After an offensive start by both teams, it was the Spurs defense that allowed San Antonio to prevail against the Wizards. In Portland, the Hawks got 27 points from Paul Millsap in a 115-107 win over the Blazers.
Spurs’ machine rolls over Wizards
Soobum Im-USA TODAY SportsThe first half was exactly what you might expect from these two teams -- smart, exceptional basketball, trading shots back and forth almost at will. It was offensive execution, not bad defense, that allowed the two teams to shoot a combined 59 percent from the field in the first half and head into halftime tied at 58.
Later, off a missed shot, there was this alley oop layup -- not a dunk, because that would not be Spurs-esque. When San Antonio gets going like this, there’s almost nothing any team can do.
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Nice to see Gobert is fully recovered from what DeAndre Jordan did to him earlier this season.
Read Article >Vince Carter dunks on somebody in 2015
Vince is 37! And he’s doing this! In fact, he’s doing it kinda regularly! Carter’s playing a limited role for the Grizzlies and he’s putting up the lowest per-game numbers of his career, but it’s nice to see him still making contributions to a good NBA team at this stage in his career.
Also, it should be noted that the guy Carter dunks on here, Jusuf Nurkic, was born when Carter was a junior in high school.
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