With a road heavy schedule ahead of them, the Spurs placed a lot of emphasis on putting together a successful three-game homestand. It did not get off to a good start. Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 27 points against his former team and four of his fellow starters had 21 or more points.

Six-foot-seven forward from San Diego State, No. 2, Kawhi Leonard.” The boos from Frost Bank Center’s sellout crowd intensified; they had already been heard when James Harden was introduced. Leonard played for the Spurs from his rookie season in 2011-12 until he was traded to the Toronto Raptors in the 2018 offseason.