SAN ANTONIO — The entirety of Dejounte Murray's rookie season played out, in a microcosm, during his first 15 seconds of action in his team’s 95-83 loss to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night at the AT&T Center.
The San Antonio Spurs trailed by 13 when Murray replaced Patty Mills with 3:48 remaining. Head coach Gregg Popovich ceded the win to the Magic by inserting a 20-year-old who is solely being groomed for the future and in need of all the real-time experience he can get.
Ten seconds in, Murray jabbed the ball away from Magic guard Evan Fournier. He controlled it just long enough for one dribble and then outran the ball. Trailing the play, Bismack Biyombo poked the suddenly loose orb toward the Magic bench, where Fournier corralled it and heaved a long pass downcourt to Jeff Green, who dunked it.
It was a fitting conclusion to a play that epitomized the Spurs' frustration on their home court, where they are a shocking 4-4 after losing only once at AT&T Center last season.
The play also provided yet another lesson in patience for Murray, a slender, 6'5" combo guard from the University of W ...
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