NBA Daily: Spurs Win Back-to-Back Road Games, Upset 76ers 114-105
By Reylan Loberternos
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 23 Oct 2022
Tagbilaran City, Bohol – Fresh off a hard-fought 137-134 victory in Indiana the night before, the rebuilding San Antonio Spurs upset title contenders Philadelphia 76ers 114-105 Saturday night (Sunday morning, Philippine time) at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home of the Sixers.
Devin Vassell followed up on his outstanding performance versus the Pacers with team high 22 points on a 9-for-14 field goal shooting, including 4 from deep, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal. Keldon Johnson added 21 markers and eight boards for the Spurs, who had six players in double figures.
Jakob Poeltl grabbed 7 offensive rebounds, majority of which in the crucial stretches of the game, to finish with a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds. He also had 3 assists across his name. Doug McDermott came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers and scored all 14 of his points in the second half, including eight straight midway through the fourth.
Joel Embiid had a huge double-double, stuffing the stats sheet with 40 big points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks for Philadelphia, who are still winless in 3 outings. Harden was one rebound shy of a triple-double with 12 markers, 9 boards, 12 dimes, 1 steal, and 2 blocks.
The Sixers struggled to contain San Antonio’s balanced attack, as everybody that Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich fielded in scored for his team. The Spurs bench outscored their Sixers counterparts 40-10.
Up next for the Spurs, who improved to 2-1 on the win-loss column, are the Timberwolves in Minnesota on Monday and Wednesday nights (Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Philippine time).
Meanwhile, the Sixers dropped to 0-3 and will try to win their first game of the season, as they host the Indiana Pacers at home on Monday night (Tuesday morning, Philippine time).
How they scored:
Spurs 114 – Vassell 22, Johnson 21, Jones 17, McDermott 14, Poeltl 13, Richardson 11, Primo 5, Collins 3, Bates-Diop 3, Roby 2, Dieng 2, Sochan 1
76ers 105 – Embiid 40, Maxey 25, Harris 15, Harden 12, Niang 8, Tucker 3, House Jr. 2
Around the League:
Road Team – Home Team
Celtics 126 – Magic 120
Pistons 115 – Pacers 124
Raptors 109 – Heat 112
Cavaliers 128 – Bull 96
Rockets 105 – Bucks 125
Grizzlies 96 – Mavericks 137
Thunder 117 – Nuggets 137
Clippers 111 – Kings 109
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