SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs could not pick up a road win in Miami, losing to the Heat 116-104. The Spurs are on a five-game losing skid and off to a 0-1 start on the Rodeo Road Trip.
Victor Wembanyama recorded 18 points and 13 rebounds. Jeremy Sochan had six points and five rebounds. Cedi Osman added eight points off the bench. Devin Vassell recorded 19 points in the loss. Tre Jones added 19 points and six assists.
The Spurs are 10-41 on the season and will next visit the Orlando Magic on Thursday night for the second game of a back-to-back.
Here's a sample of what the teams said after the game.
SPURS
Coach Gregg Popovich:
"It shows who's the better team. We needed to make shots and take care of the ball better. And we did that until the fourth (period), and that was the difference in the game. I can tell the team I thought they played their ass off. Miami just played better in the fourth quarter."
"I thought we had we had good shots. We just turned it over a little bit in the fourth. But we didn't shoot the shots, and the shots we took, were good."
Wembanyama:
"The difference was details. They (Miami) were better than us in the fourth. They made more threes, more assists. It's a combination of things like this. They play mostly the right way. Not many mistakes and it shows throughout the season and also in the playoffs. They got a lot of vets and solid players."
Vassell:
"All these guys are like my brothers. I can't really speak on that (NBA Trade Deadline) so we'll just see what happens."
HEAT
Coach Erik Spoelstra:
Terry Rozier: