Spurs Fiesta 5: San Antonio Rallies to Beat Dejounte Murray, Hawks in Comeback

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Jeremy Brener | Mar 20, 2023

Spurs Fiesta 5: San Antonio Rallies to Beat Dejounte Murray, Hawks in Comeback /

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1. SPURS COME BACK DOWN 24, BEAT HAWKS

"The San Antonio Spurs are buzzing after beating the Atlanta Hawks 126-118 Sunday afternoon at home.

"It was a tale of two halves for the Spurs, especially on the defensive end. In the first half, the Spurs allowed 83 points, with 40 in the first and 43 in the second. In the second half, the team allowed just 35 points total, and just 15 in the final frame."

2. DEJOUNTE MURRAY REFLECTS ON SPURS ENDING

"This is a place that gave me an opportunity that nobody did at that time," Murray said. At the end of the day, I wish them the best, I want the best for them ... There's no ill feelings towards anybody."

3. SPURS LOSS VS. GRIZZLIES HURTS

"We just got to learn how to close out a game," Devin Vassell said. "We were up 11 with two minutes left. Several communication things and just being able to execute down the stretch is big. I said it all year, we're a young team we got to learn but that one [loss] hurt. We just got to keep playing our game. We just got to learn from it."

4. MONDAY NIGHT'S GAMES

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5. NEXT SPURS GAME

The Spurs are back in action tomorrow night against the division rival New Orleans Pelicans. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. You can watch in-market on Bally Sports Southwest or out-of-market on NBA League Pass.

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Published Mar 20, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.