“We just got to find a way to weather the storm,” said Stephon Castle after the Spurs loss to the Grizzlies.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs lost at home to the Memphis Grizzlies 140-112. San Antonio was outscored 40-22 in the third en route to the loss versus Memphis.
Victor Wembanyama finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Harrison Barnes had 13, and Chris Paul had six and six assists.
Devin Vassell recorded 21 and two rebounds, and Keldon Johnson had eight and two rebounds. Stephon Castle had 20. Julian Champagnie added four.
Head coach Gregg Popovich was also out due to illness, and Jeremy Sochan was out due to back issues. Assistant coach Mitch Johnson continues to assume head coaching duties for the game.
The Spurs are 19-21 this season and will visit the Heat on Sunday.
Here’s a sample of what the teams said after the game.
Mitch Johnson:
“Just understanding that everything isn’t as good as it feels at the time in the first, second, or third quarter, especially if it’s feeding into how they want the game to go.”
“I think when we look back, I don’t know if we took bad shots, we took quick shots.”
“We just got to find a way to weather the storm, especially when teams started going runs. I wouldn’t say just play slower. Just try and get easier buckets for ourselves, not settle as much.”
“We just got to get back to our identity with defense. Taking pride on that side of the court, especially with teams like that that like to play fast. Got to get better with our communication and transition defense.”
Wembanyama:
“Keeping on trying to do the right thing. Keep on playing hard. Making the efforts. When it’s tough, the fundamentals don’t fail.”
“We didn’t give enough resistance (versus Memphis).”
Taylor Jenkins:
Desmond Bane: