Hawks 109, Spurs 99: What they said after the game

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs could not pick up a road win in Atlanta, losing to the Hawks, 109-99.

The Spurs made a furious comeback, outscoring the Hawks 65-40 in the second half after being down as much as 35 points. The Hawks held San Antonio to 99 points on 38-95 shooting.

Victor Wembanyama finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds. Jeremy Sochan had 23 points and eight rebounds. Keldon Johnson added five points and six rebounds off the bench. Devin Vassell recorded four points in the loss while Tre Jones added six points and 11 assists.

The Spurs are 7-32 on the season and will next visit the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

Here’s a sample of what the teams said after the game.

SPURS

Coach Gregg Popovich:

“The starters needed some sort of message or infusion of something whatever. I thought the starting team in the third quarter made their point. They played. They competed.”

“He’s (Wembanyama) is receptive to any type of coaching. A really high IQ. He understands the game intuitively. You explain something to him and he understands it.”

Wembanyama:

“We probably had the worst first half so far and he (Popovich) wanted to change the lineup in the second half. We wanted to put players he can trust to give 100% on the court. I appreciate also that he put Jeremy (Sochan) in the starting lineup.”

“I liked to be coached. I like to be threatened and sent to the G League if I don’t play the right way. I don’t care. I like it when there are consequences to my mistakes.”

HAWKS

Quin Snyder:

Trae Young:

Jalen Johnson:

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