Game Thread Spurs (21-7) vs Thunder (25-3) (Tue 12/23/25) [7:30 PM CDT]

[BatManu20]

KJ putting in that work in the painted area. Really impressive tbh. Love him in his new role.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2003575591195602979

 

[k....]

until i see a video of wemby wiping his own ass how can i be assuaged by these inconsistent reports

 

[eric365]

Look a last time at the standing. Spurs 2nd in the west and 3rd in the league

It's not sure we get back to that this season after this tough stretch

 

[LeBowen]

Look a last time at the standing. Spurs 2nd in the west and 3rd in the league

It's not sure we get back to that this season after this tough stretch

Yeah, because we've peaked already without ever having everyone available and without minutes restriction.
Also played 12 at home and 16 on the road.

 

[scott]

Yeah, because we've peaked already without ever having everyone available and without minutes restriction.
Also played 12 at home and 16 on the road.

Interestingly the OKC game in Vegas counts neither as a road game or a home game in the standings (but I agree with you that we should consider it a road game from a perspective of the team even if the official standings don't read that way). I think we'll finish the year playing 40 home games, 41 road games, and the one "other" game.

 

[sKiN20]

Do you guys think wemby will be pissed at the Mitch and medical staff if he missed the 65 games requirements due to "injury management"? I think he will understand if it is a legit injury. But from his previous quotes, it seems like he feel he is good to go and with almost no pain at all. He has also said from his rookie year that he will want to get all the hardware like MVP, ROTY, DPOY.

spurs organization is trying to brainwash wemby into thinking individual awards doesnt matter and he better adapt to BS spurs culture and forget winning any individual awards.

 

[100%Duncan]

So is he playing or what

 

[spurraider21]

Look a last time at the standing. Spurs 2nd in the west and 3rd in the league

It's not sure we get back to that this season after this tough stretch

The schedule has generally been favorable. We are a third of the way into the season but still have four remaining games against OKC three against Denver, three against Houston and a couple more against the Lakers. Still have two against the Knicks and Pistons as well.

And it’s telling that our losses have generally come against good teams. Minnesota. Lakers. Phoenix twice. Cleveland. Our other losses came against the Warriors, who are mid, but Curry went nuclear in both of those.

We’ve done a good job taking care of business against lesser competition. That gives us something of a buffer as we go into the tough part of the schedule. While we did escape some of those games against crap teams like New Orleans or even Brooklyn, stacking those wins was nevertheless very important

The next month of the season or so will be our best indication of how competitive this team really can be in the playoffs

 

[Mugen]

So is he playing or what

He's dead.

 

[RC_Drunkford]

by the way has anybody realized that Mitch tried to find the 10th man in these last 3 games by giving each of them 1 game with consistent minutes throughout the game?

Wizards - Sochan: 15 min 3/2/1/1/1

Hawks - Waters: 17 min 8/1/0/2/0

Wizards - Olynyk: 9 min 4/4/0/0/0

 

[scott]

He's dead.

bury him next to timvp

 

[Knoxxx]

The Spurs should be no worse than 3 currently in power ratings.

 

[LeBowen]

 

[Ni-G]

spurs organization is trying to brainwash wemby into thinking individual awards doesnt matter and he better adapt to BS spurs culture and forget winning any individual awards.

They are probably right. Basketball is a team game not a tennis or chess.

 

[onechance87]

Barnes better make his open shots and rebound better this time.

 

[Exstatic]

Interestingly the OKC game in Vegas counts neither as a road game or a home game in the standings (but I agree with you that we should consider it a road game from a perspective of the team even if the official standings don't read that way). I think we'll finish the year playing 40 home games, 41 road games, and the one "other" game.

Seems weird. After the group play, non Vegas teams get two games assigned, one home one road, and the semi finals teams move to the knockout rounds. The Lakers game was clearly a road game. OKC beat Phoenix in what was clearly a home game. Shouldn’t we have been the home team?

 

[scott]

by the way has anybody realized that Mitch tried to find the 10th man in these last 3 games by giving each of them 1 game with consistent minutes throughout the game?

Wizards - Sochan: 15 min 3/2/1/1/1

Hawks - Waters: 17 min 8/1/0/2/0

Wizards - Olynyk: 9 min 4/4/0/0/0

If that's what he was doing, I think Kelly clearly looked best amongst those 3.