“They’re not all going to come back at the same time,” Popovich said. Spurs: Popovich said he is unsure when the five players sidelined by COVID-19 protocols will return, but he expects it to be a slow process. He averaged 10.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in those two games. … Adams played in his second consecutive game after missing two games with an ankle injury. It is the first game Redick has missed due to injury, but he did not play in three games due to coach’s decision. Redick had nine points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes in Thursday’s 129-125 loss to Milwaukee. Pelicans: G JJ Redick missed the game with right hamstring tightness. San Antonio’s annual month-long excursion was shortened when the team had to postpone four games after multiple players contracted COVID-19 or encountered someone with the virus. 9 before embarking on what was supposed to be seven-game trip. The Pelicans have lost two straight and seven of 10.ĭeRozan’s return was a needed boost for the Spurs, who played their first home game since Feb.
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We’re brothers.”īrandon Ingram had 29 points and Zion Williamson added 23 points and 14 rebounds for New Orleans. I talked to him the whole time he was gone, letting him know I’m here for him, the team’s here for him. “This is his happy place, because what he was going through, I can only imagine. “It just showed he’s a real professional, real vet,” said Spurs guard Dejounte Murray, who had 18 points. He had only one turnover in 36 minutes against New Orleans. Wish I could tell you thank you one last time.”ĭeRozan responded with his fifth game of least 25 points and 10 assists since joining San Antonio in 2018.
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“Over the past three years I seen you display the ultimate measure of a man fighting to the end. “All I cared about was making you proud,” wrote DeRozan, who was not available following the game. 19 after his father, Frank, died following a long illness. SAN ANTONIO - DeMar DeRozan returned to the court Saturday night and it was exactly what San Antonio’s veteran guard needed after a chaotic and sorrowful two weeks.ĭeRozan had 32 points and 11 assists and the short-handed Spurs held on to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 117-114.ĭeRozan returned after missing a game after his father’s death.