Spurs Catch Fire After Early-Season Shooting Struggles
The San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 130-103, giving them their second win. The Spurs knocked down 17 three-pointers, finally giving them the offensive explosion that everyone has been waiting for. San Antonio was struggling to shoot the ball in the first three games until this one. Julian Champagnie made eight of the Spurs’ 17 threes. The Spurs went 37/116 from three through the first three games against the Thunder, Rockets, and Mavericks combined. That is 31.9% in their first three games, which is really bad. Against the Kings, they finally had the offensive display that they needed to break through. They went 17/37 from three, which is 46%. That is much better and the type of performance that San Antonio needed as a team. They did improve a little in the Dallas game, making 15 threes. It did take them 42 attempts to get there, but you could see the improvement and…