Hawks rally past Spurs 123-116 in preseason game in San Antonio

Hawks erase halftime deficit

The Atlanta Hawks came back from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-116 in a preseason game Thursday night at Frost Bank Center.

San Antonio, playing its first preseason game, raced to a 39-20 lead after one quarter. Atlanta answered with 42 points in the second to cut the gap to 69-62 at the break.

Second-half turn

The Hawks won the third quarter 31-26 to pull within 95-93, then took over in the fourth, outscoring the Spurs 30-21. Ball security was a big part of the swing: San Antonio committed 21 turnovers to Atlanta's 10.

Leaders

Asa Newell scored 16 points in 14 minutes off the bench for Atlanta and finished plus-21. Kingston Flemings added 15 points and five assists, CJ McCollum made four 3-pointers for 14 points and Dyson Daniels grabbed 11 rebounds.

Dylan Harper led the Spurs with 16 points and four assists on 5-of-7 shooting. Stephon Castle and David Jones Garcia scored 14 apiece, and Keldon Johnson had seven rebounds.

Atlanta is 1-1 in the preseason, and San Antonio is 0-1. The game drew 18,354.

Sources

ESPN