Spurs fly past Hawks, 105-111.

After a tight first quarter, the Spurs burst out to a sizable lead and the shooting display only improved from there, with Patty Mills and Kawhi Leonard making some nice long shots as well as Mario Hezonja. Iman Shumpert got the team going first, and then it was some fury shown by Jeremy Lamb's athleticism that kept the lead, shooting 53% at halftime as a team. The 42-57 advantage was capped off by Kawhi Leonard's 16 points on 6-7 shooting and a shot from just past the half-court line with .6 left on the clock.

Atlanta would come alive in the second half, especially in the fourth quarter, cutting the lead to 10 points and then getting within six, showing talent from long range due to Ilyasova, but it was a clutch 3PTer combo by Mills and Leonard that sealed the win.

Both teams made 11 shots from deep, but the Spurs defense was the key factor here, as Biyombo swatted the ball this way and elsewhere when Atlanta went for the basket down low. Kawhi sleepwalked to 29 points on 11/15 shooting (73%, and 4/6 from 3PT--66%) with 8 rebounds and 6 steals. Mario Hezonja had the "magic" touch tonight: he had 18 points on 7/9 shooting, making 4 shots from deep also. Patty Mills had 13 points and 9 assists, making a trio of threes.

Bismack Biyombo dominated the paint with 14 rebounds and a refreshing 12 points with 4 blocks. Pau Gasol had a solid 10 points with 8 rebounds. Jeremy Lamb's early burst stopped at 19 points and Rudy Gay had flashes for 9 points. Kyle O'Quinn finished with 6 points and 5 rebounds and a block.

In the loss, Dennis Shroder had 16 points with 7 assists, former Spur Dewayne Dedmon had 11 points with 8 rebounds. Malcolm Delaney had 11 points, and Ersan Ilyasova had 15 points with 7 rebounds. Kent Bazemore hit a pair of nice shots from long range, but had just 8 points on 3/9 shooting overall.