San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle excels in several areas, as illustrated by the 40-point triple-double he posted against the Dallas Mavericks last weekend, but the energy he brings is crucial to this team’s success.
There are hot starts, and then there’s what Victor Wembanyama did Tuesday night. The Spurs didn’t just beat the Lakers. They overwhelmed them, blitzed them, and buried them early in a 136-108 rout that was effectively decided before halftime.
Victor Wembanyama almost single-handedly dismantled the Lakers tonight as the Spurs blew them out 136-108 at the Crypto.com Arena. He set the Spurs’ franchise record for scoring in a single quarter with a 25-point outburst in less than eight minutes of the first quarter action tonight.
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At this point, the only way to stop San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama is if a giraffe learns to play basketball. But even that would be a close fight.
Good players tend to succeed in the NBA. Sometimes, though, they find themselves in terrible situations but still find ways to over-achieve. These are the 20 players who carried the worst NBA teams.
Victor Wembanyama scored 37 of his 40 points in the first half, Carter Bryant added 16 points off the bench and the visiting San Antonio Spurs turned a fast start into a dominating 135-108 victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle was ruled out of Tuesday's road game against the Los Angeles Lakers following a second-quarter pelvis injury. Castle fell on his tailbone after blocking the Lakers' Rui Hachimura on a fast-break dunk attempt with just over four minutes remaining in the first half.
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When James has been healthy and in the lineup, he is still playing at a high level, averaging 21.8 points, 5.7 rebounds. 6.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
Twenty-seven teams made a trade at the NBA trade deadline. The San Antonio Spurs were not one of them. This was a big change of pace because the team has been active in improving their roster in recent years.
SAN ANTONIO — Stephon Castle has earned Western Conference Player of the Week for the first time in his career, the league announced. Can the Spurs guard maintain the award-winning level he reached last week?
In the middle of only his second season in the NBA, San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle has already started establishing a unique legacy for himself.
The Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs met in the second game of a home-and-home set on Saturday night, also Black Heritage Night. The Spurs beat the Mavericks 138-125 at the Frost Bank Center.
Gregg Popovich has spent nearly three decades building a reputation as one of the greatest coaches in NBA history, but stories like this one explain why his legacy goes far beyond championships and wins.
The San Antonio Spurs are on pace for their best record since the 2016-17 season (61-21). They are 35-16, placing them second in the Western Conference.
Spurs two-way player David Jones Garcia will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his right ankle, according to Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News (subscription required).
The Spurs are riding high and preparing for their first playoff berth in six years. However, tonight’s OKC game will have huge playoffs implications. San Antonio sits at 3-1 against the Thunder and are looking to gain a gentleman’s sweep against their rival.
Mitch Johnson, who is in his first full season as head coach of the Spurs, has clinched the second of three coaching spots for the All-Star game, per Michael C.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs are rising again after years of irrelevance. They sit second in the top-heavy Western Conference with a 33–16 record.