Go into battle against the Spurs without Tyler Herro and possibly Jimmy Butler
Go into battle against the Spurs without Tyler Herro and possibly Jimmy Butler
The host San Antonio Spurs hope to return to winning ways when they face the up-and-coming but struggling Miami Heat in a midseason opener on Sunday.
The Spurs have lost four straight, including a 117-110 home loss to Minnesota in Friday’s NBA season opener. For San Antonio, Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell each scored 29 points, Jeremy Sochan added 14 and Zach Collins 11 points.
San Antonio led for most of the first half, but let the win slip away in the third quarter when they scored 15. The Spurs made a strong run in the final minutes to cut the deficit to five points, but could not break through. the hump The rally was a reversal of San Antonio and the previous two losses, which averaged 31 points.
andquot;Our young children overplayed,andquot; Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said after the loss to the Timberwolves. andquot;Totally different game than Indiana or New York. Nobody likes to lose, but there are a lot of good things about this game.”
Battling a trap injury, Vassell’s performance set a career high.
andquot;Iand#039;m patient and weand#039;we are patient as a group,andquot; Vassell said. andquot;We didn’t get the result we wanted today. Today was a big step. The last two days, to be honest, we’ve been blown away.andquot;
The Spurs have lost three straight at home against Miami.
The Heat head to San Antonio for the second game in a row, which began with a 117-109 win in Atlanta on Saturday. Bam Adebayo had 26 points and 17 rebounds in the win.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 20, Kyle Lowry added 17, Josh Richardson 16 and Duncan Robinson and Haywood Highsmith each had 11 points. Miami won another four-game road trip and won four straight contests.
After Sunday’s game against the Spurs, Miami will travel to Charlotte on Tuesday, home against Brooklyn on Thursday and then play the next five games on the road. That’s why beating a struggling San Antonio team in a tough time is important.
Charity#039; Saturday’s win was without star forward Jimmy Butler, unavailable for personal reasons, and guard Tyler Herrota, who is nursing a sprained right ankle. Butlerand’s availability for Sunday and the match is not yet clear. andquot;
Circumstances happen, andquot; Adebayo said after the Saturday and morning shooting. andquot;We work hard in the summer, so when we have situations like this, when we are not men, we can still win.andquot;
Part of the Heat’s winning equation this season has been defense. Miami was ranked in the top 10 in the league in defensive rating heading into Saturday and the Atlanta game.
andquot;It’s still not where I want it to be in terms of consistency, but we’re working a lot harder on that,andquot; Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. andquot;It is not where we want to settle. Weand#039;d like to be better than (10th), but it’s getting close.andquot;
This article first appeared on Field Level Media and has been syndicated with permission.
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Green collided with Mitchell without the officials calling foul, where Caris Levert calls the break. At the other end, Mitchell ran over and pushed Green back, sparking a confrontation and triggering a replay.
Instead of Mitchell receiving an extra penalty – the referees called his push an obvious foul – Green received a technical, his second of the game. That gave him his first shot and third technical foul of the season.
Green responded with his usual exuberant energy after the disqualification, clapping and urging the crowd as if desperate to proclaim “I’m not crazy!” Meanwhile, Mitchell got the perfect revenge. He had to reject Green and it was Green who was kicked out. Green was in the deficit in just 17 minutes, Mitchell scored 21 points in 36 minutes.
It’s the second straight home loss for the Warriors and the second game where the referees had a lot to do with the outcome. What can they do? First, stop pushing people. Or this team will be eliminated by the title contenders.
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott may have his share of detractors, but there’s no doubt he’s a good signal caller. In fact, Prescott leads all NFL quarterbacks on third and fourth downs, according to Pro Football Focus.
That’s certainly an impressive statistic and
helps dispel the notion that Prescott always
comes up short in critical situations.
Prescott is coming off one of his best
performances of the season last week, going
29-44 for 374 yards and three touchdowns in
a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
On the season, Prescott threw for 2,011
yards, 13 touchdowns and five interceptions
while completing 70.2 percent of his passes
and posting a 100.7 passer rating. The 30-
year-old, who played college football at
Mississippi State, was selected by the
Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016
NFL Draft.
With Tony Romo injured, Prescott
immediately stepped into Dallas’ starting
quarterback role and was very impressive,
leading his team to 13 wins and the NFC East
division title during the rookie campaign.
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