San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers
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Take the mallet, bang the drum twice and wait for the clap. Then do it again. But faster. Julian Champagnie was the ri
Spurs center Luke Kornet is embracing the lack of expectation the Spurs faced entering the season and hopes to remain 'blissfully unaware'
San Antonio Spurs' Devin Vassell is sidelined with a left adductor strain, confirmed by MRI. Coach Mitch Johnson indicated the absence will extend beyond a couple of games. Julian Champagnie is expected to step into the starting role,
The Spurs got 65 combined points from De'Aaron Fox, Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle in an ugly, uncomfortable win with Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell out.
Dylan Harper described the Spurs backcourt trio of himself, De'Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle as 'scary' for opponents.
Harrison Barnes persisted in his recent shooting slump. Carter Bryant looked as lost as an Arctic explorer. The usually hard-driving Dylan Harper seemed completely out of gas and otherwise allergic to the rim. And with all due respect to Luke Kornet, there’s no world in which he should be San Antonio’s leading scorer.
"Vic (Wembanyama) is looking really good," Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. "I expect him to travel. It's day to day and that (game against the Grizzlies) is more than a couple of days away, but it's going well. We all want him to play. I know he's chomping at the bit and we'll get him out there as soon as we can."
Deni Avdija had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, Donovan Clingan added a career-high 24 points along with 12 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the San Antonio Spurs 115-110 on Saturda