San Antonio vs. Indiana, Final Score: Spurs fall to Pacers 94-86

Poor shooting and a bad ball control night led to San Antonio’s loss.

The Spurs played flat on Sunday night, shooting 42% from the field, but only 26% from three. San Antonio played from behind most of the night, down by as many as 17, but even though they cut it to 6 in the final period, they couldn’t close out, losing to the upstart Pacers at home.

Observations:

The Spurs had an interesting starting line up, leaving Tony Parker on the bench in favor of Dejounte Murray
The Spurs had 20 turnovers to only 11 for the Pacers. Hard to win when you give the ball away 20 times.
San Antonio was 9-34 from three in the game. The Pacers’ percentage was worse, but if SA could’ve managed just 35% instead of 26% they’d have won.
The Spurs were held to 20 points in the second quarter and 16 points in the 3rd. They just couldn’t hit water from a boat tonight.
This is the Pacers 2nd win in San Antonio in the past 16 years, but it means they swept the season series against the Spurs. They could make a bit of noise in the East this season.

Next up are the Cleveland Cavaliers in San Antonio on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Source: Pounding The Rock