Murray lifts Spurs past Wizards on the road, 96-81.

Bradley Beal had a rough night.

The Wizards fell behind, swiped the lead back, slipped down again, then sneaked close before Dejounte Murray made some nice shots down low to seal the road victory. Had Bradley Beal not gone 0-7 from long range, the Wizards may have secured the comeback during a two-minute scoring drought by the Spurs.

Brandon Ingram, Taurean Prince (13 points, 7 rebounds), and big men Jarrett Allen & Timofey Mosgov powered the road engine tonight. Ingram had a nice first half and despite going a bit cold in the final quarter finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds (6-17, 1-5 3PT, 3 steals). Mosgov & Allen combined for 23 rebounds. A second spark came from J.R. Smith, bombing some shots from deep in this game for 17 points with 2 steals.

For the Wizards, lottery pick and Japanese-born Rui Hachimura from Gonzaga had a nice game with 17 points and 8 rebounds. Thomas Bryant looked impressive with 15 boards and 10 points. Isaiah Thomas also struggled in the absence of John Wall, going 4-15 and 1-6 from long range. Beal finished with 17 points, but hit only 8 of 24 shots to get there. San Antonio led by sixteen at one point in the game, before nearly buckling on the road, sustaining for a 15th straight win. Despite the tremendous streak to open the season, the Spurs are just three games ahead of Kawhi Leonard's Clippers (12-3) and the Houston Rockets are impressing the NBA world at 10-3, with the Lakers & Warriors not far behind.