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San Antonio Spurs at Atlanta Hawks

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22-26, 9-13 Away
Final
126 - 125

23-28, 11-12 Home

Wembanyama hits decisive free throw as Spurs hold off Hawks 126-125 in Fox's debut

Wemby's missed FT nearly costs Spurs

Fox arrived from Sacramento in a three-team trade Sunday and started in his San Antonio debut as Wembanyama’s new point guard.

Wembanyama, who also had 24 points, intentionally missed the second free throw, denying Atlanta the opportunity for an inbounds play. Trae Young missed a last-second 3-pointer.

Wembanyama added 12 rebounds. Fox matched his season high with 13 assists.

Young had 32 points with 12 assists for Atlanta. Onyeka Okongwu had a career-high 30 points.

The Spurs led by 20 points early in the second half but had to withstand the Hawks' comeback attempt. De'Andre Hunter's 3-pointer with less than two minutes remaining pulled the Hawks to 123-121. Young made two free throws to tie it at 123 and hit a jumper for another tie at 125.

Takeaways Spurs: One night after having his No. 24 jersey retired at Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee near Atlanta, Devin Vassell scored 20 points and matched his career high with four steals. Julian Champagnie set a career high with five steals.

Hawks: Okongwu scored 13 points and Young had 11 in the third quarter as the Hawks outscored the Spurs 43-31.

Key moment After leading only 22-21, the Spurs pulled away with an 11-2 run that was sparked by back-to-back layups from Jeremy Sochan.

Key stat San Antonio led 72-54 at halftime to set a season high for points in a first half.

Up next Both teams play Friday night. The Spurs are at Charlotte as they complete a three-game tour of the South. The Hawks host Milwaukee.

Regular Season Series

SA wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 126 - 125
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 126 - 125
4th 0.0 Hawks offensive team rebound 126 - 125
4th 0.1 Trae Young misses 44-foot three point pullup jump shot 126 - 125
4th 1.0 Vit Krejci defensive rebound 126 - 125

Statistics

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51-101 FG 48-91
50 Field Goal % 53
12-37 3PT 16-42
32 Three Point % 38
12-16 FT 13-18
75 Free Throw % 72
41 Rebounds 45
11 Offensive Rebounds 8
30 Defensive Rebounds 37
36 Assists 33
16 Steals 5
3 Blocks 5
10 Turnovers 20
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 20
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 28
23 Fast Break Points 12
58 Points in Paint 64
20 Fouls 14
20 Largest Lead 2
Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jock Landale, C Day-To-Day Nov 15
Kingston Flemings, G Out Nov 14
Mouhamed Gueye, F Out Nov 12
Keshon Gilbert, G Out Nov 12
Asa Newell, F Out Nov 12
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
De'Aaron Fox, G Day-To-Day Nov 15
Tobias Harris, F Out Nov 10
Jayden Quaintance, F Out Oct 5

Game Information

State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 17,191 · Capacity:

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 11 2 .846 - W11
Houston 10 3 .769 1 W3
Memphis 9 4 .692 2 W2
Dallas 7 6 .538 4 L2
New Orleans 4 10 .286 7.5 L6

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Miami - 6 W4 0.53846157 7
Atlanta - 6 L2 0.53846157 7
Orlando 1.5 7 W3 0.41666666 5
Charlotte 2.5 8 L1 0.33333334 4
Washington 3 9 L6 0.30769232 4
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