Spurs vs. Pelicans: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions
Game Time: 7:00 PM EST on Saturday February 12, 2022
San Antonio Spurs 38, New Orleans Pelicans 36 (Q2 09:37)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
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Eight minutes played and not a single rebound, assist, steal or block.
I miss pre-trade deadline Jaxson Hayes. – 7:43 PM
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if only… 😱
the adjustment and finish still niiiice
@Dejounte Murray | @Lonnie Walker pic.twitter.com/eeQeQQiX9X – 7:42 PM
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1Q: Spurs by 4
No defense allowed in that quarter, with the Spurs scoring 37 and Pels 33
Lonnie 9 pts | CJ 12 pts
Jock 8 pts | Ingram 10 pts
Spurs +6 from three and the paint
Pelicans +8 from the FT line – 7:40 PM
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End of the 1st: Spurs 37, Pelicans 33
McCollum 12 pts & 5 rebs
Ingram 10 pts (3-5 FG)
Spurs shot 55.6 percent from the field, 5-11 on 3s. Pels gotta pick up the defensive intensity. – 7:39 PM
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Spurs lead 37-33 after 1Q.
Fueled by 8 of 10 shooting from 3-point range, they scored 43 points in 1Q last night in ATL.
Tonight, they sank 5 of 11 from beyond the arc. McDermott hit 2 of 3.
Walker & Landale combined for 17 points off the bench. – 7:39 PM
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Ended first quarter with a buzzer beater, and hungry for more 😈🍽
#Pelicans | @TaxAct pic.twitter.com/P60zerZiAL – 7:39 PM
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#Pelicans had a 2-for-1 backfire when they were whistled for a loose-ball foul on the offensive rebound, but it all worked out in the end when they scored 5 pts in final 10 seconds. Naji Marshall sinks trey at buzzer going full speed and launching a step behind line – 7:38 PM
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Naji Marshall hits a running floater to beat the first quarter buzzer. Nice close to the frame by the Pelicans as they trail the Spurs 37-33.
CJ McCollum and Brandon Ingram combined for 22 points. No one else scored more than 3 for New Orleans. – 7:38 PM
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Dougie McBuckets with an early 3 attempt with the clock ticking for the Spurs gives the Pelicans a shot and Naji Marshall makes a running 3-pointer at the buzzer to trim the lead to 37-33 at the end of the 1Q. – 7:38 PM
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Good news: CJ McCollum and Brandon Ingram have combined to score 20 points in the 1st quarter.
Bad news: The Pels can’t get any stops. – 7:36 PM
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Really impressive work by #gameops to get rid of all the Dragic clips in the intro video. – 7:36 PM
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JOCK JAM 😳
double poster!! 🖼
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The Spurs enter 19-9 when leading by 10 in a game this season.
They’ve led by 10 in 7 of their last 10 games. – 7:34 PM
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Jock Landale’s 7 points on 3 of 4 are his most since he scored 10 vs. LAC on Jan. 15. His season high of 18 came against Detroit on Dec. 26. – 7:31 PM
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For those wondering as I was, Goran Dragic is out for tonight’s Spurs game. He is not with the team. pic.twitter.com/dUIlt1C0p0 – 7:30 PM
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Jones, Primo, Walker, Cacok and Landale on the floor for your Spurs. – 7:27 PM
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Jak Block and DJ dancing on ’em! 🚫🕺 pic.twitter.com/NRLBrrSszQ – 7:27 PM
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A+ ball movement leads to the @Jaxson Hayes SLAM 💥
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Pretty good couple of days for Devontae Cacok. He’s getting early minutes tonight after getting to see family last night in Atlanta. – 7:25 PM
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After Spurs rookie Jock Landale threw down a highlight-reel dunk and posed in the middle of the lane, yelling toward San Antonio’s bench, Gregg Popovich motioned with his right hand, indicating “get back on defense” – 7:25 PM
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Did everyone noticed CJ McCollum is the kind of star who dives headfirst after a loose ball right there?? 💯 – 7:18 PM
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CJ McCollum spinning lefty layup for and-one may have resulted in the largest group of teammates helping a guy up off the floor in league history – 7:17 PM
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Brandon Ingram picked up the personal foul, but he stopped Jakob Poetl from scoring an easy two points on the dunk.
That’s just not a defensive play BI aimed to make last season. – 7:14 PM
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B.I. puts us on the board!
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📻: @ESPNRadioNOLA pic.twitter.com/jNFTcFV21i – 7:14 PM
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B.I. puts us on the board!
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📻: @ESPNRadioNOLA pic.twitter.com/QN6Lm6MEMG – 7:13 PM
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let’s get it 🤟 pic.twitter.com/lXVyRyBuDx – 7:12 PM
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WHERE THEM DAWGS AT BABY?!?! 🐶😤
#GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/NmOs4gT2Dj – 7:03 PM
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First 5⃣ on the floor tonight
#WBD | @Verizon pic.twitter.com/wqB8Ow2tCb – 6:55 PM
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Saturday Night Starters 🤙
#PorVida pic.twitter.com/uM9oRdJpQ2 – 6:49 PM
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Mark Daigneault said he had dinner with Ayo Dosunmu before the draft. Daigneault said he thinks Herb Jones was there as well.
“It was a good dinner.” – 6:48 PM
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Tomas Satoransky getting hugs from a lot of Pelicans during warmups right now.
The embrace @JoelMeyersNBA got from @Willy Hernangomez takes the cake though — everyone’s happy the Pelicans big man is back. – 6:48 PM
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At every home game from here on out, come by section 104 for a pregame happy hour at SKC! pic.twitter.com/vZvL0dEYSO – 6:37 PM
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hoops night in NOLA 🏀
#GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/kFz366sAt6 – 6:36 PM
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Pelicans starters tonight:
CJ McCollum
Devonte’ Graham
Brandon Ingram
Herb Jones
Jonas Valanciunas – 6:31 PM
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getting ready for game time 🏀 pic.twitter.com/K2rq6VB2Gj – 6:30 PM
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Starters:
Spurs: Murray, Vassell, Johnson, McDermott, Poeltl.
Pelicans: Devonte’ Graham, CJ McCollum, Brandon Ingram, Herbert Jones, Jonas Valanciunas. – 6:25 PM
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Starters:
Devonte’ Graham
CJ McCollum
Herb Jones
Brandon Ingram
Jonas Valanciunas – 6:20 PM
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Make sure you download the Pelicans Mobile App presented by @Verizon to stay up to date with all things Pels!
https://t.co/2LbNOG6ixX pic.twitter.com/ZDo0yb7uuB – 6:15 PM
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Devin Vassell is starting again. Same starting five for Spurs tonight – 6:14 PM
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Also: Opened the FUT menu last week for the first time in 2 years.. time to get rolling again pic.twitter.com/od9GzFrh8i – 6:13 PM
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Starting lineups for tonight’s Pelicans-Spurs matchup pic.twitter.com/4YJZQS2Q3p – 6:13 PM
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Screw the scouting report on the Spurs. Did anyone check if the chair in front of Zion’s locker had clothes on it today? – 6:07 PM
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gameday vibes 😁
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How y’all feeling about this ufc fight card tonight… pic.twitter.com/s1lYAPu2aZ – 5:53 PM
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Pop says he’s seen Tomas Satoransky a “good deal”:
“He played on the Czech National Team, so we watched him. Real heady guy. He knows how to play. That’s his main skill – he keeps everyone together, he knows what’s going on on the court, good passer.” – 5:47 PM
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Pop says plan is for Josh Richardson and Romeo Langford to join the team in Chicago. – 5:45 PM
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Jakob Poeltl is now shooting 1/1 on pull-up 3s.
Since his 3 was from behind halfcourt, it doesn’t get credited as an above the break three.
His general 3PT FGM/FGA is now 1/1. pic.twitter.com/aRadTy7gJQ – 5:36 PM
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Willie Green says Spurs are getting a pro in Satoransky: “He’s a guy who comes in every day and he is professional, gets his work in. I’m sure he didn’t have the year or the numbers that he wanted to, have, but we all appreciate his approach.” – 5:30 PM
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Head to the Pelicans mobile app to play the @SeatGeek Courtside Challenge for a chance to win a $200 Pelicans Team Store gift card!
https://t.co/2LbNOFOH9n pic.twitter.com/453kKfRidP – 5:30 PM
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Willie Green says Pelicans are approaching this as a game with playoff implications. – 5:27 PM
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“He was a pro, he was a good teammate,” says Coach Green of the newest Spur Tomas Satoransky. – 5:21 PM
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“Both teams realize we’re fighting for the final 4 spots.” – Pelicans Head Coach Willie Green on the Spurs and Pelicans competing down the stretch for a playoff or play-in game spot. – 5:17 PM
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LIVE: Coach Green addresses the media ahead of tonight’s game against San Antonio
#WBD | @Verizon twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 5:16 PM
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Right back to work!
🆚 @New Orleans Pelicans
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📍 Smoothie King Center
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Great day for some basketball 🏀
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#UltraDrip | @MichelobULTRA pic.twitter.com/5XTzMyzFO7 – 4:24 PM
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The only player in Spurs history to record 30+ points and 15+ assists in a game 👏
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Details on the picks the Boston Celtics owe the San Antonio Spurs from the Derrick White trade:
2022 1st – Protected 1-4. 5-30 to Spurs.
If not conveyed in 2022, then rolls over to 2023 w/ same protections.
If not conveyed in 2023 San Antonio gets a Dallas or Miami 2023 2nd – 3:53 PM
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📅 On this day in 2021, Luka Doncic (46 points) and Zion Williamson (36) became the second pair of opposing players in NBA history, each 21 years old or younger, to score at least 35 points in the same game.
It’s now been done a total of three times. pic.twitter.com/jOCFBysszh – 3:01 PM
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Spurs say Zach Collins is out tonight (injury management). Probably not a surprise at this point they want to keep him out of B2Bs.
Josh Richardson and Romeo Langford are not with the team, but presumably in SA where physicals are/were being conducted. – 2:06 PM
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Per their injury report, the Spurs will be without the following players tonight here in New Orleans:
Bates-Diop (face, laceration)
Collins (ankle, injury management)
Dragic (not with team)
Langford (not with team)
Richardson (not with team). – 1:55 PM
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Tomas Satoransky is not on the Spurs injury report.
Collins (ankle), KBD (face laceration), Richardson, Langford, and Dragic all OUT – 1:45 PM
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Passing the triple-double torch from one era of Spurs hoops to the next 🤝
@FrostBank | #GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/YrouX7BR5b – 1:40 PM
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Who do Willie Green and #Pelicans players have in the big game on Sunday: Cincinnati or Los Angeles? 🤔
Family, hometown, college ties, rooting against teammates 😂, and the Griddy are all factors in the squads picks 👀
@ErinESummers | @SeatGeek pic.twitter.com/3sg5zmw3CJ – 1:35 PM
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ICYMI: CJ McCollum is a member of the @New Orleans Pelicans!
@LegsESPN likes this deal for New Orleans
#WBD pic.twitter.com/Q2kbwsIPTu – 1:17 PM
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#NBACast returns on Monday for TOR/NOP at 8 ET!
Join me and @Danny Leroux live on League Pass. Will be taking your questions throughout the evening, send yours in using #NBACast – 1:15 PM
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GAMEDAY!
#PorVida pic.twitter.com/S4FtROAOjH – 1:14 PM