San Antonio Spurs

There’s little debate that Victor Wembanyama has grown into one of the NBA’s top players in his third season. The 23-year-old’s monstrous production has elevated the San Antonio Spurs to legitimate contender status. Is it enough to make him the league’s youngest MVP of all time? Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson thinks so. “He’s as […] The post Spurs’ Mitch Johnson sounds off on Victor Wembanyama’s MVP case amid historic season appeared first on ClutchPoints .

When the Oklahoma City Thunder had their smoldering start, winning 24 of their first 25 games, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that they would return to the NBA Finals. But while the Thunder still have the best record in the league at 45-15, they have looked rockier over the past few weeks, especially with […] The post Dwyane Wade leaves Thunder out of his NBA Finals prediction appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Make it 11 in a row for the San Antonio Spurs, who defeated the Brooklyn Nets 126-110 on Thursday, completing an undefeated February. The streak began after a 111-106 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Jan. 31, and the Spurs did not drop a game throughout the month. The 11-0 February is only the third […] The post Spurs’ flawless February matches just 2 months in franchise history appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Spurs matchup in Philly to get throwback treatment

He showed signs of his old form Thursday vs. San Antonio.

The Raptors blew a double-digit lead en route to Wednesday’s loss to San Antonio and only managed to score 17 points in the fourth quarter. The Raptors’ half-court offense has been a major reason why the Toronto is now 4-15 against the teams with the 10 best records in the NBA, per Eric Koreen of […]

San Antonio Spurs (42-16, second in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (15-42, 14th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spurs -13.5; over/under is 224.5 BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio seeks to keep its 10-game win streak intact when the Spurs take on Brooklyn. The Nets have gone 8-20 in home games. Brooklyn is 10-28 in games decided by 10 or more points. The Spurs are 21-10 in road games. San Antonio is third in the Western Conference with 16....

The San Antonio Spurs extend their winning run as Western Conference leaders Oklahoma City Thunder lose at the Detroit Pistons.

Wemby’s in town

Someone needs to phone home. A fan pulled up at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday to support Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs against the Toronto Raptors, and he did something extra. Extraterrestrial, that is. The fan wore an alien costume as a nod to Wembanyama’s moniker, as shown in the video posted by theScore […] The post Spurs fan dresses up as actual alien for Victor Wembanyama warmup vs. Raptors appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Bob Costas, Doug Collins and Mike Fratello never all called a game together when they were teammates at NBC a quarter-century ago. NBC has announced plans for Costas, Collins and Fratello to handle the courtside duties Tuesday when Victor Wembanyama — who wasn't even born when that trio was involved in NBC's NBA coverage in the early 2000s — and the San Antonio Spurs take on Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers.

Devin Vassell scored 21 points, De’Aaron Fox added 20 and the San Antonio Spurs overcame Victor Wembanyama’s rough night to beat the Toronto Raptors 110-107 on Wednesday, extending their season-best win streak to 10 games. Wembanyama scored 12 points on 3-of-12 shooting. Toronto’s Brandon Ingram missed a 3 that would have tied the game, and Wembanyama grabbed the rebound.

Reed Sheppard made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 28 points, Alperen Sengun had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, and the Houston Rockets beat the Sacramento Kings 128-97 on Wednesday night. Kevin Durant added 21 points for the Rockets in their most-lopsided victory of the season. Houston has won two in row since blowing an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter at New York on Saturday.

Victor Wembanyama has cemented himself as the NBA’s most feared defender in his third season. The French phenom’s defensive impact has been a driving force in the San Antonio Spurs’ emergence as a title contender. Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson revealed how Wembanyama’s mentality separates him from other elite defenders. “You can see that he’s […] The post Spurs’ Mitch Johnson reveals Victor Wembanyama’s unique defensive mindset as DPOY odds soar appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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The Oklahoma City Thunder have been doing a solid job of staying afloat despite their injury absences, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams. Unfortunately, that came to a halt on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons, despite a valiant effort. Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs picked up their tenth straight win with a comeback victory over […] The post Thunder’s stranglehold on No. 1 seed now gravely threatened by Spurs after 24-1 start appeared first on ClutchPoints .

SportsLine's model reveals its San Antonio Spurs vs. Brooklyn Nets predictions and Thursday NBA picks

The Silver & Black took a win on the first night of a back-to-back

San Antonio wins a clutch game to extend their winning streak to 10.

Who would have thought just two years ago that a Pistons vs. Thunder game would be getting flexed onto ESPN because both teams are number 1 in the Conference. Obviously, that isn’t a huge surprise for the reigning NBA Champs, but the Pistons lost 28 games in a row just 2 years ago, they aren’t […]