 minutes of action vs. Atlanta on 4/1.

2021-22 SPURS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS

OVERALL

HOME

AWAY

OT

EASTERN

3-2

WESTERN

0-5

OVERALL

3-7

1-1

2-1

---

0-2

0-3

0-1

1-3

2-4

0-1

2021-22 SPURS REGULAR SEASON STREAKS

LONGEST WINNNING LONGEST LOSING

OVERALL W1 L4

HOME W1 L3

CURRENT STREAK

L1

L3

AWAY W1 L2

L1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Roster........................................................................................................2 Roster Build...............................................................................................3 Spurs Stats................................................................................................4 Current/Next Opponent............................................................................5 Last Time Out...........................................................................................6 Team Notes.........................................................................................7-13 Offseason Outline..............................................................................14-15 Back-to-Back Schedule..........................................................................15 Player Bios ........................................................................................16-33

INJURY/INACTIVE REPORT

TBD

PRONOUNCIATION

Lonnie Walker IV: (Lon-NEE) Keldon Johnson: (Kel-DONE) Dejounte Murray: (Duh-SHON-tay)

202 Bryn Forbes: (Brinn)

Josh Primo: (Pr-EE-moe) Drew Eubanks: (You-Banks) Joe Wieskamp: (WEES-camp) Doug McDermott: (Mc-DER-mut) Devin Vassell: (VUH-sell) Jakob Poeltl: (YAH-cub PER-tull) Thaddeus Young: (Thad-EE-us) Keita Bates-Diop: (KAY-tuh Bates-DEE-op) Jock Landale: (LAND-ale)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. 11: Waived Luka Samanic; Oct. 18: Waived Al-Farouq Aminu; Oct. 18: Claimed Devontae Cacok off waivers; Oct. 27: Assigned Josh Primo to G League; Nov. 3: Re-called Josh Primo

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SAN ANTONIO SPURS 2021-22 ROSTER

NO PLAYER

31

Keita Bates-Diop

18

Devontae Cacok*

23

Zach Collins

14

Drew Eubanks

7

Bryn Forbes

3

Keldon Johnson

33

Tre Jones

34

Jock Landale

17

Doug McDermott

5

Dejounte Murray

25

Jakob Poeltl

11

Josh Primo

24

Devin Vassell

1

Lonnie Walker IV

4

Derrick White

15

Joe Wieskamp*

30

Thaddeus Young

*Two-way Contract

Head Coach:

Assistant Coaches:

POS.

F F F/C F G G/F G C F G C G G G G G/F F

HT.

6-8 6-6 6-11 6-10 6-2 6-6 6-2 6-11 6-8 6-5 7-0 6-5 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-6 6-8

WT.

230 240 250 245 205 210 185 255 225 180 240 190 195 205 195 210 235

Gregg Popovich (Air Force Academy) Becky Hammon (Colorado State) Mitch Johnson (Stanford) Matt Nielsen (Australia) Chip Engelland (Duke) Darius Songaila (Wake Forest)

DOB

01/23/96 10/08/96 11/19/97 02/01/97 07/23/93 10/11/99 01/08/00 10/25/95 01/03/92 09/19/96 10/15/95 12/24/02 08/23/00 12/14/98 07/02/94 08/03/99 06/21/88

FROM

Ohio State/USA UNC Wilmington/USA Gonzaga/USA Oregon State/USA Michigan State/USA Kentucky/USA Duke/USA St. Mary's (CA)/Australia Creighton/USA Washington/USA Utah/USA Alabama/Canada Florida State/USA Miami/USA Colorado/USA Iowa/USA Georgia Tech/USA

YEARS

3 2 3 3 5 2 1 R 7 4 5 R 1 3 4 R 14

Head Athletic Trainer:

Will Sevening (Wisconsin-La Crosse)

Assistant Performance Coord.: Anthony Falsone (Stephen F. Austin)

Director of Player

Xavi Schelling (B?squet Manresa)

Performance & Wellness:

#31 Keita Bates-Diop

#18 Devontae Cacok

#23 Zach Collins

#14 Drew Eubanks

#7 Bryn Forbes

#3 Keldon Jonson

#33 Tre Jones

#34 Jock Landale

#17 Doug McDermott

#5 Dejounte Murray

#25 Jakob Poeltl

#11 Josh Primo

#24 Devin Vassell

#1 Lonnie Walker IV

#4 Derrick White

#15 Joe Wieskamp

#30 Thaddeus Young

Gregg Popovich Head Coach

Becky Hammon Assistant Coach

Matt Nielsen Assistant Coach

Chip Englland Assistant Coach

Mitch Johnson Assistant Coach

Darius Songaila Assistant Coach

Will Sevening Head Athletic

Trainer

Xavi Schelling Anthony Falsone

Director of Athletic Sports Science

Performance

Coordinator

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THE NBA DRAFT Dejounte Murray Derrick White Lonnie Walker IV

Keldon Johnson Devin Vassell Tre Jones Josh Primo Joe Wieskamp

FREE AGENTS Drew Eubanks Keita Bates-Diop Zach Collins

Devontae Cacok

TRADES Jakob Poeltl

Doug McDermott

Thaddeus Young

HOW THE SPURS ROSTER WAS BUILT

First round pick in 2016 NBA Draft, 29th overall selection First round pick in 2017 NBA Draft, 29th overall selection First round pick in 2018 NBA Draft, 18th overall selection

First round pick in 2019 NBA Draft, 29th overall selection First round pick in 2020 NBA Draft, 11th overall selection Second round pick in 2020 NBA Draft, 41st overall selection First round Pick in 2021 NBA Draft, 12th overall selection Second round pick in 2021 NBA Draft, 41st overall selection

Signed on 9/24/18 Signed on 11/29/20 Signed on 8/11/21

Jock Landale Bryn Forbes

Claimed and converted to two-way on 10/18/21

Signed on 8/20/21 Signed on 8/25/21

Obtained DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first round pick in exchange for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green (7/18/18) Obtained Doug McDermott, a 2023 protected second round pick and the right to swap 2026 second round picks with the Indiana Pacers in exchange San Antonio's 2023 protected second round pick (8/8/21) Obtained Thaddeus Young, Al-Farouq Aminu, a future first round pick, a 2022 second round pick and a 2025 second round pick in exchange for DeMar DeRozan (8/11/21)

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SPURS 2021-22 STATISTICS

Through November 6 (3-6)

SAN ANTONIO SPURS

2021-2022 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

PLAYER Murray Johnson Poeltl White Vassell Walker McDermott Young Forbes Eubanks Bates-Diop Jones Landale Primo SPURS OPPONENTS

-FIELD GOALS- -3-POINT FG-- -FREE THROWS- --REBOUNDS--

G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK

9 9 309 69 151 .457 13 36 .361 15 21 .714 5 68 73 74 20 0 19 19 4

9 9 264 57 129 .442 3 21 .143 23 35 .657 10 42 52 18 19 0 10 14 1

7 7 209 46 71 .648 0 0 --- 5 13 .385 36 32 68 18 21 0 6 12 8

9 9 292 44 103 .427 16 46 .348 19 25 .760 2 29 31 51 19 0 10 16 9

9 0 234 42 92 .457 15 41 .366 8 12 .667 5 32 37 15 18 0 13 9 6

9 3 214 37 89 .416 17 48 .354 10 12 .833 1 28 29 26 11 0 7 14 3

6 6 154 21 47 .447 11 27 .407 5 5 1.000 1 11 12 6 10 1 1 5 0

6 0 92 17 30 .567 0 2 .000 0 0 --- 8 14 22 17 11 0 7 9 5

9 0 112 17 42 .405 10 25 .400 2 4 .500 1 6 7 3 7 0 1 7 0

9 2 119 15 33 .455 0 2 .000 10 14 .714 7 28 35 11 12 0 5 10 10

8 0 117 12 27 .444 1 7 .143 4 4 1.000 4 22 26 1 5 0 4 5 3

8 0 52 10 18 .556 0 1 .000 3 3 1.000 0 5 5 7 2 0 1 1 0

4 0 11 4

5 .800 1 1 1.000 2 3 .667 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1

20 6 2

2 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 --- 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 - 2185 393 839 .468 88 258 .341 106 151 .702 83 317 400 249 155 1 84 127 50

9 - 2185 377 811 .465 107 321 .333 110 155 .710 87 333 420 203 169 0 70 159 52

PTS AVG 166 18.4 140 15.6

97 13.9 123 13.7 107 11.9 101 11.2

58 9.7 34 5.7 46 5.1 40 4.4 29 3.6 23 2.9 11 2.8

5 2.5 980 108.9 971 107.9

PLAYER Murray Johnson Poeltl White Vassell Walker McDermott Young Forbes Eubanks Bates-Diop Jones Landale Primo SPURS OPPONENTS

-- SINGLE-GAME HIGHS -MIN REB AST ST TO BL PTS

40 12 15 4 4 2 23 37 11 4 3 3 1 27 38 14 7 2 3 3 27 37 10 8 4 3 2 19 35 8 5 3 2 2 21 31 6 6 2 4 1 21 32 4 2 1 2 0 25 26 8 5 2 3 3 12 25 2 1 1 2 0 16 22 6 2 2 3 3 10 29 7 1 2 2 2 10 18 3 4 1 1 0 9

5 1 1 0 1 1 10 5 1 0000 3 265 59 34 12 20 11 123 265 56 37 11 22 12 131

----------- AVERAGE PER GAME -----------MIN REB AST STL TO BLK PTS 34.4 8.1 8.2 2.11 2.1 0.44 18.4 29.3 5.8 2.0 1.11 1.6 0.11 15.6 29.9 9.7 2.6 0.86 1.7 1.14 13.9 32.4 3.4 5.7 1.11 1.8 1.00 13.7 26.0 4.1 1.7 1.44 1.0 0.67 11.9 23.8 3.2 2.9 0.78 1.6 0.33 11.2 25.7 2.0 1.0 0.17 0.8 0.00 9.7 15.3 3.7 2.8 1.17 1.5 0.83 5.7 12.4 0.8 0.3 0.11 0.8 0.00 5.1 13.2 3.9 1.2 0.56 1.1 1.11 4.4 14.7 3.3 0.1 0.50 0.6 0.38 3.6 6.5 0.6 0.9 0.13 0.1 0.00 2.9 2.7 0.5 0.5 0.00 0.3 0.25 2.8 2.9 0.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 242.8 44.4 27.7 9.33 14.1 5.56 108.9 242.8 46.7 22.6 7.78 17.7 5.78 107.9

-CAREER HIGHS (C=SET, T=TIED THIS SEASON)-

FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PTS

12 24C 9 13 17 15C 29

12T 19

8 11 21

6 29

13C 17C 5 10 16

8 27C

10 20 10 11 10C 9 29

9C 16C 4T 5

8C 5C 21C

13 21

7

7

8

6T 31

13 22 10 11 10

4 31

14 31 11 14 16 11 32

11 19

6

7 13

7 30

7 10T 6

9 13

4 17

9 18

6

8

8

6 22

5

8

3

4

3T 7 11

4C 4C 1C 2C 1C 1C 10C

1C 1C 0C 0C 1C 0C 3C

68 127 45 57 75 50 171

68 130 46 58 77 51 166

SPURS MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS

2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

SPURS GAME LEADERS 2021-22 (Includes Ties)

PLAYER TOTALS

PLAYER PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

MIN

10+ PTS

20+ PTS

30+ PTS

40+ PTS

Bates-Diop

1

Cacok

Collins

Eubanks

1

2

2

Forbes

3

Johnson

1

Jones

2

1

1

5

4

Landale

1

McDermott

Murray

1

2

Poeltl

2

Primo

7

4

2

2

2

5

5

1

5

1

Vassell

1

Walker IV

4

1

5

1

White Wieskamp

2

1

2

1

7

Young

1

3

10+ REB

10+ DBL- TRIPAST DBL DBL

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CURRENT OPPONENT ? vs. Sacramento

SPURS-KINGS 2021-22 SERIES:

11/10 12/19 3/3

Wednesday 7:30 p.m. in San Antonio

Sunday

5:00 p.m. in Sacramento

Thursday 7:30 p.m. in San Antonio

20-21 ? The Spurs won the season series 2-1 after a 113-104 win at Sacramento on 5/7. San Antonio opened strong and held a three-point lead, 52-49, at the break. The Spurs closed out the game with a 10-2 run over the final 2:08 minutes of the fourth quarter to secure the win. The Spurs defense won the game, as they outrebounded the Kings 44-35 and limited the Kings to only 3 second-chance points while they tied a season low four three-pointers made on the offensive end. The Spurs began the series trailing 0-1 after the Kings 132-115 win at the AT&T Center on 3/29. The second quarter proved to be the turning point as the Kings outscored the Spurs 41-29 while shooting 75.0 percent from the field compared to San Antonio's 52.0percent. The Spurs tied up the mini-series 1-1 after defeating the Kings 120-106 on 3/31 and are now 7-0 this season when scoring at least 120 points. The Spurs held a 69-53 lead at halftime and shot 53.2 percent from the field, extending their record to 20-5 when leading at the break.

SPURS-KINGS CONNECTIONS: The Kings swept the season serious versus San Antonio for the first time in history, after taking all three contests in 2018-19 ... it also stands as the first time Sacramento won the season series since 2002-03 (3-1) ... Tim Duncan recorded four 20-20 games against Sacramento, more than any other opponent ... Dale Ellis, at the time with the Spurs, became the first player in NBA history to make 1,000 three-point field goals when he connected from downtown with 7:41 left in the third quarter against the Kings on 03/19/94 ... Larry Kenon set an NBA record 11 steals vs. Kansas City on 12/26/76 ... San Antonio posted its 100th victory in the overall series against the Kings on 11/9/13... Kings Chimezie Metu was drafted by San Antonio in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft

ALL TIME vs. KINGS

OVERALL

HOME

AWAY

LAST WIN

113-104 on 5/7/21

120-106 on 3/31/21

113-104 on 5/7/21

LAST LOSS

132-115 on 3/29/21

132-115 on 3/29/21

122-102 on 2/8/20

CURRENT STREAK

W 2 W 1 W 1

OVERALL 124-60 70-22 54-38

2021-22 SEASON COMPARISON

SPURS

CATEGORY

KINGS

STAT

107.4 107.0 .462 .455 .326 .328 .700 44.6 47.7 27.8

9.3 13.6 17.4 6.0

NBA RANK

17

14

10 23 24 12 30 24 24 2 7 8 4 5

PPG

OPP PPG

FG% OPP FG% 3FG% OPP 3FG%

FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG TO OPP TO BPG

STAT

111.0 109.3 .455 .445 .344 .318 .797 44.7 47.4 23.7

7.3 13.2 13.5 4.9

NBA RANK

7

20

13

12

16 5 7 22 22 12 21 5 24 17

NEXT OPPONENT ? vs. Dallas

ALL TIME vs. DALLAS

OVERALL

HOME

AWAY

LAST WIN

119-117 on 4/11/21

119-109 on 3/10/20

119-117 on 4/11/21

LAST LOSS

108-109 on 11/3/21

108-109 on 11/3/21

99-104 on 10/28/21

CURRENT STREAK L2

L2

L1

OVERALL 114-75 64-30 50-45

2021-22 SEASON COMPARISON

SPURS

CATEGORY

MAVERICKS

STAT

107.4 107.0 .462 .455 .326 .328 .700 44.6 47.7 27.8

9.3 13.6 17.4 6.0

NBA RANK

17

14

10 23 24 12 30 24 24 2 7 8 4 5

PPG OPP PPG

FG% OPP FG% 3FG% OPP 3FG%

FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG TO OPP TO BPG

STAT

108.1 106.1 .423 .460 .309 .348 .716 45.9 47.7 19.8

6.7 13.4 13.7 4.8

NBA RANK

25

13

26

26 27 19 28 12 23 30 28 7 22 18

SPURS-MAVERICKS 2021-22 SERIES:

10/28 Thursday

7:30 p.m. in Dallas;

L, 99-104

11/3

Wednesday 7:30 p.m. in San Antonio L, 108-109

11/12 Friday

7:30 p.m. in San Antonio

4/10

Sunday

TBD

in Dallas

21-22: On 11/3, Dallas took a 2-0 series lead after defeating the Spurs 108-109. With 6:03 remaining in the third, Thaddeus Young found Devin Vassell for three to take the lead, 70-67. Over the next two minutes, Vassell scored or assisted on 9 points as the Spurs went on a 144 run to go ahead by 10 with 3:10 left on the clock. The Mavericks battled back, bringing the game within two entering the final period. Into the fourth, Dallas' Jalen Brunson rattled off seven straight points, giving the Mavs a 5-point lead. With 10 seconds remaining and the Spurs down four, Lonnie Walker IV drained a three to bring the game within one. On the next possession, Dejounte Murray fouled Brunson, sending him to the free-throw line. Brunson missed both free throws as the second shot didn't hit the rim, giving the Spurs the final possession. The Spurs failed to get a shot off. The Spurs fell to the Mavericks, 99-104, in Dallas on 10/28. The Spurs jumped out to an early 25-2 lead in the first quarter. In a span of 7:15 during the first and second quarters, the Mavericks went on a 16-0 run to get back into the game. Later in the fourth, the Mavericks used a13-2 run to take the lead. Dallas' Luka Doncic put in 18 second-half points to lead the Mavs to the victory.

SPURS-MAVERICKS CONNECTIONS: The Spurs franchise was originally located in Dallas ... the Chaparrals, as they were called, moved to the Alamo City in 1973 after being sold to a group of local investors ... the first game in Mavs history was a 103-92 win over the Spurs on 10/11/80 ... the Spurs set an NBA record by shooting 70.7% (53-75) from the field in a 132-120 win over the Mavericks on 4/16/83 ... Tim Duncan set a career-high with 53 points against the Mavericks on 12/26/01 ... in San Antonio's 133-126 double-overtime victory on 12/9/08, the Spurs set a franchise record 17 points in the second overtime period, the most points scored by the Silver and Black in any overtime period ... Spurs Dennis Rodman grabbed a franchise record 32 rebounds in a single game against Dallas on 1/22/94 ... Dallas center Boban Marjanovic spent the first 54 games of his NBA career with the Spurs, averaging 5.5 points and 3.6 boards during his rookie season ... the Spurs have swept the four-game season series against their local foe eight times in the two teams 41-year history, Dallas has yet to swept a single series ... Tim Hardaway Jr. played a brief stint with the Austin Spurs for the 2015-16 season. Dallas' Josh Green and Jock Landale represented Australia in the 2020 Olympic Games, winning gold in Men's Basketball

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SPURS LAST TIME OUT

SPURS ? 94 THUNDER ? 99

Paycom Center Oklahoma City, OK

11/7/21 Regular Season Game #10

Road Game #6

SPURS

K. Johnson ? 22 D. Eubanks ? 11

D. Murray ? 9

Team SPURS THUNDER

1

2 3

4

28 27 14 25

14 31 34 20

SPURS ? 102 MAGIC ? 89

Amway Center Orlando, FL

11/5/21 Regular Season Game #9

Road Game #5

SPURS

K. Johnson; D. Murray ? 20 D. Murray ? 11 D. Murray ? 7

Team SPURS MAGIC

1

2 3

4

30 19 23 30

20 16 26 27

SPURS ? 108 MAVERICKS ? 109

AT&T Center San Antonio, TX

11/3/21 Regular Season Game #8

Home Game #4

SPURS

D. Murray ? 23 D. Murray ? 9 D. Murray ? 8

Team SPURS MAVERICKS

1

2 3

4

28 30 25 25

28 31 22 28

OKLAHOMA CITY ? San Antonio fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 99-94, in Oklahoma City on

11/7. The Spurs led by as many as 19 as three Spurs scored 10+ points in the first half to take a

55-45 lead into the break. The momentum shifted as the Thunder took control of the third quarter,

outscoring the Silver and Black by 20. OKC's Mike Muscala knocked down three consecutive treys in

a stretch where he scored 13 straight points for the Thunder. The Thunder took a 79-69 lead into

the final frame. The Spurs battled back and took a one-point lead on a pair of Keldon Johnson free

throws. On the ensuing possession, Darius Bazley drained a three from the corner and then scored

on a tip to put OKC back up by four. The Spurs' Keldon Johnson notched his second-consecutive

20-point game, finishing with 22 points, 6 rebounds and two steals. Drew Eubanks added his first

double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Lonnie Walker scored 15 while

Thaddeus Young contributes 10 points and 8 boards off the bench. For OKC, Mike Muscala scored

a team-high 20 points, and Darius Bazley grabbed 11 rebounds to go with 11 points for a double-

double.

STATS

THUNDER

High Points High Rebounds

High Assists

M. Muscala ? 20 D. Bazley ? 11 S. Gilgeous-Alexander ? 9

BOX SCORE

F

FG% 3FG% FT%

OR DR TR AS PF ST TO BS

94

44.4 31.6

88.9

5

43 48 23 14 11 13 7

99

39.3 29.3

70.0

7

36 43 23 13 9

18 12

ORLANDO ? The Spurs beat the Orlando Magic, 102-89, in Orlando to sweep the season series 20. San Antonio surrendered a season-low 36 points in the first half, the fewest since 12/9/2018 against Utah. The Silver and black led by 13 at the half. With 5:58 left in the game, Orlando's R.J. Hampton scored on a layup to bring the game within seven, the closest the Magic would get. Dejounte Murray scored on back-to-back buckets, extending the lead back to double-digits. San Antonio forced Orlando into 9 of their 18 turnovers in the final period. Dejounte Murray led the Spurs with 20 points, 11 boards and 7 assists, marking his 10th career game with 20+ point and 10+ rebounds. Derrick White added a career-high 10 rebounds to go with 12 points and 4 assists. Keldon Johnson notched his third 20-point game with 9 rebounds, 2 assists and one steal. Cole Anthony led Orlando with 21 points, 6 assists and 2 steals, while Wendell Carter Jr. added a 13point, 10-rebound double-double.

STATS

MAGIC

High Points High Rebounds

High Assists

C. Anthony ? 21 W. Carter Jr. ? 10

C. Anthony ? 6

BOX SCORE

F

FG% 3FG% FT%

OR DR TR AS PF ST TO BS

102

44.4

31.6

88.9

5

43 48 23 14 11 13 7

89

39.3 29.3

70.0

7

36 43 23 13 9

18 12

SAN ANTONIO ? The San Antonio Spurs dropped a 108-109 contest against the Dallas Mavericks

Wednesday night. With 6:03 remaining in the third, Thaddeus Young found Devin Vassell for three

to take the lead, 70-67. Over the next two minutes, Vassell scored or assisted on 9 points as the

Spurs went on a 14-4 run to go ahead by 10 with 3:10 left on the clock. The Mavericks battled back,

bringing the game within two entering the final period. Into the fourth, Dallas' Jalen Brunson rattled

off seven straight points, giving the Mavs a 5-point lead. With 10 seconds remaining and the Spurs

down four, Lonnie Walker IV drained a three to bring the game within one. On the next possession,

Dejounte Murray fouled Brunson, sending him to the free-throw line. Brunson missed both free

throws as the second shot didn't hit the rim, giving the Spurs the final possession. The Spurs didn't

get a shot off. Dejounte Murray led San Antonio with a near triple-double, going for 23 points, 9

boards and 8 assists. Derrick White added 19 points, and Devin Vassell scored a career-high 21

points, knocking down 9-of-12 shots off the bench. For the Mavs, Brunson led all scorers with 31

points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Luka Doncic added a 23-point, 12-rebound double-double.

STATS

MAVERICKS

High Points High Rebounds

High Assists

J. Brunson ? 31 L. Doncic ? 13 L. Donicc ? 7

BOX SCORE

F

FG% 3FG% FT%

OR DR TR AS PF ST TO BS

108

48.9

33.3

75.0

5

35 40 25 24 10 15 10

109

43.0

23.5

72.4

15 41 56 21 23 10 19 4

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SPURS WINNING HISTORY: San Antonio currently has a .614 (2,230-1,401) historical winning percentage ? the best in NBA history, the Los Angeles Lakers are second (.595). The Spurs own an all-time winning record against 28 of 29 teams in the NBA (88-88 against Portland). 12/3/19 marked the 3,500th game played in Spurs NBA history since the team joined the league in 1976.

HOMECOMING: The Spurs are 23-2 in season home openers under head coach Gregg Popovich. His 92 percent winning percentage is the best of any coach in the NBA (min. 10 games). San Antonio has kicked off 23 of their 25 seasons under Coach Pop at the Alamodome and AT&T Center with a win.

? Spurs now have 34 wins in season-openers since joining the NBA in 1976 ? the most of any team in the league since the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. ? In the Spurs Season opener, Devin Vassell scored his then career-high 19 points on a career-high 8 made baskets. He also dished a career-high 5 assists on

a night AT&T Center welcomed fans at full capacity.

MILESTONE MARK: Popovich recorded his 1,300th career win on 3/27 vs. Sacramento (120-106) and is the fastest coach to reach 1,300 win in NBA history by over four full season, 356 games. He posted his 1,250th victory on 11/7 vs. Oklahoma City (121-112). Popovich moved into third on the NBA's all-time wins list with the Spurs 154-147 win over Oklahoma City on 1/10/19 and was the fastest NBA coach to reach 1,200 career wins. *Denotes active coach

NBA COACHING ALL-TIME WINS LIST

1. Don Nelson

1,335

6. George Karl

2. Lenny Wilkens

1,332

7. Phil Jackson

3. Gregg Popovich*

1,313

8. Larry Brown

4. Jerry Sloan

1,221

9. Rick Adelman

5. Pat Riley

1,210

10. Bill Fitch

1,175 1,155 1,098 1,042 944

FASTEST NBA COACHES TO 1,300 CAREER WINS

COACH

GAMES TO 1,300 WINS

1. Gregg Popovich*

1,934

2. Don Nelson

2,290

3. Lenny Wilkens

2,417

YOUTH MOVEMENT: The Spurs have their youngest roster ever since Gregg Popovich became coach in 1996, with an average age of 24.5. The roster this season includes eight players under the age of 25 and 13-of-17 players under the age of 27. The next youngest teams: 2020-21 (25.5) and 2019-20 (26.3).

? Spurs guard Josh Primo is the youngest player in league history to appear in an NBA game after going to college (18 years and 300 days). Previously: Devin Booker (18-363)

? Primo became the 28th player in NBA history to appear in a game at the age of 18. He is the 14th-youngest player ? just three days younger than LeBron James was when he made his debut in 2003.

UPCOMING MILESTONES: Players approaching career and Spurs milestones (current total or date reached): ? Dejounte Murray ? 1,000 assists (996); 1,400 rebounds (10/28/21); 2,500 points (5/10/21); 1,000 field goals (4/3/21); 300 steals (4/16/21) ? Derrick White ? 700 assists (696); 200 games played (198); 150 blocks (10/28/21); 150 steals (10/28/21); 600 rebounds (4/24/21); 2,000 points (4/22/21); 200 three-pointers (4/16/21) ? Jakob Poeltl ? 2,000 rebounds (1,958); 1,000 field goals (984); 500 assists (430); 200 steals (175); 400 blocks (5/12/21); 2,000 points (4/22/21); ? Keldon Johnson ? 200 assists (155); 100 games played (96); 1,000 points (5/13/21); 500 rebounds (10/30/21); ? Thaddeus Young ? 500 three-pointers (498); 1,500 steals (1489); 2,000 assists (1,919); 6,000 field goals (5,851) ? Lonnie Walker IV ? 500 field goals (466); 400 rebounds (342); 200 games (148); 200 assists (11/3/21); ? Bryn Forbes ? 600 3-pointers (595); 500 assists (435); 150 steals (132) ? Doug McDermott: 700 three-pointers (628); 500 assists (438); 1,200 rebounds (1,134)

QUICK HANDS: Murray ranks 20 in all-time steals for the Spurs with 339 (19, Malik Rose: 349) ? Murray recorded a career-high 8 steals along with 27 points and 10 rebounds in the Spurs win over the Warriors on 2/8/21. ? Murray is the first Spur with 20+ points and 8+ steals since Tim Duncan had 24/8/21 at Denver in 2000 and is also the first player in the NBA with 20+points, 10+ rebounds and 8+ steals since Jason Richardson in 2008.

PASS THE ROCK: Dejounte Murray dished out 9 assists against Oklahoma City on 11/7, passing James Silas (993) and Johnny Dawkins (994) to rank 18 in all-time assists for the Spurs. He currently has 996 in his career. Next up: No. 17, Larry Kenon (1,063)

? The Spurs average the second-most assists in the NBA, handing out 27.8 per game and have recorded 278 total assists through 10 games. ? Dejounte Murray is averaging 8.3 assists, good for No. 5 in the NBA.

BACKCOURT DUO: The Spurs young guards Dejounte Murray and Derrick White have shown progress and created a bigger impact on the team this. Here is their year-by-year comparison:

? The Spurs went 17-12 last season with White and Murray in the starting lineup. ? Derrick White reached both 150 steals and 150 blocks in his career on 10/28.

Only four players in Spurs history have 150/150 in their first 200 games: David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Greg Anderson and DERRICK WHITE.

Dejounte Murray Derrick White

SEASON COMPARISON SEASON MPG PPG 2021-22 34.4 17.6 2020-21 31.9 15.7

SEASON 2021-22 2020-21

MPG 32.4 29.6

PPG 12.3 15.4

FGM 7.4 6.6

FGM 4.4 5.2

AST 8.3 5.4

AST 5.6 3.5

RBS 8.1 7.1

RBS 3.4 3.0

BLOCKOB: Jakob Poeltl ranks No. 12 in franchise history with 294 blocks and looks to jump No. 11 Greg Anderson (317) next on the list. ? He broke his single season-career high with 123 last year, becoming the 14th player in Spurs history to reach 100 blocks in a single season and the first Spur not named Tim Duncan with 120+ blocks since Rasho Nesterovich (2003-04).

TOP VETERANS: Among active NBA players, Thaddeus Young is one of five players to record at least 12,000 points, 5,000 rebounds, 1,600 assists and 1,400 steals in his career.

? Young currently sits seventh among active players with 1489 steals and looks to jump No. six Rajon Rondo (1494) next on the list. ? Young has made 5,851 career field goals, placing him 12th in the league while shooting .502, which is good for 27th. ? He ranks No. 9 in the NBA with 2,111 career offensive rebounds and 17th among active players in total rebounds with 6,167. ? His fifth steal vs. NYK (02/03) tied him with Tim Hardaway for 54th on the NBA's All-Time Steals list with 1,428. Currently, he sits at No. 50 with

1,489 career steals.

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MCBUCKETS: Doug McDermott knocked down a career-high 7 three-pointers against Milwaukee on 10/23, the second-most three-pointers made in a game this season (8). On the season, McDermott is shooting .455 beyond the arc.

? Over the last four seasons, he as only posted one sub-40 3-point percentage. ? McDermott is one of only eight active players in the NBA with more than 600 three-pointers while shooting at least .400 from beyond the arc. ? Doug McDermott is one of 10 players in the NBA to make over 100 three-pointers while shooting over .500 from the field last year. ? As a career .408 three-point shooter, he owns the ninth spot on the NBA All-Time 3FG% list among active players.

RISING TALENT: Bryn Forbes now has 30 games with 4+ three-pointers for the Spurs. Only four players in franchise history have more; Manu Ginobili (90), Danny Green (70), Patty Mills (70) and Chuck Person (40).

? A career .412 (595-1442) shooter from three-point range, Forbes sits at No. eight among active players in the NBA.

? Bryn Forbes was one of three players in the league to make more than 150 three-

3-POINT PERCENTAGE LEADERS

PLAYER

3FG%

7. Joe Ingles

.415

8. Bryn Forbes

.413

9. Doug McDermott

.407

pointers while shooting at least 45 percent last season.

10. Buddy Hield

.406

? Forbes notched the third-most three-pointers made by a Spur through his first three

seasons with 282.

? He is one of seven Spurs to record 700 points during the 2019-20 season (707) and

became just the 10th undrafted player in NBA history to record 250-or-more three-pointers through his first three career seasons.

? Forbes joined Avery Johnson and Bruce Bowen as the only undrafted players in Spurs history to start 80-plus games in a single season.

TRIPLE-DOUBLE KING: Murray recorded the fifth triple-double of his career with 21 points, 12 rebounds and career-

SPURS TRIPLE-DOUBLES

high 15 assists on 10/26, marking the 48th total triple-double in San Antonio franchise history.

David Robinson

14

? He is only one of four Spurs to have 5+ triple-doubles.

Alvin Robertson

8

? He posted his second 20-point triple-double. Only two players in Spurs history have more 20/10/10 games:

Johnny Moore

6

David Robinson (13) and Alvin Robertson (3).

Tim Duncan

4

? Only three players in franchise history have recorded 4+ triple-doubles in single season: Johnny Moore (5) 1984- Dejounte Murray 5

85; David Robinson (4) 1993-94; Dejounte Murray (4) 2020-21. Murray posted his fourth triple-double of

Larry Kenon

3

2020-21 with 22 points, 10 rebounds and matched his career-high 11 assists on 4/28/21.

? He was the first Spur to have multiple triple-doubles in the same season since David Robinson in 1993-94 (4) with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10

assists on 1/24/21.

? Became the 14th player in Spurs history to record a triple-double with his first career triple-double (11 points,10 rebounds, 10 assists) in the

Spurs home-opener on 12/26/20.

? Only five Spurs have recorded a triple double under Popovich since 1996: Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Pau Gasol, DeMar DeRozan, Dejounte

Murray.

? Spurs are now 36-11 all time when a player posts a triple double.

BY THE NUMBERS: The Spurs recorded 32 assists in their home opener against Orlando (W, 123-97) and are 172-15 under Gregg Popovich when they dish out 30+ assists as a team.

? The Spurs rank second in assists (27.8) and sixth in steals (9.3) in the NBA ? The Spurs rank fourth in the NBA in opponent turnovers. The Spurs are forcing 17.4 turnovers per game, including 9.3 steals, which sits at

number seven. ? Last season, San Antonio opponents averaged 15.7 free throws made, marking the 8th fewest free throws allowed in a season in Spurs history. ? Set a franchise record for games with 10 or less turnovers in a single season with 40, beating out the previous record of 34 during the 2008-09

season. Here's where the Spurs rank in the NBA (updated on gameday):

TEAM

AST

TEAM

AST/TO

TEAM

FG% TEAM

OPP/TOV

TEAM

STL

1. Golden State

30.2

1. San Antonio

2.04

9. Cleveland

46.2

3. Toronto

17.7

6. Charlotte

9.5

2. San Antonio 3. Phoenix

27.8 27.3

2. Charlotte 3. Phoenix

1.97

10. San Antonio

46.2 4. San Antonio

1.93

8. LA Lakers

46.1

5. LA Lakers

17.4

7. San Antonio

9.3

17.3

8. Denver

9.1

THREE-BALL: The Spurs are averaging 9.4 three-point field goals for the second-highest single-season average behind the 2019-20 season (10.7). ? During the 2019-20 season, the Spurs recorded a franchise single-season record with 9 games of 15+ made three-points. In 2020-21 they recorded 8 such games, with the most recent coming on 5/10/21 when the Spurs hit 17 in a dominating 145-125 win vs. Milwaukee. ? The Spurs made 716 threes last season, which ranks fourth in Spurs franchise history with the record for threes made in a single season at 812.

GUARDS ON THE GLASS: On 11/5, Derrick White pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds and Dejounte Murray grabbed 11, marking the first time in Spurs history two players listed at 6'5 or shorter recorded 10+ rebounds in a regular season game.

? Dejounte Murray (8.1) ranks fourth and Keldon Johnson ranks 16 (5.8) in rebounds among NBA guards. ? In 20-21, they each had five double-digit rebound games through the first 20 games, which is tied for the second-most such games by a Spurs

guard in any season in franchise history (George Gervin, 1976-77). ? Here are the top 5 guards in Spurs history for games with 10-or-more rebounds: No. 1 Alvin Robertson (37), No. 2 Dejounte Murray (31), No.

3 George Gervin (30), No. 4 Keldon Johnson (12), TNo. 5 DeMar DeRozan and Manu Ginobili (10).

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