San Antone: The Gait Toward Eight

The Claw came through in the clutch for San Antonio, dunking it home. Opening night arrived with a bang as the fierce Minnesota Timberwolves visited The Alamo City, defying an early ten-point deficit and nearly leaving Texas with the victory. Kawhi Leonard's go-ahead dunk in transition late, a scoring surprise off the bench by Iman Shumpert and six three-pointers by Patty Mills eventually outlasted the young and hungry road team. The Spurs found themselves in more of a fight than they would prefer on a given night, slowly recuperating and tying the game late, the lead fluctuating unpredictably. One crucial dagger from deep by Mills tied the game late. A small lead courtesy of Leonard followed, before Andrew Wiggins put in the alley oop slam to notch the tally at 99. Pau Gasol would miss a baseline jumper at the buzzer, sending the game into overtime. The Spurs went up early in the extra period with its long range proficiency, but this back-and-forth contest could only end wit