Before tonight’s game versus the Golden State Warriors, Coach Greg Popovich announced that the Spurs would be without their starting point guard, Tre Jones, due to illness. He then somewhat surprisingly announced that rookie forward Jeremy Sochan would start at the point in his stead. By the end of the night, Jones and his team-leading 6.6 assists per game would be sorely missed.
Lest we bury the lead, the Spurs lost for a variety of reasons. Shooting (a season low) 36% from the floor against a team like the Warriors will likely cost your team the win in most circumstances anyway.