The Atlanta Hawks beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-116 in an NBA preseason game Thursday night at Frost Bank Center, coming back after San Antonio built a 39-20 lead in the first quarter.
Atlanta cut into the margin with a 42-30 second quarter and went to halftime trailing 69-62. The Hawks won the third quarter 31-26 but still trailed 95-93 entering the fourth, then outscored the Spurs 30-21 over the final 12 minutes.
Standouts
Asa Newell led Atlanta with 16 points in 14 minutes off the bench, making 5 of 8 shots and 5 of 6 free throws. Kingston Flemings added 15 points, five assists and three steals, and CJ McCollum scored 14. Dyson Daniels had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Onyeka Okongwu finished with 13 points and five assists.



