The Spurs fell short on their comeback attempt and started preseason with a loss.
The Spurs couldn't complete the comeback against the Kings in their first preseason game and lost in Sacramento 95-92. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio in scoring with 16 points in just 22 minutes while LaMarcus Aldridge struggled in his first game wearing Silver and Black, finishing the night with eight points in 10 shots. Rudy Gay led the way for the Kings on offense with 26 points while former Spur Marco Belinelli had 19.