Michael C. Wright (@ mikecwright):
Mitch Johnson said Victor Wembanyama was “pretty close” to playing tonight. He pointed out that they’re always taking the long term view on Vic’s health.
Hoop Central (@ TheHoopCentral):
De’Aaron Fox over the last 5 games:
24.0 PPG
8.0 APG
3.0 RPG
58.0% FG
33.2 MPG
Don’t sleep on Fox. 
NBA on ESPN (@ ESPNNBA):
Denver Nuggets hand the San Antonio Spurs their first home loss since January 
Nikola Jokić and Stephon Castle trade triple-doubles in a playoff-type battle
Paul Garcia (@ PaulGarciaNBA):
Shot location scoring for the Spurs and Nuggets.
Denver shot 50% from the floor and scored 41 and 42 in the final two quarters.
Paul Garcia (@ PaulGarciaNBA):
The Spurs are now 3-3 when allowing 130 or more on defense this season.
Paul Garcia (@ PaulGarciaNBA):
The Nuggets made a new Spurs opp season high 36 free throws.
Post-game, De’Aaron Fox said the issues on defense started with Denver getting in the bonus early in the 3rd quarter.
Paul Garcia (@ PaulGarciaNBA):
The Nuggets finished with 136 points. That matches the opp season high against the Spurs.
Last time it was also Denver.
In both games, Wemby wasn’t available due to injury.
Paul Garcia (@ PaulGarciaNBA):
De’Aaron Fox finished with 27 points and 9 assists vs DEN
He scored 10 paint pts.
For the first time this season, he’s scored double-digit paint points in 5 straight games.
AirAlamo (@ AirAlamo):
The Spurs go down 136-131 to the Nuggets. Denver shot 36-38 from the free throw line. After the game, I asked De’Aaron Fox about it.
Paul Garcia (@ PaulGarciaNBA):
Stephon Castle finished with his 3rd triple-double of the season with 30 pts, 11 reb, and 10 ast.
He matched his season high of 4 made 3s.
He also made a new season high 12 free throws.
He said he thought his last 3PT in crunch time was going in
Tom Petrini (@ RealTomPetrini):
The Spurs tried some cool stuff with Wemby out and built a 20-point lead
Steph Castle had a 30-point triple-double, but left disappointed with the loss
“I still think we should have came out and won the game no matter what five was on the court.”
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ClutchPoints (@ ClutchPoints):
Nikola Jokic really smiled in Wemby’s face after the Spurs’ loss 
Jordan Howenstine (@ AirlessJordan):
Only five Spurs in franchise history with a 30-point triple-double:
David Robinson (4)
Dejounte Murray (3)
Victor Wembanyama (2)
Alvin Robertson (1)
Stephon Castle (1)
SpursMuse (@ spurs_muse):
this isn’t necessarily Zach or Luke slander but one of my very few beefs with Brian Wright is him selling the 2nd round picks over and over again:
‘25 — traded Kam Jones
could’ve drafted Raynaud
‘24 — did the Furphy/Nuñez swap
could’ve drafted Ighodaro
‘23 — traded Leonard
SpursRΞPORTΞR (@ SpursReporter):
Mitch Johnson and the Spurs felt the absence of Victor Wembanyama, but they acknowledged that giving up so many points late in the game isn’t going to cut it, and they’ll need to find better ways to close games going forward.
SpursRΞPORTΞR (@ SpursReporter):
Mitch Johnson commended Carter Bryant’s play affer the game and rightly so. Watch the rookie go right at multi-time MVP Nikola Jokić. First he out-rebounds him, then comes right back down and attacks the paint for the bucket. Fearless.
SpursRΞPORTΞR (@ SpursReporter):
Coach Mitch Johnson and others commended Carter Bryant’s play after the game and rightly so. Watch the rookie go right at multi-time MVP Nikola Jokić. First he out-rebounds him, then comes right back down and attacks the paint for the bucket. Fearless.
NBA Retweet (@ RTNBA):
Updated NBA MVP Ladder:
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- Victor Wembanyama
- Nikola Jokić
- Luka Dončić
- Cade Cunningham
- Donovan Mitchell
- Jaylen Brown
- Anthony Edwards
- Kawhi Leonard
- Jalen Johnson
