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Despite the painful ending, the Spurs’ season was a success
The Finals are over, and the Spurs lost. If you could describe how you feel about how they went in one word, what would it be and why? Marilyn Dubinski: The first word is “excruciating,” considering how easily the outcome could have been reversed if the Spurs simply could have executed down the stretch of […]
The end of a remarkable and unexpected season
Before the 2022-23 season, I wrote a piece about the importance of the Spurs learning from losses. The title was “Watching for small victories in a season that won’t feature many Spurs wins”. I ended the piece with this: In our lives, and watching this Spurs team struggle through this season, let’s all try to […]
Key dates Spurs fans should know this summer
The 2025-26 season may have ended in disappointment as the Spurs stumbled their way through 4 fourth-quarter collapses in the NBA Finals, turning what could have been four victories and a championship into four excruciating losses in five games. However, when you look at the broader view, it helps to remember this is nowhere near […]
Open Thread: David Robinson helps celebrate Habitat for Humanity’s 50th anniversary
Per a Spurs press release: “The San Antonio Spurs, alongside Friends of the Carver/IDEA and the David Robinson Fellowship Program, joined Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio on Friday, June 12, for a volunteer build day celebrating Habitat’s 50th anniversary. Nearly 250 volunteers participated in the effort, helping advance Habitat’s mission of creating affordable homeownership […]
Box Grades: Spurs’ glorious season ends with a hard lesson
I must admit, the way this series has gone, I felt pretty certain heading into the fourth that San Antonio was going to lose this game. Simply put, the Spurs showed time and again that they could play well enough to hold a lead against the Knicks late in the game, but inevitably that edge […]
What we learned from the Spurs gut-wrenching, soul-crushing, series-ending Game 5 loss the Knicks
I was a big fan of Roger Ebert. I suppose, in a way, I still am. Any time I watch a film that I know was made prior to April of 2013, I scramble to look it up after the movie is over, curious to see if our assessments are in the same ballpark. About […]
Highlights: Spurs make valiant effort behind Harper and Wembanyama in Game 5
Coming off one of the worst losses in franchise history, the Spurs faced elimination for the third time this postseason in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. At the Frost Bank Center, the crowd was split almost 50/50 between Spurs fans and Knicks fans. Nonetheless, like all five games of […]
Open Thread: Spurs Head Coach Mitch Johnson “We weren’t ready to win an NBA Championship”
Lots of emotions flowed through Frost Bank Center last night. An estimated 44% of tickets purchased for Game 5 were done so by New York Knicks fans, so when the final buzzer reigned in a champion, their fans were there to cheer them through the trophy presentation. In the press room, Spurs Head Coach Mitch […]
Spurs’ season ends with Game 5 loss to Knicks in NBA Finals
For the majority of the NBA Finals, it looked like the San Antonio Spurs had found an answer to slowing down the New York Knicks, the Spurs had built double-digit leads only to collapse in the game’s final minutes to see New York grab the win. That formula was the same on Saturday night. Facing […]
San Antonio vs. New York, Final Score: Spurs collapse late in 94-90 loss as New York captures NBA title
The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the NBA Finals to win their first NBA Championship since 1973. Despite building a 16-point lead, the Spurs allowed the Knicks to storm back in the fourth quarter in a 94-90 loss. It’s the first time in franchise history that San Antonio […]
It’s time for Finals Basketball: San Antonio Spurs vs New York Knicks, Game 5
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 rule against trolling also applies to members of this site […]
Open Thread: Spurs are hosting Game 5 watch parties in France and Mexico
The 2026 NBA Finals has received some of the highest viewership in recent NBA history. These Finals are a global event, and as the Spurs continue to connect with their growing international fanbase in their mission to grow the game of basketball throughout the world, they have added watch parties in international markets. Already, viewership […]
Game Five Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Knicks
How do you recover after one of the worst losses in NBA history? The San Antonio Spurs are going to have to figure out the answer to that question quickly in Game Five of the NBA Finals, or their season will be over. After blowing a 29-point lead in Game Four, the Spurs are back […]
Spurs’ Luke Kornet (illness) listed as questionable for Game 5 against Knicks
The Spurs could be without their backup center for a must-win Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Knicks. Luke Kornet has been listed as questionable in the injury report due to illness. Kornet has not had a good playoffs and has only averaged a shade under eight minutes per game in the Finals. […]
A silver linings playbook for the Spurs
These playoffs have been the ultimate back-and-forth for the young Spurs. When they win, experience doesn’t matter, and talent and comradery trumps all. When they lose, all the conversations about inexperience start up again. By now, it may finally be impossible to ignore, as the list of their failures to execute in the clutch in […]
The young Spurs find themselves fighting for their lives, once again
The Spurs melted down in the second half. What was the play that let you know the loss was coming? Marilyn Dubinski: There were several plays within the downward spiral that had me losing hope, from Wemby missing three threes in one possession and two clutch free throws, but the moment for me was when […]
Open Thread: Two special events for local Spurs fans on Friday night
First of all, thanks to all of you who came out last night to see Bill Schoening & Friends, Jacob Tobey, and me perform at Sam’s Burger Joint. Jacob is a gifted singer-songwriter whose songs draw the listener in. Bill’s storytelling blends so well with his Philly-based rhythms, his band really takes his sound to […]
Anatomy of a Fall
When a writer tells a story from beginning to end, proceeding in order, it is called linear narrative or chronological narrative. More formally, it’s referred to as ab ovo narration (Latin for “from the egg”), a term from Horace’s Ars Poetica, meaning the story begins at the very origin of events and unfolds in sequence. Conversely, starting from the […]
Highlights: Victor Wembanyama and Dylan Harper stand out in heartbreaking loss Game 4 loss
What a game. What a team. Those players and us fans wish we could have those last seconds back, or heck, even the entire fourth quarter. The roller coaster ride of emotion had a lot of peaks but the downward swirl there in the fourth makes you almost want to erase it from your memory […]
What We Learned from the Spurs Game 4 loss to the Knicks
I woke up this morning. I know, I’m as surprised as you are, but I did. I woke up. I went downstairs. I made coffee and it tasted exactly like it did yesterday. The sun was shining through the windows. My kids were playing with their Legos. Everything was fine. Perfect, actually. It’s always striking […]
Box Grades: Historic collapse pushes Spurs to the brink
This wasn’t Game 6 in the 2012-2013 finals, but on the scale of Spurs heartbreak I think it falls firmly into second place. Without question, the second half of last night’s game was the worst 24 minutes I’ve seen any Spurs team play, and from all appearances it happened because the team was playing not […]
Open Thread: 60 hours in New York City end with a mix of heartache and hope
Let’s start with this — I STILL BELIEVE! That said, I ended Wednesday night completed deflated. Did the Spurs play the first half as if they were sending Knicks fans home in disbelief? Yes. Did they blow the biggest Finals lead in NBA history and go down 3-1? Absolutely. Should they have won this game? […]
Spurs suffer worst collapse in NBA history in game 4 vs Knicks
I don’t drink. But after what just happened, the temptation is growing. The first half of this game was absolute joy. Fox drew a foul on KAT on the very first possession, then Big Purr drew one on Wemby right after. Mitch Johnson elected to challenge the latter call, and upon review, it was deemed […]
San Antonio at New York, Final Score: Spurs blow massive lead, lose heartbreaker 107-106
The San Antonio Spurs had the New York Knicks dead to rights with a 29 point lead, but failed to close the show and have fallen into a 3-1 hole in the Finals. This is now the biggest comeback in Finals history, surpassing the Boston Celtics’ 24-point comeback against the Los Angeles Lakers in 2008. […]
It’s time for Finals Basketball: San Antonio Spurs vs New York Knicks, Game 4
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 rule against trolling also applies to members of this site […]
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