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Everything was set up for this to be a triumphant game for the Portland Trail Blazers. A win and the Blazers would advance to the knockout round of the Emirates NBA Cup, but they couldn’t get the job done, falling to the San Antonio Spurs 115 – 102 in a physically-punishing tangle at Moda Center. Turnovers, […]
From Blazer's Edge | 15 days ago | 3 reads
De’Aaron Fox clinched a road and NBA Cup win for San Antonio by scoring the final eight points. The Spurs, holding onto a 107-99 lead, escaped a potentially calamitous sequence that started with a clear-path foul call on Kelly Olynyk but ended with two (out of a handful of) missed Deni Avdija free throws and […]
From Pounding The Rock | 15 days ago | 1 read
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. With two games left to play in the NBA Cup, the […]
From Pounding The Rock | 15 days ago | 2 reads
Let’s chat about the second half of the Portland Trail Blazers / San Antonio Spurs here! Remember: a Portland win tonight clinches their NBA Cup group (West Group C)! Here are the details again: Portland Trail Blazers (8-10) vs. San Antonio Spurs (11-5) – Wed. Nov 26th – 7pm Pacific How to watch via antenna […]
From Blazer's Edge | 15 days ago | 0 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers play arguably their biggest game of the year, with a win tonight against the San Antonio Spurs giving Portland a win in their NBA Cup group (West Group C)! Here are the details if you plan to watch. Portland Trail Blazers (8-10) vs. San Antonio Spurs (11-5) – Wed. Nov 26th […]
From Blazer's Edge | 15 days ago | 2 reads
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 […]
From Pounding The Rock | 15 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
From Blazer's Edge | 15 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From Pounding The Rock | 16 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
From Pounding The Rock | 16 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From Blazer's Edge | 16 days ago | 1 read
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. […]
From Pounding The Rock | 16 days ago | 2 reads
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 […]
From Pounding The Rock | 16 days ago | 2 reads
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, […]
From Blazer's Edge | 16 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
From Pounding The Rock | 16 days ago | 0 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 4: The Spurs got a couple of solid but expected wins against the Bulls and Kings, sandwiched around consecutive home losses to the […]
From Pounding The Rock | 17 days ago | 2 reads
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, […]
From Pounding The Rock | 17 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From Pounding The Rock | 17 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
From Pounding The Rock | 18 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From Pounding The Rock | 18 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
From Pounding The Rock | 18 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
From Pounding The Rock | 19 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From Pounding The Rock | 19 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From Blazer's Edge | 19 days ago | 3 reads
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 […]
From Pounding The Rock | 19 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
From Pounding The Rock | 20 days ago | 2 reads