Game Thread Spurs (12-5) @ Nuggets (13-4) (Fri 11/28/25) [8:30PM CDT]

[LeBowen]

Win or go home Cup game.
All the pressure is on the Nuggets, Spurs have nothing to lose...other than the game itself.

 

[100%Duncan]

Lebowen taking us to Vegas

 

[LeBowen]

Lebowen taking us to Vegas

Opening these threads is like doubling on those poker machines even when it's obviously not a good idea.

 

[timtonymanu]

AG being out helps but this looks like a game where Murray will go off and Jokic will be Jokic. Otherwise, contain everyone else. Hard to though with super Jokic bringing the best out of his teammates.

 

[inagra]

Maybe Joker will take it easy on us.

 

[FiestaSpurs]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1994207271778197569

 

[Exstatic]

Shit. Castle would have really helped. Hopefully, Harper has a Harper game.

If no one had started a thread by the time I got up tomorrow, I would have taken another bullet. Good luck, LeBowen.

 

[Em-City]

Thanks for the thread. I'm not often dreading a matchup but without Wemby I'm bracing myself for a beat down

 

[Paramore]

Hope we compete against Denver

 

[spurraider21]

Gordon, Braun, Strawther, Holmes out for Denver. Braun is their best guard defender…

 

[Area 51.247]

Gordon, Braun, Strawther, Holmes out for Denver. Braun is their best guard defender…

Didn't Strawther have a couple of good games against the Spurs last year?

 

[scott]

Cam Johnson hasn't been great... thus he is who I am concerned about tomorrow.

And of course, Big Daddy Val lurks... always waiting to skull f us

 

[100%Duncan]

What’s the timeline on Steph? Why do I have a feeling he’ll be out longer than Vic. It seems like we have less news on him.

 

[BatManu20]

Cam Johnson hasn't been great... thus he is who I am concerned about tomorrow.

And of course, Big Daddy Val lurks... always waiting to skull f us

Cam had a slow start to the season but he's been much better the past few games tbh. He's also their best wing defender right now.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1993823569378443270

 

[tim_duncan_fan]

I'm bad at describing shit and I don't remember what year they are from, but this team is full of young guys and some of them have a lil bit of flashiness to them, and I think it would be fun to see them in those super-duper hella extra-shimmery shiny silvery-white jerseys from around 15 years back. Does this description sound familiar? lol

 

[Fireball]

yeah it was only a matter of time before Cam Johnson returns back to form. nobody plays worse with Jokic.

 

[Exstatic]

I'm bad at describing shit and I don't remember what year they are from, but this team is full of young guys and some of them have a lil bit of flashiness to them, and I think it would be fun to see them in those super-duper hella extra-shimmery shiny silvery-white jerseys from around 15 years back. Does this description sound familiar? lol

Those were the Silver Sundays jerseys. Most people hate them, but I own authentics: 2 Tim’s, 1 DRob, and an Eric Williams, a guy who came over with Bonner from Toronto, and played out that season.

 

[pookenstein]

If we lose we're definitively out of the Cup? No chance for a wild card?

 

[pookenstein]

OK, doctor google helped me with the answer.
When it's all said and done, one team from each group will officially qualify for the NBA Cup playoffs. In addition, each conference will receive one “wild card” team. The wild card team is determined by whatever team has the best record in group play but didn't win their group.

 

[pookenstein]

Since both the Suns and the Thunder are currently 3-0 in Group A one of them will get the wild card. The winner of Memphis vs. Clippers might have a chance if they win in a blowout themselves and OKC blows out the Suns.
Thunder 3-0 +71
Suns 3-0 +35
Grizzlies 2-1 +9
Clippers 2-1 -15

So if the sum of points in a Grizzlies win and Thunder win is >26, the Grizzlies will advance. Clippers advance if the sum is >50 points.

 

[spursparker9]

So Spurs has no chance for wild card

 

[pookenstein]

Nope. Either win and win the group, or go home with a 2-2 record. Houston, Blazers and Warriors are all already eliminated.

 

[Robz4000]

Forgot Denver has Big Val tbh, this shit is 100% a loss.

 

[spurraider21]

Forgot Denver has Big Val tbh, this shit is 100% a loss.

for those unfamiliar:

his career averages are 13/9 on 56%

his career averages vs the spurs are 16/11 on 63%

 

[spursparker9]

Forgot Denver has Big Val tbh, this shit is 100% a loss.

I recall Zollins was like invisible in front of big val