On a night when Spurs' coach Gregg Popovich decided to rest his three best players, Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, the Hawks had a good chance. The Hawks only managed to out score the Spurs in the third quarter though and just couldn't seal the deal on defense as De Colo won the game. Former Hawk Josh Powell scored fourteen points against his old team to lead the Spurs.
The Hawks were led by camp invitee Damion James as he scored eleven points and pulled down eight rebounds. Second round draft pick Mike Scott scored eleven points also even though he only played thirteen minutes. Louis Williams, Jeff Teague and last year's second round draft pick Keith Benson all had ten points to give the Hawks five players in double-digits.
Zaza Pachulia and Devin Harris didn't play for the second game in a row. Anthony Morrow and DeShawn Stevenson joined them on the bench. Pachulia, Harris and Morrow all have minor injuries that coach Larry Drew doesn't want to risk getting worse in preseason games. The Hawks don't take the court again until Sunday when they travel to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies.
In other Hawks news, former Hawk Tracy McGrady couldn't come to terms with any NBA team this off-season and has decided to go play in China. He had career lows in just about every category as a Hawk last year, he also didn't play much and he and coach Drew had their differences. He sent a thank you note to everyone that gave him a chance over the course of his outstanding career.
The Hawks Mike Scott ties the game with seconds left, he scored eleven points in the loss.
Photo Courtesy of the AP
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