We’ve finally passed it: the halfway marker. 42 games are officially filed away, and just 40 more contests remain. So set up camp, pitch your tent, fill your water reserves, light a fire, roast a s’more, burn a marshmallow beyond recognition, try again, same result, cut your losses, and ingest the charcoal-esque blackness of a […]
From SLC Dunk
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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 […]
From Pounding The Rock
| about 8 hours ago
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Coming off a win against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Spurs battled the Minnesota Timberwolves for their final meeting of the season. After a slow first quarter, the Spurs’ offense exploded in the second, outscoring the Wolves 48-22. Holding a 25-point lead, the Wolves responded in the third quarter by outscoring the Spurs 40-27, and trailed […]
From Pounding The Rock
| about 12 hours ago
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After last night’s game, when Clutch Sports Hector Ledesma reporter asked Anthony Edwards what makes the Timberwolves play so hard against the Spurs, the “Ant-Man” responded, “They got Wemby.” This was the third meeting of the Spurs and Timberwolves, but only the second to include Victor Wembanyama. Wemby wasn’t available last November. Last Sunday, Minnesota […]
From Pounding The Rock
| about 19 hours ago
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It may officially be the second half of the season, but one thing that hasn’t change since the first is the Spurs’ inability to hold onto a large lead against the Minnesota Timberwolves. After a slow first quarter, the Spurs got hot in the second, leading by as much as 25, but just like their […]
From Pounding The Rock
| 1 day ago
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Game Story Six days ago, the Minnesota Timberwolves were the talk of the NBA discourse after a ridiculous 19-point comeback over the San Antonio Spurs. It was filled with late game drama and a photo finish. Most of the talk was about the duel between two of the faces o the league, as Anthony Edwards […]
From Canis Hoopus
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The Spurs made it more difficult than it had to be, but they prevailed against the Timberwolves in a battle of superstars. Anthony Edwards had 55 points while Victor Wembanyama finished with 39 in a close game that featured plenty of big moments for both teams. The first half had one constant for the Spurs: […]
From Pounding The Rock
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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. The Spurs finished up the first half of the season at […]
From Pounding The Rock
| 1 day ago
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Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio SpursDate: January 17th, 2026Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Frost Bank CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio There are losses where you shrug, chalk it up as a schedule loss, and move on. And then there are losses that linger because you know exactly how winnable […]
From Canis Hoopus
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The San Antonio Spurs (28-13) are favored by 6 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves (27-15) on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on FDSN and FDSSW. The point total in the matchup is set at 229.5.
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
| 1 day ago
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41 games down and 41 games to go. Seems like a fair spot to take pulse of how the Spurs season is going thus far. To be clear, the Spurs have been exceeding expectations all season. They have adjusted to multiple players being injured at various times. From different starting lineups to a spree of […]
From Pounding The Rock
| 2 days ago
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Sometimes it just takes one statement victory to get things back on track. The San Antonio Spurs burst out of a rough 10-game stretch after Christmas with a blowout victory against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. All of a sudden, it feels like the team can once again conquer the Western Conference. But one […]
From Pounding The Rock
| 2 days ago
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Coming off a blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Spurs returned home to take on the Milwaukee Bucks. Devin Vassell remains out with his adductor injury. The contest started with a gigantic scare of Victor Wembanyama banging knees with Giannis Antetokounmpo. Vic would clutch his knee on the ground and hobble to the […]
From Pounding The Rock
| 3 days ago
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Just when things looked like they couldn’t get any worse for the Milwaukee Bucks, they got absolutely embarrassed by the San Antonio Spurs last night. After winning six of nine, the Bucks have now dropped three in a row and sit at 17-24 on the season, two games behind the 10th-placed Atlanta Hawks. Read our […]
From Brew Hoop
| 3 days ago
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The NBA is in a great place, yet there aren’t as many high-quality big men like there were in the ‘90s and ‘80s. So it’s special when two of the top heavyweights match up, even if an injury scare limits their time against each other, and if their teams are far away in status. The […]
From Pounding The Rock
| 3 days ago
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Victor Wembanyama and Keldon Johnson made quite an entrance to yesterday’s game. Both Spurs standouts showed up with a their heads shaved. Here’s the story behind the transition. “Last night, Vic was like, ‘Yo, let’s bald our head.’ And I was like, let’s do it.'” Keldon added, “It took me a good little minute. I […]
From Pounding The Rock
| 3 days ago
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A hush washed over the Frost Bank Center after Victor Wembanyama went down with an apparent knee injury in the first quarter of the San Antonio Spurs game against the Milwaukee Bucks. As Wembanyama skipped to the locker room, the weight of the Spurs’ two-game losing streak hit like a ton of bricks. How would […]
From Pounding The Rock
| 3 days ago
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The San Antonio Spurs stomped out the Milwaukee Bucks 119-101 tonight, the second straight disheartening blowout for Giannis and company. The Greek Freak finished with 21 points while Victor Wembanyama totaled a game-high 22. De’Aaron Fox added 18 points and three Spurs posted double-doubles. Game Recap NBA.com Box Score Giannis was aggressive from the jump, […]
From Brew Hoop
| 3 days ago
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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. The Spurs have lost their last two games, the last one […]
From Pounding The Rock
| 3 days ago
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
| 4 days ago
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The Milwaukee Bucks will face a tough test on the road tonight against the San Antonio Spurs. This is the first time the two teams will duel this season after splitting the 2024-25 series. Of course, the mouth-watering duel between Giannis and Wemby has always delivered. Should be a fun one! Where We’re At The […]
From Brew Hoop
| 4 days ago
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Every NBA team, even the best, hits a rough patch at some point or another. January is a common time considering players are starting to get tired but the All-Star break is still a month away, and a second wind can be hard to come by. The Spurs are currently entrenched in such a slump, […]
From Pounding The Rock
| 4 days ago
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Per a Spurs press release: The San Antonio Spurs and Sprite announced the launch of a new cobranded can, which celebrates the culture of San Antonio and Spurs basketball. The cans are now available for purchase at select retailers across the Spurs market including San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, McAllen, and Laredo and the launch […]
From Pounding The Rock
| 4 days ago
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It really hasn’t been the sort of season the Milwaukee Bucks were hoping for. With trade rumours circulating seemingly weekly about the status of superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee was hoping for a best-case scenario this season following a tumultuous summer. Desperate to shake things up but not having many options, they managed to add Myles […]
From Pounding The Rock
| 4 days ago
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