Austin Spurs Win NBA G League Championship
Spurs Raptors 905 in Game 2
Nick Johnson and Jeff Ledbetter came off the bench to lead a barrage from 3-point range, combining for 33 points to pace the Austin Spurs to a 98-76 win over Raptors 905 to claim the 2018 NBA G League championship.
Johnson, who scored 17 for the second straight game in the Spurs’ 2-0 title sweep, took home G League Finals MVP honors. Together with Ledbetter and Olivier Hanlan, the Spurs’ bench outscored 905’s, 47-26.
Austin pulled away in the second half on the strength of its work behind the arc, paced by Johnson and Ledbetter’s combined 9-for-12 effort from deep. In total, Austin made 15 treys at a 37 percent clip, compared to Raptors 905’s 2-for-27 mark.
Five players scored in double-figures for Austin, which won its second title in team history two days after the San Antonio Spurs clinched their record 21st straight postseason appearance.
Johnson, who scored 17 for the second straight game in the Spurs’ 2-0 title sweep, took home G League Finals MVP honors. Together with Ledbetter and Olivier Hanlan, the Spurs’ bench outscored 905’s, 47-26.
Austin pulled away in the second half on the strength of its work behind the arc, paced by Johnson and Ledbetter’s combined 9-for-12 effort from deep. In total, Austin made 15 treys at a 37 percent clip, compared to Raptors 905’s 2-for-27 mark.
Five players scored in double-figures for Austin, which won its second title in team history two days after the San Antonio Spurs clinched their record 21st straight postseason appearance.
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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