In this weeks 13 Rules: Random NBA Thoughts Steve Purciello dives shares more random NBA thoughts. Victor Wembanyama MVP Case, NBA Injuries, Expansion, and Leadership Trend and more.
Games like this are interesting in that the two teams playing are pursuing fundamentally different goals. Furthermore, because these goals are so diametrically opposed, the game’s outcome either means that both teams win or both lose.
The San Antonio Spurs are officially back in the playoffs after seven long years of rebuilding. Victor Wembanyama’s MVP-level performance is key to this triumph.
Rookie Dylan Harper poured in a career-high-tying 24 points in his first career start and Keldon Johnson also hit for 24 points as the host San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 134-119 win over the hapless Indiana Pacers on Saturday.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama is fully aware of his burgeoning place in the NBA. He savors his team’s rise to near the very top of the league standings.
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The San Antonio Spurs are at home on Saturday night as they host the Indiana Pacers in an interconference matchup. San Antonio enters Saturday’s game with a 52-18 record after defeating the Phoenix Suns at home on Thursday night thanks to a game-winning jumper from Victor Wembanyama with one second remaining.
The San Antonio Spurs must have one of the largest Latino fan bases in the NBA. For starters, they are located in Texas, home to many Latinos. They had the greatest Latino player ever on their roster for 16 years, helping them win four championships.
On Thursday evening, the NBA world literally struggled to choose which way to look. Victor Wembanyama drained a game-winning fadeaway over Oso Ighodaro with 1.1 seconds remaining, clinching the San Antonio Spurs' first playoff berth since 2019.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
The San Antonio Spurs carry a four-game winning streak as they continue their hunt for the top spot in the Western Conference while hosting the hapless Indiana Pacers on Saturday.
The Spurs’ West Coast trips have afforded me anywhere from 3-4 opportunities most seasons to see them in both Sacramento and San Francisco. With my dad
Victor Wembanyama waited his moment Thursday night. Then he delivered it. Wembanyama buried a 17-foot fadeaway with 1.1 seconds left, lifting the Spurs to a 101-100 home win over the Suns and into the postseason for the first time since 2019.
It’s March. The Cavs are in fourth. The playoffs haven’t even started. And somehow, we’re already trading Donovan Mitchell? Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz floated an offseason idea that sends Mitchell to San Antonio for Dylan Harper, Devin Vassell and two first-round picks.
After reaching 50 wins in a season for the first time since 2017, the Spurs broke their single-game three-point record the game after. As if San Antonio didn’t have enough to be happy about in March, they have the best record since New Years Day.
This game got out of hand fast. San Antonio didn’t just beat Sacramento – they overwhelmed them. 25 made threes on 51.0% shooting is the headline, but it wasn’t just hot shooting.
One of the best storylines in the NBA this season has to be the San Antonio Spurs’ return to dominance. Following a few seasons of rebuilding, the Spurs, led by Victor Wembanyama, have ascended as a championship contender.
The San Antonio Spurs have been playing one of their best basketball stretches this season, winning 18 of their last 20 games, and they are now back in familiar territory.
Former Cavaliers forward Cedi Osman is making plenty of noise overseas. Osman was named EuroLeague Round 31 MVP after leading Panathinaikos B.C. to a 92-88 win over BC Žalgiris.