The Atlanta Hawks’ Summer League adventure continued on Sunday night against the San Antonio Spurs, but they fell in a 79-76 defeat, moving to 0-2 on the summer.
E.J. Liddell led the Hawks with 22 points with Rob Baker II adding 13 points. For the Spurs, with number four overall pick Stephon Castle ruled out, they were led D’Moi Hodge’s 13 points, with Jamaree Bouyea adding 12 points in what was a ‘by-committee’ effort from the Spurs.
As for the game itself, it was a narrow loss for the Hawks after recovering from a double-digit deficit in the first half, but it’s never really about the final result at Summer League — and it certainly wasn’t about the quality of play last night, reflective in both teams shooting under 35% from the field with neither team hitting 80 points.