99-109. Murray leads the attack and the defense decides the victory of Spurs

Detroit (USA), March 15 (EFE) .- The old formula was present again in the San Antonio Spurs game by providing a balanced attack, which was led by point guard Dejounte Murray, and later it would be the defense the one that ensured the 99-109 away win against the Detroit Pistons.

Murray, the young promise of the Spurs, who became more and more the new franchise player, contributed a double-double of 19 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.

Austrian center Jakob Poeltl also achieved another double-double as the leader of the inside game, scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds -the best mark of the season-, which left him within the list of six Spurs players who finished with numbers of two digits.

The Spurs (20-16) got back on track after losing three of the previous four games, including a 35-point beating loss (134-99) last night to the Philadelphia Sixers.

The San Antonio team, with its triumph and combined with the loss (99-109) of the Dallas Mavericks against the Los Angeles Clippers, are once again alone in the leadership of the Southwest Division.

The Spurs had 59% shooting from the field in the first half to build a 50-60 lead, then fell to 14 early in the third quarter.

Murray topped a 35-point quarter for the Spurs with a long 3-pointer before the horn sounded at the end of the period, making it 75-95.

The Spurs lost by 34 points (132-98) at Little Caesars Arena on their last visit to Detroit, on December 1, 2020, their worst margin of defeat against the Pistons.

Detroit’s top scorer, power forward Jeremi Grant, who had left the game in the third quarter after landing hard on his right hip while trying to penetrate between Spurs power forward Drew Eubanks and Rudy Gay.

The guard forward Josh Jackson with 15 points was the leader of the attack of the Pistons (10-29), who suffered the fourth consecutive defeat and have the worst record in the Eastern Conference and the second in the NBA, only surpassed by the Timberwolves of Minnesota (9-30).

While Grant, before injuring himself, reached 14 points and center Mason Plumlee was at the door of the double-double by contributing nine points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks, being the best of the Pistons in the interior game.

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