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The San Antonio Spurs have been missing key playmakers over the last few games. They’ll get one back on Wednesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. Dylan Harper told the San Antonio Express-News after the Spurs’ walkthrough that he will play against the Blazers. Harper has missed the last 10 games with a calf strain […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are facing off against the San Antonio Spurs in the fourth and final game of the Emirates NBA Cup group stage, which will have huge implications for Portland. Win tonight and the Blazers clinch their NBA Cup group (West Group C), which given the competition would have seen improbable or impossible […]
Carter Bryant was chosen by the Spurs this past summer with the fourteenth overall pick in the draft. The Spurs were high on his defensive prowess including high-flying blocks. The former Arizona Wildcat has impressed thus far. Lately, with injuries forcing adjustments, Bryant is being given some initial minutes off the bench; a great opportunity […]
Coming off a tough loss to the Phoenix Suns, the San Antonio Spurs enter two of their most important games of the season (depending on how much you care about the NBA Cup). The Silver and Black will take on the Portland Trail Blazers in the first of two straight Cup games, finishing up Group […]
The Portland Trail Blazers face the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday night at the Moda Center with a chance to punch their ticket to the NBA Cup knockout rounds. And the home team could be getting a key reinforcement back just in time for the matchup. Blazers starting guard Shaedon Sharpe has been upgraded to questionable […]
When Shams Charania broke the news that Victor Wembanyama would miss weeks with a left calf strain, Pounding The Rock exploded. Within hours, Jeje’s article became one of our most commented features this year (outside game threads), 253 comments and counting, each one more anguished than the last. The comments weren’t just disappointing, they were desperate. […]
We are about to find out how far the Spurs will go in the Emirates NBA Cup. In the upcoming week, San Antonio will attempt to qualify for the Knockout Stage after facing the Trail Blazers and Nuggets on the road to complete Group Play. If you are not familiar with the format and the […]
Tomorrow the Portland Trail Blazers will face the San Antonio Spurs, a mid-week game in November that would be relatively meaningless save for one factor. If Portland wins, they will punch their ticket to the 2025 NBA Cup Tournament as victors in Group C of the Western Conference Pool. On the eve of the game, […]
The Spurs have won three of the last four games despite being without Victor Wembanyama and Dylan Harper for all of them and Stephon Castle for the last three. Despite some bad injury luck dating back to the offseason, San Antonio is still somewhat surprisingly a top-six team in the West. De’Aaron Fox has a […]
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 4: The Spurs got a couple of solid but expected wins against the Bulls and Kings, sandwiched around consecutive home losses to the […]
Coming off a three-game winning streak without Victor Wembanyama, Dylan Harper, and mostly Stephon Castle, the Spurs looked to start their west coast road trip with a victory. Their first stop? A rematch of the Phoenix Suns. What started as a rough shooting half for Phoenix, the Spurs actually looked like the more poised team, […]
The very worst thing about Dillon Brooks is that his whole schtick works. You know that thing he does where he’s just the worst? Every second of every game? I hate that. I hate that it gets under my skin. I hate that he wants to get under my skin and then succeeds without even […]
In what felt like a bit of deja vu, the Spurs strolled into Phoenix off consecutive home wins, looking to continue building a winning streak against a team that was supposed to struggle after losing so many veterans this offseason but instead has found new life. After staying comfortably ahead in the first half, the […]
The San Antonio Spurs were a bit rusty after two days of rest, and they failed to escape the Phoenix Suns, starting their four-game road trip 0-1. The Spurs only led by five through the opening quarter because their offense got sloppy in the latter stage, while they committed four turnovers and conceded five offensive […]
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 was three weeks ago that the Suns handed the Spurs […]
Per a Spurs press release: TheSan Antonio Spurs and partner Ledger will give young athletes a firsthand look at the power of data and technology in the game of basketball at the Spurs Basketball & Tech Camp on Monday, November 24. This three-day program, led by Spurs Sports Academy coaches, will expose young athletes to innovative sports […]
Momentum is a fickle deity. It blesses without warning, abandons without apology, and rarely announces its intentions until it’s already halfway out the door. San Antonio enters tonight’s match-up in Phoenix still trying to convince the rest of the league (and perhaps themselves) that their recent stretch of competent basketball is something sturdier than a […]
In the unlikeliest of potential permutations, the Portland Trail Blazers have a direct and easy path to winning their Group and participating in the 2025 NBA Cup tournament. Group C, informally dubbed the “Group of Death”, includes the Blazers, the Denver Nuggets, the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, and Golden State Warriors. The Oklahoma City […]
Despite dealing with injuries to key players, the Spurs remain in the playoff picture. Can they hold on to a top-6 until they get healthy, or should fans be happy if they are in the play-in spots when Wembanyama returns? Mark Barrington: I think that staying inside the top six is kind of a big […]
Momentum is a funny word. It has an odd history within language, and there’s still some academic disagreement about precisely when we began using it in a scientific capacity. As early as 530 AD, we have documented arguments about the concept, as John Philoponus (a philosopher and theologian from Roman-held Egypt) wrote a commentary apposing […]
Coming off a win versus the Memphis Grizzlies, the Spurs looked to close out their homestand with a victory against the Atlanta Hawks. After falling behind 34-28 at the end of the first quarter, the Spurs started hitting on all cylinders and outscored the Hawks 46-26 in the second quarter, leading by as many as […]
Tonight’s game is an elimination game for the NBA Cup. Both the Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets are 1-1, so the loser will be 1-2 and need a lot of help. Denver might have a path forward since their last opponent is an injury-ravaged San Antonio Spurs in Colorado. Meanwhile, Houston will play at Golden […]
The San Antonio Spurs chopped down the Atlanta Hawks, securing their eighth home victory before going on the road for their next four outings. The visitors were are tied for the most road wins in the East (7), but they were unable to stop the Spurs when they pushed the pace, and they could not […]
The San Antonio Spurs concluded a five-game homestand on Thursday night on a rainy day in the Alamo City. The contest saw the emergence of rookie David Jones-Garcia, bringing the fans at the Frost Bank Center to their feet and the Jackals fan section chanting his name. With the victory, the Spurs improved to 11-4 […]
The Atlanta Hawks were in San Antonio on Thursday night to face the Spurs. Coming off a loss against the Detroit Pistons at home, the Hawks were back on the road for two games, and luckily enough, they were able to get Kristaps Porzingis and Zaccharie Risacher back. On the other hand, the Spurs were […]