Game ID: 22400719
San Antonio Spurs @ Atlanta Hawks
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 25 29 43 28 125SAS 35 37 31 23 126
ATL vs SAS ScoutingATL vs SAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ATL availability going into 1/28 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 21 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/27 after 6, 20 min since (83% of 25)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/25 after 12, 20 min since (106% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 1/27 after 5, 35 min since (215% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 1/27 after 37, 19 min since (117% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 1/23 after 3, 11 min since (83% of 13)
BACK Plowden back 1/25 after 4, 8 min since (63% of 12)
BACK Barlow back 1/23 after 7, 10 min since (89% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 30 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 22 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 2 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/27 after 6, 20 min since (83% of 25)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/25 after 12, 20 min since (104% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 1/27 after 5, 28 min since (175% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 1/27 after 37, 20 min since (127% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 1/23 after 3, 11 min since (83% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 1/23 after 7, 10 min since (89% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 31 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 2 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 23 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 3 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/27 after 6, 23 min since (93% of 25)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/25 after 12, 18 min since (96% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 1/27 after 5, 24 min since (150% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 1/27 after 37, 19 min since (117% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 1/23 after 3, 9 min since (70% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 1/23 after 7, 8 min since (78% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 30 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 3 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 24 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 4 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/27 after 6, 25 min since (101% of 25)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/25 after 12, 19 min since (96% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 1/27 after 5, 22 min since (133% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 1/27 after 37, 19 min since (117% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 4 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 25 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 5 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/27 after 6, 25 min since (102% of 25)
BACK Wallace back 1/27 after 5, 20 min since (123% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 7 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 5 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 3 since 2/01, returns tonight: 23 min (142% of 16)
OUT Roddy missed 3 since 2/01, not on tonight's roster
OUT Bufkin missed 26 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 6 since 1/27, out tonight
ATL availability going into 2/08 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 8 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 6 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 27 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 7 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Gueye back 2/07 after 3, 23 min since (142% of 16)
ATL availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 9 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 7 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 28 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 8 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Gueye back 2/07 after 3, 23 min since (142% of 16)
ATL availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 10 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 8 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 29 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 9 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 2 since 2/08, returns tonight: 12 min (115% of 11)
BACK Gueye back 2/07 after 3, 19 min since (117% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 26 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/29 · 3 days' restBACK Sochan back 1/23 after 5, 16 min since (63% of 25)
SAS availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restBACK Sochan back 1/23 after 5, 19 min since (77% of 25)
SAS availability going into 2/01 · back-to-backOUT Bassey missed 2 since 1/29, returns tonight: 27 min (260% of 10)
BACK Sochan back 1/23 after 5, 20 min since (79% of 25)
SAS availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restBACK Sochan back 1/23 after 5, 20 min since (79% of 25)
BACK Bassey back 2/01 after 2, 27 min since (260% of 10)
SAS availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restBACK Bassey back 2/01 after 2, 17 min since (162% of 10)
SAS availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restBACK Bassey back 2/01 after 2, 17 min since (162% of 10)
SAS availability going into 2/08 · back-to-backOUT Wesley missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Mamukelashvili missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Bassey missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
SAS availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Wesley missed 3 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Mamukelashvili missed 3 since 2/05, returns tonight: 7 min (63% of 11)
OUT Bassey missed 3 since 2/05, out tonight
SAS availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Wesley missed 4 since 2/05, returns tonight: 0 min (3% of 12)
OUT Bassey missed 4 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 2/10 after 3, 7 min since (63% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Hunter at 20 a game. Without Johnson (6 straight), Capela (4 straight), Gueye (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 25 and Castle at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 37 percent from three to Atlanta's 33. Call it Atlanta 118, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/28 vs HOU 96-100 — ATL notes
ATL lost 96-100. ATL took 10 more shots (89 to 79), but shot 40% to HOU's 47%, 11 of 47 from three. ATL turned it over 16 times to HOU's 21. Young led with 21 (7 of 16, 2 of 9 from three); Hunter added 16, Krejčí 13. Q1 was theirs, 27-22, but the other 3 periods went 78-69 against them. Nance Jr.'s -15 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/30 @ CLE 115-137 — ATL notes
ATL lost 115-137. ATL shot 46% (41 of 90) to CLE's 58%, 13 of 39 from three, and went to the line 27 times to CLE's 20 — 20 points from the stripe to their 18. The glass went 36-49 against them. Risacher led with 30 (11 of 14, 5 of 6 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); Hunter added 25, Young 15. Q4 was theirs, 31-27, the deficit cut from 26 to 22, but the other 3 periods went 110-84 against them. Krejčí's -22 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 @ IND 127-132 — ATL notes
ATL lost 127-132. ATL shot 50% (45 of 90) to IND's 54%, 14 of 37 from three, and went to the line 32 times to IND's 25 — 23 points from the stripe to their 22. Young led with 34 (11 of 26, 5 of 15 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Daniels added 23, Risacher 17. Q2 was theirs, 40-28, the deficit cut from 16 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 104-87 against them.
2/03 @ DET 132-130 — ATL notes
ATL won 132-130. ATL shot 52% (42 of 81) to DET's 52%, 16 of 37 from three. Young led with 34 (9 of 16, 4 of 8 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Hunter added 20, Daniels 19. The hinge was Q2, 39-29: ATL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 9.
2/05 vs SAS 125-126 — ATL notes
ATL lost 125-126. ATL shot 53% (48 of 91) to SAS's 50%, 16 of 42 from three. ATL turned it over 20 times to SAS's 10, and SAS turned those into 16 steals. Young led with 32 (10 of 21, 3 of 11 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Okongwu added 30, Hunter 22. Q3 was theirs, 43-31, the deficit cut from 18 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 95-82 against them. Nance Jr.'s -13 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/07 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 125, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Risacher at 18 a game. Without Johnson (7 straight), Capela (5 straight), Gueye (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 35 and Lillard at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Antetokounmpo (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been minus-3 a night and Milwaukee minus-12 and the line, where Atlanta takes 26 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 19. Call it Atlanta 120, Milwaukee 116, Milwaukee keeping it close.
2/08 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Kuzma at 22 and Poole at 22 a game. Without Sarr (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 127, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Hunter at 18 a game. Without Johnson (8 straight), Capela (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the defense, Washington allowing 117 a night to Atlanta's 127. Call it Washington 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/10 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wagner at 27 and Banchero at 17 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Daniels at 17 a game. Without Johnson (9 straight), Capela (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to Orlando's 29 and the defense, Orlando allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 122. Call it Orlando 114, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/12 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 22 a game. Without Anunoby (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Daniels at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Johnson (10 straight), Capela (8 straight), Mathews (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to New York's 33. Call it New York 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/29 vs LAC 116-128 — SAS notes
SAS lost 116-128. SAS shot 48% (42 of 87) to LAC's 53%, 14 of 42 from three. SAS turned it over 9 times to LAC's 15. The glass went 30-57 against them. Wembanyama led with 23 (8 of 16, 3 of 6 from three); Castle added 20, Vassell 19. Q3 was theirs, 32-29, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 99-84 against them. Castle's -15 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/31 vs MIL 144-118 — SAS notes
SAS won 144-118. SAS shot 49% (50 of 102) to MIL's 43%, 24 of 50 from three. SAS turned it over 4 times to MIL's 10. Wembanyama led with 30 (9 of 20, 5 of 11 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Johnson added 24, Castle 20. The hinge was Q3, 45-30: SAS came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 28. SAS trailed 70-71 at the half and won the second half 74-47. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
2/01 vs MIA 103-105 — SAS notes
SAS lost 103-105. SAS shot 42% (38 of 91) to MIA's 46%, 12 of 36 from three. Johnson led with 19 (5 of 14, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Vassell added 18, Paul 12. Q3 was theirs, 26-25, the deficit cut from 4 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 80-77 against them. Bassey's -18 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 @ MEM 109-128 — SAS notes
SAS lost 109-128. SAS shot 45% (41 of 91) to MEM's 48%, 12 of 36 from three. SAS turned it over 23 times to MEM's 15, and MEM turned those into 17 steals. Wembanyama led with 27 (10 of 20, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Castle added 21, Sochan 14. Q3 was theirs, 32-30, the deficit cut from 12 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 98-77 against them. Champagnie's -21 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/05 @ ATL 126-125 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-125. SAS shot 50% (51 of 101) to ATL's 53%, 12 of 37 from three. SAS turned it over 10 times to ATL's 20. Fox led with 24 (11 of 22, 2 of 7 from three); Wembanyama added 24, Vassell 20. The hinge was Q1, 35-25: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 20.
2/07 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 112, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Bridges at 23 and Mar. Williams at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Ball (5 straight), Gra. Williams (32 straight), Okogie (3 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Castle at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-6 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 112 a night to San Antonio's 121. Call it San Antonio 113, Charlotte 112, Charlotte keeping it close.
2/08 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 112, shooting 42 percent and 27 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wagner at 25 and Banchero at 18 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 24 and Castle at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 36 percent from three to Orlando's 27 and the defense, Orlando allowing 112 a night to San Antonio's 119. Call it Orlando 112, San Antonio 110, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/10 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and Coulibaly at 17 a game. Without Sarr (7 straight), Middleton (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 21 and Fox at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Washington has been plus-3 a night and San Antonio minus-7. Call it Washington 116, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/12 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 18 a game. Without Holiday (3 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Fox at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 106 a night to San Antonio's 121 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-4 a night and San Antonio minus-6. Call it Boston 119, San Antonio 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASCP C. Paul
DF D. Fox
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
ATLDB D. Barlow
DD D. Daniels
DH D. Hunter
GM G. Mathews
KW K. Wallace
KR Krejci
LN L. Nance Jr.
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
SAS/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Wembanyama hits decisive free throw as Spurs hold off Hawks 126-125 in Fox's debut
ATLANTA -- — Victor Wembanyama broke a tie with a free throw with 2.4 seconds left and De'Aaron Fox scored 24 points in his first game for San Antonio, leading the Spurs to a 126-125 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.
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.