April 3 at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park. Austin Spurs, Western Conference semis, Salt Lake City Stars. Playoff basketball in a room that size just sounds different.
Malachi Flynn had 28 and ran the thing like it was personal. David Duke Jr. 23 and 13. Harrison Ingram 16 and 14. Halftime was 61-58. People were leaning. The second half opened up. Fast breaks, the crowd standing, the kind of night where you high-five a stranger and then act like you didn’t.
Final 123-113. Austin moved on to the Western Conference Finals. The run ended later in Stockton. That night in Cedar Park is the one on file.
Playoff basketball in Cedar Park sounds different than a Tuesday. Flynn running it like it was personal is the recap. 123-113, then the run ended in Stockton. File the night that filled.
