Sunday night at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, was supposed to be a measuring stick for the Houston Rockets. A chance to prove they belonged in the same conversation as the Western Conference elite.
The San Antonio Spurs didn’t just beat the Houston Rockets on Sunday night, they buried them under an avalanche of offense. San Antonio erupted for 145 points in a dominant 145-120 victory over their in-state rivals, delivering one of their most complete offensive performances of the season.
Four Spurs scored 20 or more points, led by Victor Wembanyama's 29, as host San Antonio rolled to a 145-120 win over the up and down Houston Rockets on Sunday in a Lone Star State dustup.
The Spurs rode another dominant performance from Victor Wembanyama to put away the Houston Rockets by throwing multiple defenders at Kevin Durant and surviving what every other player could throw at them.
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.
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The Spurs’ second pick in the 2025 draft didn’t look like a rookie against the Clippers. He looked like the final piece of a dominant defense. From electric slam dunks to heroic defensive stops, here is why Carter Bryant‘s rise fixes San Antonio’s remaining holes.
The emotions that spilled out of Victor Wembanyama following the San Antonio Spurs’ 25-point comeback to beat the Los Angeles Clippers continued postgame.
Most people have heard of the five stages of grief. As described by author David Kessler: “The five stages — denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance — are a part of the framework that makes up our learning to live with the one we lost.
There is no doubt that the San Antonio Spurs are ahead of schedule in their move back into the upper echelon of the NBA, pushing their way toward the top of the Western Conference standings as the season turns toward its fourth quarter.
Victor Wembanyama’s third NBA season has rapidly turned into a statement campaign. After an injury-curtailed last season resulted in the San Antonio Spurs finishing 13th in the West with a 34-48 record, they are now competing at the top of the conference.
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.
Coming off a wire-to-wire win over the Detroit Pistons, the Spurs faced a SEGABABA against the Los Angeles Clippers. Even though the Clippers were without several key players, they started hot by taking a seven-point lead into the second quarter.
Down 25. Shooting 38% from the field. Staring at their biggest halftime deficit of the season. Most teams fold in that situation. The San Antonio Spurs?
Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley appeared just as passionate as Victor Wembanyama after the Spurs beat the Clippers. The point of discussion that sparked a heated debate came down to greatness.
Wembanyama has already racked up plenty of memorable performances in his young NBA career, but Friday night's clash with the Los Angeles Clippers pushed him to his limit.
According to the San Antonio Fire Department, a person has been hospitalized following a shooting in the Frost Bank Center parking lot on Thursday night after the San Antonio Spurs played the Detroit Pistons.
Harrison Barnes was apparently done in by the world’s most dangerous nap. The San Antonio Spurs forward Barnes had to sit out Tuesday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa.
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes saw a lengthy games-played streak come to an end Thursday night. Barnes missed the Spurs’ 131-91 blowout of the Philadelphia 76ers after waking up from a pregame nap with soreness in his left ankle, according to coach Mitch Johnson.
Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson was named the Coach of the Month for the Western Conference after leading his team to an 11-0 record in February, the NBA announced today (Twitter link).