SAN ANTONIO —
Recap
First quarter
The Pacers shot 8-10 from deep in the first quarter, building a 43-33 lead. San Antonio turned it over five times in the first, but they were able to stay attached to Indiana thanks to 14 points from Dejounte Murray.
Second quarter
The uninspired team play continued through the second quarter, as the Pacers played a pretty perfect half, building their lead to near 20 by the end of it.
San Antonio got an inbound play with 5 seconds left, but turned it over for the tenth time in the half. Indiana beat the buzzer from three, making them 12-21 from deep to start the game and take a 78-56 lead into the locker room.
Third quarter
San Antonio got a boost from Keldon Johnson to start the second half as he stole the ball, hit a couple of jumpers, and stole an offensive board to get Derrick White a three.
The Spurs were able to to clean up their turnover numbers, though they still made some head-shaking individual plays. Indiana outscored the Spurs and scored 30+ for the third consecutive quarter, and carried a 109-83 advantage into the final period.
Fourth quarter
The Spurs were able to make the final score a bit more respectable in the last 12 minutes, but they fell to the Pacers 131-118.
Indiana big men Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner shot a combined 18-25 from the floor, and the Pacers shot a scorching-hot 18-38 from deep.
San Antonio knocked down 14-28 from three and had 34 assists to 16 turnovers, but that's still sloppier than their standard this year.
Eight Spurs scored in double figures, including Keita Bates-Diop and Jock Landale off the bench. Speaking of that backup center battle, Thad Young had 5 assists in his 15 minutes tonight while Drew Eubanks played just 5 minutes.
Pregame
The San Antonio Spurs (2-4) will visit the Indiana Pacers (1-6) tonight as the team will look to start a winning streak.
In their previous game versus the Bucks, Dejounte Murray had 23 points and nine assists to lead the Spurs to a 102-93 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Derrick White added 17 points and Bryn Forbes scored 16 as the win snapped the team's four-game losing streak.
Here are five things to watch for in tonight's game:
1. The Spurs have won two straight games in Indiana.
2. Indiana has won five of the last seven matchups in the series overall.
3. Control the boards. The Pacers are 0-3 this season when outrebounded by their opponent.
4. Indiana block party. The Pacers are sixth in the NBA in blocks per game at 6.6 per game.
5. Crimes committed. The Spurs average 9.5 steals per game. They are tied with the Nuggets in this category in the NBA.
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