San Antonio closed the first half on a 14-2 run and took its first lead and extending it to 47-39 to close the second quarter. Vucevic, who has been mentioned in trade rumors with several teams including the Spurs, made his first four baskets and scored 11 points in the opening quarter.
Orlando, which was without Aaron Gordon, did not have any other player score in double figures. Considering the Spurs have struggled guarding the 3-point line this season, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich immediately called a timeout twice after a 3 from Dwayne Bacon.īacon finished with 15 points, shooting 3 for 8 on 3-pointers. Orlando opened with a 7-0 run and extended that advantage to 29-16 while shooting 5 for 10 on 3-pointers. San Antonio is attempting to trade Aldridge after agreeing to part ways with the veteran forward after his role was lessened. DeRozan left the team to attend funeral services for his father, Frank, who died Feb. San Antonio was without veterans DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge. They had seven players out with injury or illness. Nikola Vucevic had 26 points and nine rebounds for the Magic in their seventh straight loss.
