SAN ANTONIO – The Atlanta Hawks opened the preseason with a 123-116 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, overcoming a 19-point first-quarter deficit.

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San Antonio jumped out to a 39-20 lead after one quarter and led 69-62 at halftime. Atlanta rallied in the second half, outscoring the Spurs 31-26 in the third quarter and 30-21 in the fourth to pull away for the seven-point victory.

Atlanta shot 46 of 103 from the field and went 13 of 16 at the free-throw line. The Hawks made 18 3-pointers on 46 attempts. San Antonio finished 37 of 80 shooting, went 28 of 35 at the line and hit 14 3-pointers on 37 attempts.

For Atlanta, Jalen Newell scored 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 5-of-6 free throws. Daeqwon Flemings added 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting, and CJ McCollum scored 14 points while going 4 of 6 from 3-point range. Dyson Daniels and Onyeka Okongwu each scored 13 points, and Landale and Kispert scored 10 apiece.

For San Antonio, Harper scored 16 points and Castle added 14. Jones Garcia also scored 14 points, and Vassell finished with 12. Victor Wembanyama scored nine points, including one 3-pointer, and Champagnie scored 10.

No players fouled out. Atlanta was charged with 24 total fouls, compared with 16 for San Antonio. Attendance was listed as 18,354 (18,581).

Separately, the Spurs said forward Tobias Harris will miss the preseason and is questionable for the start of the regular season after suffering a strained left calf during training camp.

Harris, who signed as a free agent on July 6, did not participate in the team’s annual intrasquad Silver & Black scrimmage on Sunday. The 6-foot-8 power forward will be reevaluated following the team’s five-game preseason schedule.

Team officials said Harris is questionable for the regular-season opener against Oklahoma City on Oct. 20 in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Finals.

Harris signed a two-year contract with San Antonio after spending the past two seasons with Detroit. He averaged 13.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 27.7 minutes last season to help the Pistons finish atop the Eastern Conference standings.

The Spurs are set to take on the Phoenix Suns in their second preseason game on Saturday at 9:30 pm CST.