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Highlights: Dylan Harper shines in first career start in win versus Pacers
Coming off a nail-biting win against the Phoenix Suns, the Spurs wrapped up their mini homestand against the Indiana Pacers. The Spurs would be without Stephon Castle and Devin Vassell due to their respective injuries. As a result, Dylan Harper made his first career start. The Spurs started with their foot on the gas pedal, […]
What we learned from the Spurs win over the Pacers
If you follow NBA Draft conversations, you’ve likely heard some familiar narratives about Dylan Harper and the San Antonio Spurs. Some argue the Spurs should have taken Kon Knueppel, as he fits into the team’s current needs as a knock-down shooter who can play on or off the ball. Others argue that Harper is held […]
Box Grades: Spurs blow out Pacers early, cruise to win
Games like this are interesting in that the two teams playing are pursuing fundamentally different goals. Furthermore, because these goals are so diametrically opposed, the game’s outcome either means that both teams win or both lose. Coming into last night’s game, Indiana was riding a 15-game losing streak to the best lottery odds available in […]
Open Thread: The Rock at La Cantera to host ‘Rockin’ Race Day’ on May 2
Per a Spurs press release: The Rock at La Cantera announced its first annual “Rockin’ Race Day: From Doxies to Derby,” a free, pet-friendly take on the Kentucky Derby race day with a fun twist for furry friends, taking place on Saturday, May 2. This day-long activation features a charming “dachshund derby” race and culminates […]
Shorthanded Spurs take care of business against bottom-dwelling Pacers
Despite not always looking their best, the Spurs rode a huge talent advantage into a wire-to-wire 134-119 blowout win against the Pacers. The absences of Stephon Castle and Devin Vassell, who was a late scratch, simply didn’t matter in a game in which Dylan Harper got his first start and looked like a future star […]
San Antonio vs. Indiana, Final Score: Spurs got serious when they needed to, winning 134-119
The San Antonio Spurs have a habit of playing with their food, but the talent difference between them and their opponents makes up for it on most nights. Eventually, they flexed their muscles and there was nothing the visitors could do. They overwhelmed the Indiana Pacers with paint pressure, which also opened up the outside […]
It’s time for Basketball: San Antonio Spurs vs Indiana Pacers
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. It’s the final stretch of the season, and your intrepid game […]
Open Thread: Spurs to host Native American Heritage Night
The Spurs recently announced the addition of Native American Heritage Night to their promotional events calendar. The San Antonio Spurs announced plans for their Native American Heritage Night game, in collaboration with American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions (AIT-SCM), the Lindy Waters III Foundation and Nike N7 on Monday, April 6 when the Spurs host the Philadelphia 76ers. The […]
Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Indiana Pacers
March brings the most unpredictable period of basketball of the year. Usually, that uncertainty is reserved for the college game, but on Saturday, it may carry over to the NBA in San Antonio, not because of the product on the court, but who may even play in the game. The Indiana Pacers’ injury report is […]
Sights and sounds from a Sacramento (s)LAUGH(t)ER
The Spurs’ West Coast trips have afforded me anywhere from 3-4 opportunities most seasons to see them in both Sacramento and San Francisco. With my dad — while bravely fighting his battle against cancer — unable to attend the game as had originally planned, the outing became a chance for my sister to see her […]
What we learned from the Spurs win over the Suns
90.4 percent. Those were the odds. The Phoenix Suns had a 90.4 percent chance of winning last night’s game with 1:01 left on the game clock, as Devin Vassell clanged yet another three-pointer off of the rim. Approximately three minutes earlier, their odds had peaked at 93.2 percent. The Suns had themselves a ten-point lead […]
Where Julian Champagnie would go in a 2022 re-draft
Julian Champagnie is having a career year and has been one of the steady role players who have helped the San Antonio Spurs have their best season since 2016-17. He’s come a long way since going undrafted in 2022 and being waived as a rookie, serving as another example of a player development system that […]
Highlights: Victor Wembanyama sinks Suns with playoff clinching game-winner
Coming off a blowout win against the Sacramento Kings, the Spurs returned home to face the Phoenix Suns for the final time this regular season. Stephon Castle was ruled out before the game with a hip injury, but Devin Vassell returned from ankle soreness. What followed was a highly contested game. After a back-and-forth first […]
Box Grades: Spurs punch their ticket to the Playoffs in dramatic comeback win
Wow! This game contained some cringe-worthy stretches of play by the Spurs, but they did just enough to stay in striking distance before finally finding an extra gear in crunch time. To cap it all off, Victor Wembanyama ended the game with a strategy that I typically hate: dribble the ball in place on the […]
Open Thread: The shot that sealed the deal for the Spurs
If Jared Weiss from The Athletic is right, this will be the game we remember for years to come, because it is the night Victor Wembanyama took his next step toward greatness. With 11 ticks left in the game, the ball went into Wemby’s hands, a for a brief moment it felt like time stood […]
Wembanyama’s game winner downs Suns and sends Spurs to playoffs
For most of the night, it felt like the San Antonio Spurs were stuck in place — running hard, but going nowhere. The ball clanged off the rim more often than it swished through. Possessions grew tense, deliberate. Across the floor, the Phoenix Suns moved with the confidence of a team in control, building a lead that hovered, then […]
San Antonio vs. Phoenix, Final Score: Wemby lifts Spurs past Suns in final second, 101-100
It was looking like this just wasn’t going to be the Spurs’ night. With a chance to clinch a playoff berth against a possible first round opponent, the Spurs came out flat offensively against the severely-shorthanded Phoenix Suns, and for 43 minutes, it was looking like a lost cause. Then, Victor Wembanyama did what MVP’s […]
It’s time for Basketball: San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns
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. It’s the final stretch of the season, and your intrepid game […]
Open Thread: Luke Kornet on White Noise podcast
When the Boston Celtics passed through San Antonio on March 10, former teammates Derrick White and Luke Kornet reconnected. This season, White and his college roommate Alex Welsh launched the White Noise Podcast. Together, they tell stories from their time together at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs as well as highlighting aspects of […]
Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns
After a disastrous year last season, the Phoenix Suns were quick to recalibrate their roster in the summer. Moving off aging and injured stars in Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, bringing in a combination of tough veterans and youthful legs, and the influence of rookie head coach Jordan Ott have all done wonders for a […]
The case for Spurs’ players to win 2025/26 NBA season awards
Victor Wembanyama seems like a lock to win Defensive Player of the Year and get an All-NBA spot if he is eligible. Is there a chance he could also win MVP if the Spurs stay hot? Marilyn Dubinski: The MVP hype is definitely on the rise for Wemby, but I can’t see him winning both […]
Highlights: Spurs drop franchise-record 25 threes on Kings
Coming off their 50th win of the season against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Spurs traveled to Sacramento on a SEGABABA to take on the Kings for the final time this season. Dylan Harper and Luke Kornet returned from injury, but Devin Vassell was ruled out with ankle soreness. Nonetheless, from the opening tip, the […]
Box Grades: Sacramento’s front office rejoices as Spurs cruise to easy victory
After an uncomfortable win over the Clippers on Sunday, the Spurs headed north to play the hapless Kings, who are locked in a desperate battle with the Nets, Wizards, and Pacers to be the most inept team in the NBA. Even so, the second night of a back-to-back is always somewhat unpredictable, and the Kings […]
What we learned from the Spurs win over the Kings
I get it: when people think of the most cursed NBA franchises of all time, the Sacramento Kings are at the top of mind. No one can blame them. Never forget how Mike Bibby ate an elbow to the face from Kobe Bryant, and was called for a blocking foul in Game 6, or how […]
Open Thread: Don’t look now, but another Wembanyama just turned 19
Victor Wembanyama is the undisputed future of basketball. His talent, size, agility, IQ, and maturity are a letheal mix bound to ring throughout the league for years to come. But what if there were another? Victor has a younger brother, Oscar, who turns 19-years-old today, meaning he will be eligible for the 2026 NBA Draft. […]
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