The Spurs missed out on a perfect opportunity to win their third straight game in their visit to Tampa to face the Raptors. Against an opponent on the second game of a back-to-back and missing basically their entire guard rotation, they looked erratic and overconfident and paid for it by losing 117-112. No Kyle Lowry, …
After one of their best efforts of the season on Monday, the Spurs reverted to the awful play that we have been seeing for much of the season, as they turned lackluster effort and poor fundamentals into an unlikely loss against an overmatched opponent. The Spurs played with fire, and the Raptors obliged them by …
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. I wonder if the Raptors play ‘O Canada’ before …
The NBA lost one of its brightest young stars earlier this week when the Denver Nuggets Jamal Murray went down in the late moments of a game with the Golden State Warriors. He would later be diagnosed with a torn ACL. Murray marks the latest in a rash of injuries that have plagued the NBA …
San Antonio Spurs Lonnie Walker (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) It looks like the San Antonio Spurs struggling without Lonnie Walker wasn’t a coincidence. In the nine games he was out with a wrist injury, San Antonio lost seven and fell back to below .500 despite eight of those games being at the AT&T Center. …
The biggest question facing the San Antonio Spurs this summer -and lingering over them every day until then – is what the future holds for the Spurs and their star wing, DeMar DeRozan. DeMar has been outstanding for San Antonio this season. He’s playing some of the most efficient basketball of his career, dishing out …
So far, the San Antonio Spurs are passing the most difficult week of the season with flying colors, including taking care of business and putting the rebuilding Orlando Magic away early in emphatic fashion. The Spurs needed a few minutes to get their feet underneath them, but once they did there was no stopping them …
The San Antonio Spurs‘ leading scorer for the third year running will soon be etching his name ahead of some big-time NBA players as the 2020-21 season continues. In Monday’s dominant 120-97 win over Orlando, the Spurs’ second victory in a row, DeMar DeRozan‘s 19 points did more than lead San Antonio. By scoring his …
Sunday night during the Dallas game, the San Antonio Spurs came out of a commercial break sharing a video of the players talking about their favorite books growing up. DeMar DeRozan was a fan of the Goosebumps series. Jakob Poeltl’s read every Harry Potter book in the series. Keldon loved Captain Underpants. Derrick White (being …
Following a thrilling win over Dallas Sunday night, the Spurs maintained their momentum by blowing out Orlando 120-97 on the road. After losing a handful of games to lesser opponents over the past month, it was comforting to see the good guys take care of business and dominate a Magic team that has committed to …
Fresh off an exciting but draining win against the Dallas Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs found themselves entering a potential trap game on a SEGABABA against the not-so-subtly tanking Orlando Magic. After a brief slow start, the Spurs used a team effort to insert their dominance from midway through the first quarter and on for …
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 broke up with losing on Sunday night …
