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For nearly three quarters in Chicago on Monday, Victor Wembanyama looked ordinary – well, at least for his extraordinary standards. The 7-foot-5 forward moved carefully, probing but never truly penetrating the Chicago Bulls’ defense. He came into the game on a slump, averaging just around 17 points per game over the previous three games. His […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
In another offbeat Spurs video, the team was asked which mode of travel they’d utilize to go fromSan Antonio to Austin if a car was not an option. Horse seems to be the go-to answer. But helicopter makes a lot of sense. Loved that Luke Kornet was thinking of building a canoe and using a […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
After it seemed like Victor Wembanyama had come back to earth, the Alien ascended back to Mars with a clutch performance in a win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday. The San Antonio Spurs will need him to continue playing amongst the stars in a tough matchup with the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. The […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
Because I don’t live in S|uth Texas, I can only watch Spurs games on NBA League Pass. The League Pass is actually a great deal, as I pay only $109 for the entire season, and I get every NBA game. Of course, except for the games on ABC, NBC, CBS, TNT, ESPN, NASA, the NSA, […]
2 months ago | 8 reads
Coming off a win versus the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, the Spurs looked to continue their win streak, facing off against the Chicago Bulls in the Windy City. After leading by eight after the first quarter, the Spurs were outscored 72-55 in the second and third quarters. Trailing by double-digits in the fourth, Victor […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
I feel like I had three different versions of this article completed in my head over the course of the game, and all of them fizzled out by the end just because of the whole *waves hand* Wemby thing. You know, that thing where the guy who’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen on a basketball […]
3 months ago | 13 reads
Last night in Chicago, Victor Wembanyama tallied his 95th consecutive NBA game with at least on block. The ongoing feat is enough to elevate him third all time behind Dikembe Mutombo’s 116 straight games and Patrick Ewing’s top seeded 145-game streak. Both of the big men hit these all time highs over three decades ago, […]
3 months ago | 1 read
Following two hard-fought victories, the Spurs extended their win streak to three games following an up and down performance against Chicago Monday night. San Antonio shot out of a cannon to start the game. De’Aaron Fox and Harrison Barnes made back to back open threes that were generated by Wemby’s gravity, and Chicago had a […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
Looking to push their win streak to 3, the Spurs got out to a fast start, building a double digit lead early in the game and making it look easy. The way Chicago has started this year though that wasn’t likely to last, and in the 2nd quarter the Bulls were able to settle down, […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
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 followed their first losing streak of the season with […]
3 months ago | 7 reads
The San Antonio Spurs have won seven of their first nine games. It took them 15 games to win that many last year. The improvements across the board have been clear. They’ve done this without a full roster for the bulk of the season. De’Aaron Fox just returned on Saturday night, dropping 24 points in […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Welcome to the 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 2: The Spurs extended their start to a franchise-best 5-0 with home wins over the Raptors and Heat but came back down to […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
When Mitch Johnson was introduced as the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs back in May, he didn’t command the room. He listened. He was thankful. He smiled. He even shed a tear or two. Then, when it was his turn to say a few words he said, “I will attempt to do it […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
As I mentioned yesterday, I have been stuck indoors with a cold. I thought it best to hunker down on the couch and watch the second half of Saturday night’s Spurs/Pelicans game (yay!) and then a bunch of movies. I decided to focus on basketball flicks and add on to the “basketball movie of the […]
3 months ago | 8 reads
Often mocked as perennial Play-In Tournament participants, perhaps no one in the league is more familiar with being a middling team hovering around .500 than the Chicago Bulls. Despite this, the Bulls have shown a strong start to the season, propelled by their young guard, Josh Giddey, who is listed as questionable after an ankle […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
Ah, what a difference a day makes. Just 24 little hours is all anyone needs to shift their perspective, reach a different conclusion, and fire off another take. In the event that another species discovers the remains and records of human civilization, I think that’ll be one of their favorite things about us. For better […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Coming off a hard-fought victory versus the Houston Rockets, the Spurs took on the New Orleans Pelicans in a SEGABABA. The Pelicans had six key players on their injury report, and De’Aaron Fox finally returned from injury. With that being said, it sounds like an incoming blowout, right? Guess again. Except for a key run […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
Good day, dear Pounders. As I write this, it’s Saturday night and I am watching the Spurs/Pelicans game. I am as sick as a dog and will definitely not make it to the end of this game…until tomorrow morning. But De’Aaron Fox just dropped 15 points in the first half of the second quarter after […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
The Spurs are making it a habit of winning tough games that come down to the wire. After taking down the Rockets on Friday, they were at risk of dropping a winnable game against the Pelicans on the second game of a back-to-back before De’Aaron Fox closed the night in style in his season debut […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
After an emotional roller coaster of a week, from losing two straight on the road to a wild, chaotic home win against the Rockets the night before, the Spurs were staring at the ultimate trap game against a shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans squad that had still won two straight. Sparked by the season debut De’Aaron […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
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 played their best game of the season last night, […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
It’s been years since I’ve been to an actual theater — many years. Maybe that’s because some of my visits didn’t exactly turn out to be great successes. I remember one in particular, back in 2008. I was working in London at the time as an intern for a major company. My duties included corporate […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
Coming off a tough loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, the Spurs looked to regroup heading into the start of NBA Cup group play. Their first Cup match of the season was at home versus the Houston Rockets. After a struggling 22 minutes of Spurs basketball (marred by poor shooting and lazy turnovers), […]
3 months ago | 12 reads
Last night the Spurs played their first Emirates Cup game against the I-10 rival Houston Rockets. I was taken aback when I saw the game was on Amazon Prime, part of an 11-year contract. I was nervous that the games were only available live. I was pleased to be able to watch the game when […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
De’Aaron Fox makes his long-awaited season debut on Saturday when the San Antonio Spurs host the infirmary-ridden New Orleans Pelicans. It will be the second night of a back-to-back for the Spurs, while their guests last played on Wednesday. Even with NOLA’s absences, they can’t be taken lightly because there’s an NBA phenomenon of undermanned […]
3 months ago | 5 reads