The San Antonio Spurs will swagger a bit when they stride into Dallas to play the struggling Mavericks on Thursday in the latest rendition of the Lone Star State rivalry.
The trade deadline came and went, and the Spurs were one of three teams that did nothing. San Antonio’s roster remains the same. Jeremy Sochan, who was the most likely player to be moved, is still around.
Coming off a win against the Orlando Magic, the Spurs faced off against the Oklahoma City Thunder for the fifth time this season. Before the game, it was announced that OKC’s starting five, plus some key rotation players, would be out due to their respective injuries.
The San Antonio Spurs walked onto the floor at Frost Bank Center knowing the circumstances were tilted in their favor. Oklahoma City arrived shorthanded, resting much of its regular rotation and leaning heavily on its bench.
The San Antonio Spurs weren’t supposed to make it look this easy. Not against the defending champs. But on a Wednesday night that felt more like a playoff preview than a mid-winter tune-up, the Spurs delivered a message loud enough to echo all the way to Oklahoma City: We aren’t just coming; we are here.
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Keldon Johnson scored 25 points and Victor Wembanyama added 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead the host San Antonio Spurs to a 116-106 win over the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday in a battle between the top two teams in the Western Conference.
The Thunder held two-thirds of their team out of the game tonight, and their skeleton crew of Jaylin Williams and four bench players, along with three two-way players made the Spurs work for a win.
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).
Through nine years, San Antonio Spurs star De’Aaron Fox has been selected to the NBA All-Star game just once. That’s despite the fact that he’s averaged at least 25 points per game in exactly half of eight complete seasons.
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.
This matchup carries extra meaning: San Antonio is 3–0 against Oklahoma City this season, the only team to remain unbeaten against the West-leading Thunder.
Despite his health issues, Gregg Popovich has continued to share his infinite wisdom. As team president of the San Antonio Spurs, he still wields a strong influence, and it is not a coincidence that they are doing great this season.
Set to start an NBA All-Star Game for the first time in his career, Victor Wembanyama received another league-wide honor. The 7-foot-5 generational talent is the Western Conference Defensive Player of the Month for January.
Victor Wembanyama has called out the excessive physicality some defenses have employed against him. The San Antonio Spurs star led his team with 25 points and 5 blocks in a 112-103 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.
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.
San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson and his staff will coach one of the three teams in the All-Star Game, the NBA announced on Sunday night. The Spurs (33-16) trail only Oklahoma City (39-11) in the Western Conference standings at the Feb.
Sometimes, the game clock starts ticking long before tip-off. For the San Antonio Spurs, the real contest began somewhere on a tarmac in Charlotte, stuck in a metal tube while a storm raged outside and mechanical issues kept them grounded.
The NBA has delayed the San Antonio Spurs vs. Orlando Magic game again due to the Spurs experiencing additional travel issues, per KSAT. The game is now scheduled to take place in San Antionio on Sunday at 8 p.m.
Stephon Castle is making noise, even if he does not see himself as a scorer first. The reigning Rookie of the Year entered Saturday with averages of 16.6 points and 7.0 assists, but Castle told Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News that defense is where he wants to make his mark.
Although Devin Vassell’s stats lead some fans to conclude he’s dropped off, his role as the ‘glue guy’ is pivotal. Once thought of as the best player on the Spurs, his name is brought up often in hypothetical trades.
With the NBA season heating up, the San Antonio Spurs are looking to keep their momentum going against the Charlotte Hornets in an early game showdown.