Thanks for your Patience! Here are the 9 games right after the Paris Trip. Plus De'Aaron Fox Joins The Spurs.
Kawhi Leonard and Norman Powell each scored 27 points, powering the Los Angeles Clippers to a 128-116 comeback win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.
In a battle of big men, Clippers center Ivica Zubac dominated with 21 points and 22 rebounds, while Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama had 23 points and 12 rebounds. The two young stars nearly came to blows in the third quarter after a physical exchange, but no technical fouls were issued.
San Antonio made a late push, closing the third on a 17-9 run to take a one-point lead in the fourth. However, the Clippers responded with a 15-2 surge to pull away and secure their third win in four games. Spurs rookie Stephon Castle scored 20 points, while Devin Vassell added 19.
Despite the loss, Wembanyama extended his NBA record by recording a block and a 3-pointer for the 35th straight game. The Clippers shot an efficient 50% from beyond the arc in the victory. Spurs are now at 20-24
Here is The Game Points Created Link:
Points Created Game Link for Game 44 Spurs v Clippers 116-128 L
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Points Created Game Link for Game 45 Spurs v Bucks 144-118 W
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Bam Adebayo's 19-foot buzzer-beater capped his 30-point, 13-rebound performance, leading the Miami Heat to a 105-103 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night. Spurs star Victor Wembanyama sat out due to an undisclosed illness.
In his first game since being named in a federal investigation, Heat guard Terry Rozier scored 19 points. Nikola Jovic and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 14 and 10 points, respectively, for Miami.
Keldon Johnson led the Spurs with 19 points, while Devin Vassell had 18. Wembanyama, selected as an All-Star reserve on Thursday, missed his sixth game of the season due to the undisclosed illness.
Adebayo shot 13-for-21 from the field and grabbed nine defensive rebounds as the Heat won for the third time in four games. The Spurs will play their next home game on March 2, as they embark on their annual road trip during a livestock show and rodeo event at the Frost Bank Center.
Key stats:
- Rozier went 5-for-9 on 3-pointers and 7-for-14 overall in 33 minutes.
- In Wembanyama's absence, Charles Bassey had 9 points and 15 rebounds, while Zach Collins added 2 points and 2 rebounds.
- The Spurs were 9-3 when Johnson scored at least 15 points, but couldn't capitalize on his 19-point effort.
Here is The Game Points Created Link:
Points Created Game Link for Game 47 Spurs v Heat 103-105 L
Jaren Jackson Jr. poured in 31 points, while GG Jackson added a season-high 27, as the Memphis Grizzlies cruised past the San Antonio Spurs 128-109 on Monday night.
Ja Morant, returning from a two-game absence due to a sore right shoulder, finished with 25 points and 11 assists, helping Memphis secure its ninth win in the last 10 games. The victory, coupled with Houston's 124-118 loss to the New York Knicks, gave the Grizzlies a 1 1/2-game advantage over the Rockets for second place in the Western Conference.
Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 27 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks, but it wasn't enough as San Antonio lost for the fourth time in its last five outings. Stephon Castle chipped in 21 points in the losing effort.
The start of the game was delayed 45 minutes due to a medical emergency involving a courtside spectator.
Both teams were somewhat shorthanded, as Memphis starting guard Desmond Bane sat out with a sore ankle, and three former Spurs players were headed to other teams in trades, including De'Aaron Fox, who was not with the team yet after being traded from Sacramento over the weekend.
Takeaways:
- San Antonio has stumbled out of the chute on its six-game annual Rodeo Road Trip, losing the first two games.
- Memphis has now won 16 of the last 17 matchups against the Spurs.
Key Moment:
San Antonio cut the deficit to single digits with just under 11 minutes to play, but Jaren Jackson Jr. and GG Jackson scored on consecutive baskets to stretch the lead to 14 points.
Key Stat:
The Spurs committed 23 turnovers, leading to 34 points for the Grizzlies. This helped Memphis surpass 100 points for the 52nd consecutive game.
Spurs are now 21-26
Points Created Game Link for Game 48 Spurs @ Grizzlies 109-129 L
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Here is the entire trade and how it breaks down:
The Sacramento Kings are finalizing a deal to send All-Star guard De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs, who are led by rising star Victor Wembanyama, as part of a multi-team NBA trade, ESPN reported.
The deal will see Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine join the Kings, per ESPN's reporting on Sunday.
The Kings had reportedly opened trade talks for Fox last week after it became clear the 27-year-old, who has one more year on his contract, was not committed to staying long-term in Sacramento.
The Spurs emerged as a preferred destination, and the move will unite Fox with the French phenom Wembanyama, who is averaging an impressive 24.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 4.0 blocks per game.
The Spurs have added veteran pieces to the young core led by Wembanyama this season, and the addition of Fox could enhance their late-season push as well as provide a building block for the next several years.
Fox is in his eighth NBA season, all with the Kings. He slogged through five losing seasons before the team reached the playoffs in 2022-23, ending the league's longest postseason drought after 16 years.
However, the Kings failed to make it out of the play-in last season, and after a slow start this year, coach Mike Brown was fired in December. This season, Fox is averaging a team-high 25.0 points per game and is second on the team in assists and third in rebounds.
In addition to receiving LaVine from the Bulls, the Kings will get 20-year-old French prospect Sidy Cissoko from the Spurs. The deal will also send Kevin Huerter, Zach Collins and Tre Jones to the Bulls, and Jordan McLaughlin to the Spurs, according to The Athletic.
LaVine, a two-time All-Star, is enjoying a productive season, averaging 24.0 points per game while shooting 51.1 percent from the field. Cissoko, the 44th overall pick in the 2023 draft, has appeared in just 29 NBA games so far.
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If y'all read my Points Created Blog, y'all know I'm running stats all season to get like a Batting Average for each player. I do it for every game and run for our Spurs week to week.
To read them, simply go to www.themibtwib.blogspot.com
I ran the trade and the Spurs, far and away, got the best player in the deal. Only LaVine is comparable.
Here's the breakdown:
From SAS to CHI (1st set are Points Created Per Minute & 2nd set are Points Created Per Game:
Tre Jones .477 7.661
Zach Collins .508 6.000
From SAS to SAC
Sidy Cissoko .370 1.176
From SAC to SAS
De'Aaron Fox .606 22.4
Jordan McLaughlin .308 2.089
From SAC to CHI
Kevin Huerter .358 7.488
From CHI to SAC
Zach Lavigne .635 21.667
Rating Scale for PC Effectiveness or Productivity per Minute
Above .700 - Superstar category. Normally, only a handful of players each season reach this level of performance for an entire season.
.600-.699 -All-Stars are in this range, or either just below or above it.
.500-.599 - Good players who are sometimes outstanding fall into this category.
.400-.499 -Regulars. Solid players who are either starters or among a team's first seven or eight regulars.
.300-.399 -Poor. Players here are mostly rookies, or vets whose skills are declining. *Could be solid at position defense. That EFFORT does not show up on a box score. But it shows up on their opponents' box score
Below .299 - Awful. Players in this category are living life on the edge. Most are soon traded or released or sent to the G-League.
Ratings Scale for PC per Game Activity Score
Typically, anyone who scores above 10 plays a lot of minutes and contributes meaningful stats for the team.
Frontline players typically provide a PC Game score above 18+
All-Star players typically provide a PC Game score above 21+
Superstar players typically provide a PC Game score above 25+
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NBA Game 48 Video Recap Link Spurs @ Hawks 126-125 W RRT 2 D. Fox 1st Spurs Game
In his San Antonio debut, newly acquired point guard De'Aaron Fox scored 24 points and dished out 13 assists, helping the Spurs to a narrow 126-125 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama also contributed 24 points, including a clutch free throw in the final seconds to break a tie.
Wembanyama intentionally missed his second free throw, denying the Hawks a chance at a last-second inbounds play. Trae Young's 3-pointer at the buzzer fell short, sealing the win for the Spurs.
The game featured several standout individual performances. Wembanyama added 12 rebounds to his scoring output, while Young led the Hawks with 32 points and 12 assists. Atlanta's Onyeka Okongwu had a career-high 30 points.
The Spurs led by as many as 20 points in the second half, but had to withstand a furious Hawks comeback attempt late in the game. De'Andre Hunter's 3-pointer pulled Atlanta within 123-121 in the final minutes, before Young tied the game at 123 and 125. However, Wembanyama's late free throw proved to be the difference.
Other notable performances included Devin Vassell's 20 points and four steals for the Spurs, and a career-high five steals from Julian Champagnie. The Spurs set a season-high with 72 points in the first half.
Spurs are now 22-26.
With 1.4 seconds left, Miles Bridges knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner off a wraparound feed from LaMelo Ball, lifting the Charlotte Hornets to a 117-116 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night and snapping a six-game skid.
De'Aaron Fox appeared to respond with a game-winning 3 at the buzzer, but officials reviewed the play and ruled that he did not get the shot off in time.
Bridges finished with 25 points on 10-of-18 shooting, while Ball recorded 24 points and 10 assists for the Hornets, who welcomed him back after a five-game absence due to an ankle injury. Nick Smith Jr. added 19 points for Charlotte, continuing his recent scoring surge, and Moussa Diabate dominated the offensive glass with 15 rebounds after taking over as the starting center.
Rookie Stephon Castle led the Spurs with a career-high 33 points. Fox, who tied the game with less than a minute to play and then gave the Spurs the lead with a 20-footer in the final seconds, finished with 22 points. Victor Wembanyama contributed 16 points and 11 rebounds.
The Spurs struggled on the glass, getting outrebounded 53-38 by the Hornets. Charlotte was a little short-handed as it awaits the arrival of several players acquired at the trade deadline, including Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish and Jusuf Nurkic.
The key moment came when Ball made a smart decision to drive and forced the Spurs to match-up defensively, once Fox committed to stopping Ball, Castle rotated late and Ball was able to find Bridges for the game-winning 3-pointer in the closing seconds. Charlotte also dominated the offensive glass, outscoring the Spurs 27-9 in second-chance points.
Spurs are now 22-27
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Paolo Banchero's clutch 15-foot shot gave the Orlando Magic a late lead, as they held on to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 112-111 on Saturday night. The Magic had trailed for most of the game before Banchero's go-ahead basket with 24.7 seconds remaining. Victor Wembanyama missed a potential game-winning jumper in the final seconds, sealing the victory for Orlando.
Franz Wagner led the Magic with 33 points and 12 rebounds, while Anthony Black added 20 points off the bench on 8-of-9 shooting. Banchero finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
For the Spurs, Devin Vassell scored a team-high 25 points on 11-of-14 shooting. Harrison Barnes chipped in 21 points and eight rebounds, hitting five 3-pointers in a red-hot first quarter stretch. Wembanyama recorded 18 points, nine rebounds, four steals and four blocks in the losing effort.
De'Aaron Fox contributed nine points and nine assists in his third game with the Spurs, who have now suffered back-to-back one-point road losses after a stretch of nearly winning four games on their current trip. The Magic, meanwhile, hope to get Jalen Suggs back from injury before the upcoming All-Star break.
Spurs are now 22-28
Victor Wembanyama delivered a standout performance, scoring 31 points and grabbing 15 rebounds to help the San Antonio Spurs hold off the Washington Wizards 131-121 on Monday night.
Wembanyama, who had erupted for a career-high 50 points against the Wizards in November, started strong again, making his first four 3-point attempts within the first eight minutes. Though he couldn't maintain that blistering scoring pace, the Spurs' young star remained a dominant force against a Washington team missing rookie 7-footer Alex Sarr due to a sprained left ankle.
De'Aaron Fox provided crucial support, contributing 30 points for the Spurs, while veteran Chris Paul dished out 10 assists. Rookie Stephon Castle added 16 points off the bench.
For the Wizards, Tristan Vukcevic led the way with 18 points, but the team struggled from beyond the arc, going just 14-of-47 from 3-point range.
The Spurs jumped out to a 28-10 lead after a 22-0 run in the first quarter, but the Wizards rallied to trail by only three at halftime. In the end, Wembanyama and the Spurs were able to hold on for the important road victory against the league-worst Wizards.
Key moment: Wembanyama's nice backdoor pass to Fox, who cut along the baseline for a layup that gave the Spurs a 122-115 lead with 3:13 remaining, helped San Antonio seal the win.
Key stat: Fox was dominant at the free-throw line, going 15-of-18.
Spurs are 23-28
NBA Game 52 Video Recap Link Spurs @ Celtics 103-116 L RRT 6
Jayson Tatum poured in 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Boston Celtics cruised past the San Antonio Spurs 116-103 on Wednesday night, securing their third straight victory and seventh win in eight games.
Kristaps Porzingis added 29 points for the Celtics, while Derrick White chipped in 19 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
The Spurs fought back from a 19-point halftime deficit, cutting the lead to 93-85 early in the fourth quarter. However, Boston pulled away down the stretch, outscoring San Antonio 23-18 the rest of the way.
De'Aaron Fox led the Spurs with 23 points in his fifth game since being traded from Sacramento, while Victor Wembanyama contributed 17 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. San Antonio has won just 3 of its last 8 games.
The Celtics have found their groove after a slow start to the new year, going 8-2 in their last 10 games. Meanwhile, the Spurs are still finding their footing with the new-look roster, going 2-3 in the five games since acquiring Fox.
In a key moment in the fourth quarter, Porzingis made a nifty no-look, over-the-head pass to Al Horford, who then found Sam Hauser for a long jumper to extend Boston's lead. The Celtics also improved their home record to 17-10 on the season.
Spurs are 23-29
Points Created Game Link for Game 52 Spurs @ Celtics 103-116 L
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