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The question around the league has shifted with San Antonio. It is no longer about whether the Spurs are real. It is about whether they can keep this going.

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Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs teammate declares 2nd-best defender in world goal

Confidence and long-term ambition framed Carter Bryant’s postgame comments Monday night, as the San Antonio Spurs rookie outlined a defensive goal that places him just behind one teammate in the global hierarchy.

San Antonio Spurs News / Pounding the Rock / January 21

The problem the Spurs need to fix soon

It burns a little, this one. Yeah. To blow that lead. Against this opponent, in their building. It burns. No two ways about it. I’d love to breeze through this and move on to the next, but goodness.

NBA News / Pounding the Rock / January 21

Spurs can’t keep up hot shooting in loss to Rockets

It was a tale of two halves yet again for the San Antonio Spurs in their 111-106 loss to the Houston Rockets. The Spurs were red hot in the first half, scoring 70 points, but lost steam quickly in the second half as they finished the game shooting 39% from the field and 28% from three.

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The 'Most 30-point, 10-assist NBA games' quiz

How many of the players with at least 20 30-point, 10-assist games in NBA history can you name in five minutes?

The 'Multiple NBA scoring title winners' quiz

The 'NBA all-time assists leaders' quiz

The 'Active NBA All-Star game leaders' quiz

NBA News / Pounding the Rock / January 21

What we learned from the Spurs loss to the Rockets

How many times does a team need to learn the same lesson before it’s legitimately recitified? The San Antonio Spurs blew another double-digit lead on Tuesday night in a 111-106 loss to the Houston Rockets.

NBA News / Yardbarker

The 25 players with the most successful post-NBA careers

Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.

San Antonio Spurs News / NBA on ClutchPoints / January 21

Spurs’ Mitch Johnson gets brutally honest after wasting monster Julian Champagnie game vs. Rockets

During their championship runs, Hall-of-Fame Coach Gregg Popovich would sometimes call out his San Antonio Spurs teams. The word “soft” would come up every once in a while.

Victor Wembanyama News / Hardwood Heroics / January 21

'We’re Conscious It is a Problem' – San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama Sends Strong Message to the Team After Loss Vs. Houston Rockets

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama admits that he is quite bothered by their 111-106 road defeat to the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night, given the way they lost the game.

NBA News / Fadeaway World / January 21

Kevin Durant Reveals Victor Wembanyama’s Weakness As He Put The Clamps On Spurs Star

The Rockets defeated the Spurs 111-106 after pulling off their biggest comeback of the season from down 16 points at one point in the game. The Spurs’ offense collapsed in the second half, and a major part of that was Kevin Durant and the Rockets’ defense on Victor Wembanyama.

NBA News / Pounding the Rock / January 21

Late Collapse Costs Spurs in 111–106 Loss to Rockets

The San Antonio Spurs left Toyota Center Tuesday night with a familiar and frustrating feeling, undone once again by a late-game collapse in a 111–106 loss to the Houston Rockets that spoiled an otherwise encouraging road performance.

Manu Ginobili News / NBA on ClutchPoints / January 20

Spurs icon Manu Ginobili reminds everyone he’s the OG bald Spur

San Antonio Spurs culture, legacy, and humor collided Tuesday night in a moment that quickly resonated throughout the fan base. During the Spurs’ matchup vs.

Victor Wembanyama News / Bleacher Report / January 20

Watch: KD tough defense on Wembanyama

NBA News / Pounding the Rock / January 20

San Antonio at Houston, Final Score: Spurs fall apart late against Rockets, 106-111

The San Antonio Spurs’ tour into Houston was a failure because they got satisfied with their work late and lost interest in guarding the 3-point line. It was their second matchup of the season with the Rockets, and now they are even with two outings to go.

Reed Sheppard News / Yardbarker / January 21

Reed Sheppard leads Rockets to largest comeback of season in win over Spurs

The Houston Rockets trailed by as many 16 to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night before putting together a huge fourth-quarter rally.

Victor Wembanyama reaches Manu Ginobili territory in just his third NBA season

25 current NBA players who will end up in the Hall of Very Good

The '60-point NBA games' quiz

Stephon Castle News / Larry Brown Sports / January 21

Stephon Castle blamed for causing a 20-minute delay to Spurs-Rockets game

Stephon Castle got the entire class into trouble on Tuesday. Castle and the San Antonio Spurs faced off against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center in Houston, Tex.