Spurs dismiss upgraded Warriors squad

Leonard sets new personal record.

The defending Western Conference Champions didn’t have a chance last night no matter that it was their home court season opener San Antonio Spurs star and reigning Defensive Player of the Year showed that his offense has taken yet another leap forward.  Leonard finished the game with 35 points on 10 of 21 shooting, 15-15 from the charity stripe, five rebounds, five steals, three assists with two turnovers in 32-minutes.

“We got punched in the mouth,” Draymond Green said. “I don’t know if it was quite a bad thing for us.”

“If there was an outcome I wasn’t expecting, it was this one,” the SpursManu Ginobili said. “A 29-point lead against a team like them? I truly didn’t expect it.”

And yet, one game does not make a season.

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Spurs next preseason game around the corner

Hawks visit AT&T Center

The revamped San Antonio Spurs took on the Phoenix Suns without their starters and lost by only five points.  Gasol, Mills, Parker, Green and Ginobili did not even travel with the team to Talking Stick Resort Arena.

While the game was a sloppy affair with the Spurs committing 30 spurs-1turnovers and 34 fouls, there were some bright moments and one particular shining star that sat on the bench the entire second half, Kawhi Leonard who finished the game with

The Spurs second preseason game is this Saturday at the AT&T Center as they host the Atlanta Hawks.  Plenty of great seats and affordable tickets are still available so be sure to grab yours today and help cheer on your San Antonio Spurs

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