The Heat outscored the Spurs 31-17 in the fourth quarter to take control of what had been...
The Heat’s Max Strus shoots during Saturday’s game against the Spurs at Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City.MEXICO CITY — One of Spurs coach Gregg Popovich’s biggest challenges this season is to teach his young team to play a full 48 minutes.
“It’s a 48-minute game, and we played pretty good defense for 36,” Popovich said. “In the fourth quarter, our defense went into the toilet, and they took advantage of it with their good three-point shooting and their great movement that they do for Erik . The Heat improved to 16-15 with their fourth straight win, which avenged their loss to the Spurs a week ago in Miami.The Heat led by 11 points in the first quarter before the Spurs rallied to go into halftime with a 55-52 edge on the strength of Johnson's 17 points and the team hitting 8 of 16 from 3-point range.
Keldon Johnson led the Spurs with 22 points. Other double-figure scorers were Devin Vassell with 18, Zach Collins with 13 and rookie Malaki Branham with 12.
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