Hawks overcome early 19-point hole to beat Spurs 123-116 in preseason

Spurs lead early, Hawks finish

The Atlanta Hawks overcame a 19-point deficit after the first quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-116 in a preseason game Thursday at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.

The Spurs scored 39 points in the opening quarter to Atlanta's 20. The Hawks cut into that with a 42-30 second quarter, trailing 69-62 at halftime, and went ahead in the second half by winning the third quarter 31-26 and the fourth 30-21.

Stat leaders

Dylan Harper led San Antonio with 16 points and four assists in 19 minutes. Stephon Castle and David Jones Garcia each scored 14, and Keldon Johnson had seven rebounds.

Asa Newell came off the bench to score 16 for Atlanta. Kingston Flemings added 15 points and five assists, and Dyson Daniels pulled down 11 rebounds.

San Antonio committed 21 turnovers to Atlanta's 10, and the Hawks made 18 of 46 3-point attempts.

It was the Spurs' first preseason game; they are 0-1, and Atlanta is 1-1. The crowd was 18,354.

Sources

ESPN