Spurs’ Game 3 collapse finally exposes their biggest problem
The Spurs' Game 3 collapse vs. Oklahoma City exposed the brutal truth about San Antonio's inexperience and injuries that nobody wanted to admit in the WCF.
Spurs’ Game 3 collapse finally exposes their biggest problem originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs lost Game 3 because reality caught up with them.
San Antonio’s 123-108 defeat to Oklahoma City on Friday exposed what everyone suspected but refused to state. This young roster could not advance through the entire postseason without encountering serious problems. Inexperience and injury issues combined to produce the kind of defeat that was always probable.
The Spurs opened with a 15-0 run that energized Frost Bank Center. “That wasn’t sustainable, how we started,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. Oklahoma City outscored San Antonio by 30 over the remaining three quarters.
De’Aaron Fox returned from a sprained right ankle but departed after a third-quarter collision with Lu Dort. He was not effective when he returned in the fourth quarter. Dylan Harper played through an adductor injury and managed only six points on 2-of-7 shooting.