Category: San Antonio Spurs

NBA Roundup: Spurs Bear Down in Final Seconds, Shock Cavs

Josh Richardson scored 24 points off the bench and Keldon Johnson blocked the potential game-winning shot in the final seconds as the San Antonio Spurs held on for a wild 112–111 victory over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. The Spurs led by 16 points at intermission and by 92–78 after three quarters, but Cleveland…


Clippers Hit 21 3-pointers in 119–97 Rout of Spurs

LOS ANGELES—Paul George scored 21 points, hitting five of the Clippers’ season-high 21 3-pointers, and Los Angeles routed the slumping San Antonio Spurs 119–97 on Saturday night, Nov. 19. Norman Powell added a season-high 26 points off the bench and Reggie Jackson had 20 points as six Clippers scored in double figures. Powell hit five…


Johnson Scores Off Missed FT, Spurs Beat Curry-Less Warriors

SAN FRANCISCO—Keldon Johnson scored off a rebound of a missed free throw with three-tenths of a second left to give the San Antonio Spurs a 110–108 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night. Jakob Poeltl made the first of two free throws to it at 108 with 2.4 seconds left. He missed the…


Spurs’ Gregg Popovich Becomes NBA Regular-Season Wins Leader

SAN ANTONIO—Gregg Popovich’s name is on top of the NBA regular-season victory list. He thinks of it more as a group accomplishment. “All of us share in this record,” Popovich said Friday night after getting his record-breaking 1,336th victory when the San Antonio Spurs rallied to beat the Utah Jazz 104–102. “It’s not mine. It’s…


NBA Roundup: Spurs’ Gregg Popovich Rises to No. 2 in Wins

Keldon Johnson 22 points to lead the Spurs to a 114–106 win over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, a milestone victory for San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich. The win was No. 1,333 in Popovich’s 26-year, head-coaching career—all in San Antonio—moving him past Lenny Wilkens for second place in NBA history. Only Don…


NBA Roundup: Spurs Can’t Stop Bulls’ DeMar DeRozan

DeMar DeRozan poured in 40 points and continued his historic scoring run as the Chicago Bulls outlasted the visiting San Antonio Spurs 120–109 on Monday to win their fourth straight game. The Bulls trailed by six points entering the fourth quarter but then DeRozan took charge, scoring 13 of Chicago’s next 15 points to give…


NBA Roundup: Spurs Rally, End Jazz Win Streak

Lonnie Walker IV made a sensational basket in the waning moments as the San Antonio Spurs stormed back to upset the Utah Jazz 128–126 Friday night in Salt Lake City. Walker made the play of the game, driving into 7-foot-1 center Rudy Gobert, the three-time Defensive Player of the Year, and contorting his body with…


Spurs Swamp Blazers, Earn Season-Best Third Straight Win

Bryn Forbes led all scorers with 18 points as the visiting San Antonio Spurs took charge early and cruised to a 114–83 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday to capture their season-high third straight victory. The Spurs never trailed, amassing a double-digit lead in the first quarter that they built to as much…


Davis Has 34 Points and 15 Rebounds, Lakers Beat Spurs

LOS ANGELES—Anthony Davis had 34 points and 15 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 114–106 on Sunday. Talen Horton-Tucker scored 17 points in his season debut for the Lakers, and Carmelo Anthony and Wayne Ellington each had 15 points. Los Angeles led by 14 points in the second half,…