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Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. After a disappointing trip to Houston where the Spurs fell apart […]
As longtime readers know, in addition to being a die hard Spurs fan, I am the proud father of a die hard Spurs fan. My twelve-year-old daughter Elizabeth and I most commonly spend our father-daughter dates at the Frost Bank Center. Some memorable outings were Dirk Nowitzki’s farewell game, the 2023 NBA Draft, and the […]
If there’s one thing that’s sure to help a team coming off a loss (and in the midst of dealing with an overly condensed schedule), it’s a double helping of patsy, sandwiched around the week’s biggest challenge. The Spurs more or less thrashed the Jazz just before going the distance with the Rockets, and now […]
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. We’re probably going to have to sit with it for a minute. Because that was about as […]
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 […]
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. This time, it was a 16-point lead that disappeared halfway through the fourth quarter after a big run from the […]
During halftime of Monday night’s Spurs game, Harrison Barnes made a surprise donation to the San Antonio MLK Commission. His $50,000 contribution was the largest in the fund’s history. Established in 1986, the Commission is a volunteer organization that helps assemble the annual MLK March. They host a variety of community events and programs encouraging awareness, […]
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. For much of the evening, the Spurs were the sharper, more composed team. They opened the game with […]
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. The first quarter ended with a 39-28 lead, […]
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. After a successful 3-0 home stand, the Spurs are back on […]
Coming off a dramatic win against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Spurs concluded their 3-game homestand by taking on the Utah Jazz. The Spurs started hot, outscoring the Jazz 34-26 in the first quarter. The Jazz cut the deficit to four at halftime, but the Spurs dominated the third quarter. They outscored the Jazz 35-23 and […]
This was one of those “had to have it” games. The Jazz are, respectfully, not good. They were missing their best player. The Spurs were healthy, rested, and at home. I mean, It can’t be overstated how much you simply have to win this one. And yet, given their propensity this year for playing down […]
After last night’s victory against the Utah Jazz, Victor Wembanyama was asked about being selected to the All-Star staring five. Immediately after discussing the honor, the focus shifted to baldness. When asked about Carter Bryant’s standout performance, Wemby responded, “It was great, it was great. Feels like now he makes dunks, he don’t want to […]
In a way, it kind of feels like the Spurs have switched places with their IH-10 Rivals this season. While they’re close in the standings, it has been two entirely different seasons for the Spurs and Houston Rockets. Both teams have been on similar rebuild schedules, with the Rockets being a year ahead, and it […]
After a close, tense win over the Timberwolves, the Spurs got a nice blowout against an inferior opponent, closing out their homestand the right way. Victor Wembanyama put on a show on the day he was announced as an All-Star starter, dropping seven three-pointers on his way to 33 points to lead San Antonio to […]
Two-time All-Star Victor Wembanyama put up numbers comparable to his lights-out Saturday performance, and after a second quarter lull where Utah briefly possessed the lead, San Antonio put away a depleted Jazz team with an excellent 35-23 third quarter. The Spurs nearly hit the magical 50/40/90 mark with 56% from the field, 42% from three, […]
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs are participating in a Martin Luther King Day game […]
Editor’s note: This article was written before the All-Star Starters were announced. Selecting the East is much harder than the West. Not because there are too many deserving candidates, but rather that there are too few. How is there still such a discrepancy in talent when the league has more depth than ever? It’s a […]
The San Antonio Spurs have their first All-Star starter in nearly a decade. On Monday, Victor Wembanyama was named a 2026 Western Conference All-Star starter. It’s the big man’s second All-Star appearance, and his first time being named a starter. He joins Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, and Nikola Jokic as the West’s starters. […]
Virtually every team in the Western conference has now completed half of the regular season. For instance, with the Spurs winning the Ant vs. Victor superstar contest Saturday night, the Spurs have now played 42 games of the 82 game schedule with a surprisingly good record of 29-13, good for second in the West. The […]
Welcome to Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy! Week 12: The hunt for the Spurs’ 2025 offense continued into the second week of 2026, with them splitting another set of games. Despite only […]
You can never deny Adam Silver’s ambition to try new things, even when his effort proves futile. This year, he’s outdone himself by introducing yet another wrinkle to the All-Star game, as the 24 players will now be split into three teams: two filled with Americans and the other comprised of international names. Befuddlingly, the […]
Before the 42nd game of the season, San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Mitch Johnson reflected on the first half of the season and exactly how the Spurs have landed in the second seed in the Western Conference. What does Mitch Johnson see as needing improvement in the second half of the season? Consistency. “Consistency in […]
The San Antonio Spurs are starting to exercise some of the demons that haunted them during their post-Christmas hangover. They have won two straight games at home, and despite nearly collapsing late against the Minnesota Timberwolves, have shown real signs of improvement. How fitting that they’ll have a chance to end the home stand that […]
There’s a moment that I always look for in Steve Prefontaine’s old race footage. It’s something you have to really track down, since it could happen at seemingly any part of a run, but it always happens; you just have to know what you’re looking for. I look for the precise instances in which he […]