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Spurs: The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Golden State Warriors 126 to 113 despite being down through the first three quarters of the game! V. Wembanyama (26pts,9rebs,2blks) and D. Fox (27pts,8ast,3stls) lead the way against the depleted Warriors. The Warriors lead through the first three quarters and seemed to be a quarter away from victory, but San Antonio made a run with K. Johnson (21pts,6rebs) and H. Barnes (10pts) helping get momentum back for the Spurs. D. Haper (14pts,5rebs) was also critical for the Spurs pushing the pace and controlling tempo! The defense for the Spurs really stepped up in the second half and swarmed the Warriors into mistakes and bad shots! Now is the break for the All-Star game and V. Wembanyama will represent San Antonio as a starter and future cornerstone of the franchise!

Warriors: Golden State was without S. Curry and K. Porzingus, but D. Green (17pts) was up to his usual school yard play and helped keep the Warriors close. It will be interesting to see what kind of team the Warriors turn into down the stretch, but getting players back healthy is key!

Spurs: The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 136 to 108 in an easy victory against the Lebron-less Lakers! WeM-VP torched the Lakers with 40 points, (25 in the first quarter) to help lead the Spurs to victory. C. Bryant (16pts) and D. Harper (15pts) each had good moments with-in the game to show off just why each was a lottery pick in last years past draft! The Spurs are on a 5 game win streak and are looking good going into the All-Star break! The team is playing more up tempo and swarming defense that has lead to this good run! S. Castle took a hard fall during the game and left with a hip contusion. He should be alright going forward but will more than likely miss a game!

Lakers: No Lebron, No Luka, No Reeves and no hope for a Lakers team that had even their own fans complaining about paying good money to watch their team play without their stars! From the jump this team had no chance and V. Wembanyama took over in the first quarter to seal the deal!

Spurs: The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Dallas Mavericks for the third time this season 138 to 125 in an easy victory as S. Castle shines with a 40 point triple double! The only other player to do that in Spurs history was D. Robinson in 1993! V. Wembanyama (16pts,11rebs,3blks) and D. Fox (15pts,5ast) were steady for the Spurs throughout the game. D. Vassell (17pts) also found his rhythm and was a consistent threat from deep and the midrange. Both rookies looked good in this game as C. Bryant (11pts) and D. Harper (11pts) played solid. The Spurs bench unit was consistent in this victory totaling 39 points and helped the Spurs pull away at the end of the first half!

Dallas: C. Flagg (14pts) played well, but the Spurs had a better game plan for the outstanding rookie! Dallas was done and knew victory was out of reach by the end of the second quarter going into halftime.

Spurs: The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Dallas Mavericks 135 to 123 as V. Wembanyama (29pts,11rebs,6ast,3blks) battled with C. Flagg (32pts) in a close game throughout! D. Fox(17pts,7rebs) and D. Vassell (12pts,7rebs) helped pace the Spurs to victory and both guards had a bounce back game. S. Castle (18pts,7rebs,6ast) and K. Johnson (12pts,6ast) maintained focus off the bench and continued the solid attack! J. Champagnie (14pts) and H. Barnes (19pts) were 9-19 from deep and played solid defense. D. Harper (9pts) played well with limited minutes after coming back from a night off. No players for the Spurs were traded at the deadline and that seemed to help ignite this team to focus on the task at hand and keep the pressure on the young Mavs!

Mav: C. Flagg is gonna be a problem for the NBA sooner rather than later! He plays point forward and is learning the game at an incredible rate! D. Marshall (32pts) played Robin the Flagg’s Batman, but it wasn’t enough to get the victory as the Spurs were too much down the stretch! The Mavs moved on from A. Davis and will look totally different going into next season.

Spurs: The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 116 to 106 in a snooze fest type of game in which the Thunder sat 7 key rotation players dealing with, ‘Injuries.” V. Wembanyama (22pts,14rebs,2blks) played a good game and was one of a few Spurs to show up and play up to task! K. Johnson (25pts,6rebs) was amazing off the Spurs bench and showcased why he deserves votes as the NBA’s sixth man of the year! D. Fox (15pts,10ast) and S. Castle (14pts) finally played up to task in the fourth quarter. For most of the game both guards were playing down to the competition. D. Vassell (5pts) in 25 mins of action was subpar to be nice. The $25 million a year combo guard could not buy a bucket and played horrible defense against the Thunder. It will take him some time to get his groove back but between him and H. Barnes (9pts) the Spurs need points and, “Ganas” from both players!

Thunder: OKC played well for being short handed but they never were a threat to beat the Spurs at all in this game. A. Wiggins (20pts) and J. Williams (24pts) had solid games, but the Thunder wanted them to get some confidence against the Spurs. The Thunder accentually threw in the towel and are waiting for the playoffs. I guarantee the Thunder won’t be fined for sitting out 7 key players!!!

Spurs: The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Orlando Magic 112 to 103 in a game that was delayed because of the snow storm in Charlotte! V. Wembanyama (28pts,8rebs,5blks) was special down the stretch in this game! Especially after taking an elbow From D. Bane in the third quarter with 1:47 left! D. Fox (14pts,10ast) and D. Vassell (16pts) lead the attack against the Magic from the jump. D. Harper (15pts) and K. Johnson (14pts,10rebs) were solid contributors off the bench! The Spurs were excellent after halftime and got even more focused after the cheap shot to their star!

Magic: There is no doubt the Orlando Magic will be a good competitive team in the near future. Players like P. Banchero (19pts) and D. Bane (25pts) will help this team grow and make a run! The key to this team is growth and also maturity! D. Bane taking a cheap shot at Wemby in the third quarter got the Spurs focused and more than likely could have costed the Magic this game!

Spurs: The San Antonio Spurs lost to the Charlotte Hornets 111 to 106 in an early game during a rare snow storm in Charlotte. Bad decisions down the stretch and bad execution cost the Spurs this game. V. Wembanyama (16pts) and D. Fox (11pts) had a cold shooting game that was as cold as the snow outside of the arena! D. Harper (20pts) was a lone bright spot for the Spurs in that he was ready to play from the opening tip! Hopefully the Spurs can rebound as tomorrow they play another young good team in the Orlando Magic!

Hornets: B. Miller (26pts) caught fire from the second quarter on and was hard to stop down the stretch. L. Ball (16pts) had a decent game and keep the pressure on the Spurs the entire game! C. Sexton (21pts) contributed off the bench and really helped keep the lead after the Hornets made a push in the second quarter. This team is 11-6 in their last 17 games and seem to be figuring things out before the All-star break!

Spurs: The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Houston Rockets 111 to 99 with a big game from V. Wembanyama (28pts,16rebs,5blks). He set the tone defensively in the fourth quarter allowing the Spurs to outpace and outscore the Rockets 27 to 13. The trio of D. Fox (18pts,8ast) and S. Castle (16pts,6rebs) and D. Harper (16pts) outpaced and Rockets and eventually turned the game around for the Spurs! It took a half, but a an extra gear clicked on for the Spurs and they seemed to not only believe they could beat the Rockets, but seemed to remember that this Rockets team is slow and can be beaten with physicality and great pace! As good as K. Durant is, he is nearing 40 yrs of age so the pace has to be up tempo and pushing back is necessary in order to wear out old legs! K. Johnson (17pts,7rebs) again was a force off the bench and a solid piece in pushing back and not backing down from adversity!

Rockets: K. Durant (24pts) and A. Thompson (25pts) played great for the Rockets, but it was not enough to get the win! A. Sengun (18pts,10rebs,7ast) also played great, but his lack of defense really hurt the Rockets in the fourth quarter!

Spurs: The San Antonio Spurs shut down the Utah Jazz down the stretch in an impressive 126 to 109 victory that improves the Spurs record to 31-14 on the season! V. Wembanyama (26pts,13rebs,5blks) helped freeze the Jazz in the final 2:58 of regulation! In that span the Spurs outscored the Jazz 9-0 and never looked back! D. Fox (31pts,5rebs,5ast) was aggressive early and often and helped the Spurs close out the Jazz during the critical run in the fourth quarter. He needs to set the tone early and get himself involved in the offense. The pick and roll with him and Victor down the stretch was what majority of Spurs fans and critics have been wanting to see from the two stars! The Jazz had no answer for it! S. Castle (16pts,7rebs,8ast) had an off night shooting but had an impressive slam in the fourth quarter as well as solid defense! J. Champagnie (17pts) and K. Johnson (21pts) off the bench each contributed in the win with big buckets in key moments! C. Bryant (7pts) played solid defense and even hit a few shots to show Coach Johnson that he is ready whenever called upon.

Jazz: A. Bailey (25pts) and J. Nurkic (17pts) as well as K. George (23pts) all contributed in keeping the game close but it was not enough to defeat the hungry Spurs! This team can beat anybody but also loose to anybody!