Game Thread: Spurs (19-58) @ Kings (47-30) Sunday Apr. 2, 2023 5:00PM CT 1:00AM RIGA

[lefty20]

Dellavedova out for the Kings.




Langford & KBD are questionable. Birch, Vassell, Bassey & Sochan are out for the Spurs.

[GAustex]

Langford hurt again
How does he get hurt he never plays
He is always hurt

[lefty20]

Langford hurt again
How does he get hurt he never plays
He is always hurt

Glassford, tbh.

[slick'81]

NOspursNO:nope

[Barfunk]

Help the Kings get to 50!

[Barfunk]

Is it better to chase for 2nd or try to win this? I think the Rockets will be tempted to crash the Lakers' party.

[lefty20]

Is it better to chase for 2nd or try to win this? I think the Rockets will be tempted to crash the Lakers' party.

We can go all out. Chances of pulling of a W against a quality opponent without Sochan & Vassell are pretty low.

[Barfunk]

We can go all out. Chances of pulling of a W against a quality opponent without Sochan & Vassell are pretty low.

True, makes sense...

[lefty20]

Johnson out as well. Didn't see him listed on the report I came across earlier.

[Mr. Body]

I kind of remember once watching Jeremy Sochan play.

[heyheymymy]

I'm cool with resting everyone these games are worthless and I'm not risking injuries

[Mr. Body]

Almost as excited to see Branham next year as I am Sochan.

[lefty20]

4-5 from 3 to start the game. The lone miss was a wide open 3 from Bran that rattled out.

[Thomas82]

It looks like the Spurs are thinking upset today.

[heyheymymy]

Damn Champagnie has fingerprints all over this game

[LeBowen]

If Mamu dunked on Lyles, it would've been one of the best moments this season.

[Dex]

McDucktales back on the court

[LeBowen]

I know they're not trying their best today, but Kings sre going to get destroyed in the playoffs if their trend of playing no defense whatsoever continues.

[Mr. Body]

Sacto just gives up way too many cuts and offensive boards.

[Mr. Body]

Champagnie cutting hard and playing some good defense.

[JPB]

I'm cool with resting everyone these games are worthless and I'm not risking injuries

Race for seis.

[rascal]

Spurs have have their worst won/loss % on Sunday's.

[Mr. Body]

I think Philadelphia done fucked up.

[slick'81]

Julian saying fck the #2 pick

[Thomas82]

I know we still have another half to go, but the Kings seem to be playing down to the Spurs.

[heyheymymy]

um Jesus 22 pts for Champagnie 16 in 2Q

[JPB]

Champagnie MVP.

[Mr. Body]

I know we still have another half to go, but the Kings seem to be playing down to the Spurs.

More experienced teams know how to turn it on and kill off bad opposition. Not sure they have that yet.

[spurs1990]

Didn’t want to say it before the game but I’ll say it now. Same old Kings.
Unexpected win for the good guys but great confidence builder for 2024

[JPB]

Yeah spurs still get routed.

[Mr. Body]

Man, the way they call interiors for guards like Fox is unbelievable.

[JPB]

Pop is right, that was a clear Sabonis foul.

[Mr. Body]

Totally an offensive foul on Sabonis.

[JPB]

Champagnie making his case in my mind... 25pt, 9/11.

[Degoat]

I hate to be a hater, but man Wesley has been so underwhelming this year. Both Sochan and Branham have had stretches of looking awesome and Wesley just hasn’t shown that at all.

[slick'81]

Lfg!! 4th quarter collapse!

[JPB]

Doug with the Manu flop.

[Barfunk]

Time for M.B. and Pop to do each other a solid, lol. Wouldn't mind seeing the Kings come out of the West, but not sure the NBA will allow a possible Kings-Bucks finals.

[Mr. Body]

Are we really not going to see Champagnie again?

[Thomas82]

More experienced teams know how to turn it on and kill off bad opposition. Not sure they have that yet.

Apparently they don't. Every time they take the lead they give it right back up.

[Thomas82]

Lfg!! 4th quarter collapse!

It doesn't look likely, but that would be nice.

[Barfunk]

MCBuckwheat throwing a wrench in the spokes

[Mr. Body]

Malaki steps out of bounds a lot.

[Degoat]

Nice tank Branham lol

[heyheymymy]

overtime!

[lefty20]

Terrible possession by Kings.

[slick'81]

Welp! 3rd place it is

[Thomas82]

I guess we won't be catching the Rockets now.

[JPB]

Yeah spurs still get routed.

Not.

[DPG21920]

That seals it….HOU will not catch SA. HOU will not have any surprise wins and Spurs will definitely beat POR. So HOU would have to win against both CHA and WAS and doubt that happens.

[BackHome]

I hate to be a hater, but man Wesley has been so underwhelming this year. Both Sochan and Branham have had stretches of looking awesome and Wesley just hasn’t shown that at all.

I was kind of shocked that he was not sent and did a whole year with the G - League as he has potential but so much work has to be done on his game.

[BackHome]

That seals it….HOU will not catch SA. HOU will not have any surprise wins and Spurs will definitely beat POR. So HOU would have to win against both CHA and WAS and doubt that happens.

Yeah, we not getting out of the third spot now

[rascal]

That seals it….HOU will not catch SA. HOU will not have any surprise wins and Spurs will definitely beat POR. So HOU would have to win against both CHA and WAS and doubt that happens.

This is why I wanted Houston to beat Charlotte a while back.

I knew the Spurs weren't catching Charlotte and it would be close with Houston.

[MultiTroll]

The important thing is we got to see Dougie McDermott get lots of minutes and hit a lot of shots to help give the win.

[Dejounte]

2 or 3 it doesn’t help the Spurs get a higher pick regardless. Getting 3 just means they have a chance to get the 7th pick. That’s it. 2 or 3 share the same odds to get picks 1-4.

[Mr. Body]

2 or 3 it doesn’t help the Spurs get a higher pick regardless. Getting 3 just means they have a chance to get the 7th pick. That’s it. 2 or 3 share the same odds to get picks 1-3.

Yup. People freaking out about nothing. It just shifts the non 1-4 percentages and gives a slight chance at the 7th pick.

[rascal]

2 or 3 it doesn’t help the Spurs get a higher pick regardless. Getting 3 just means they have a chance to get the 7th pick. That’s it. 2 or 3 share the same odds to get picks 1-4.

It can make a difference if neither Houston or the Spurs move up. Houston will draft one ahead.
If neither are in the top three and Detroit is the Spurs are 5 and Houston is 4.

Maybe it makes no difference but possible it can be the difference of one pick.

[Mr. Body]

It can make a difference if neither Houston or the Spurs move up. Houston will draft one ahead.
If neither are in the top three and Detroit is the Spurs are 5 and Houston is 4.

Maybe it makes no difference but possible it can be the difference of one pick.

They'll take one of the Thompsons, so it' s not a big deal.

[DPG21920]

It can make a difference if neither Houston or the Spurs move up. Houston will draft one ahead.

I mean, I don’t care that much. I’m just stating what’s going on for those that follow it. I’m fine with SA winning out. Only hindsight will sting or be great when time comes. Even though we have the same odds, if HOU lands #1 pick from 2nd spot it will feel awful. But if Spurs land it from 3rd spot it will be fate :lol.


Just have to see how it shakes out, but the math is the same for the top 4 pick. Landing pick 7 would be horrendous luck. Pick 6 is highest individual odds for Spurs at this point but its a 33% shot at pick 6 or 7 now :wow

[rascal]

They'll take one of the Thompsons, so it' s not a big deal.

You don't know who they will take. Better to have that higher pick.

What doesn't make a difference is a meaningless win this late in the season.

[Dejounte]

It can make a difference if neither Houston or the Spurs move up. Houston will draft one ahead.
The scenario where neither Spurs or Houston move up and two teams move ahead of them would leave the Spurs with the 5th pick vs the 4th pick where Houston would instead pick. This doesn’t contradict what I said about the odds for the Spurs still being the same for 1-4. At 3, the odds increase for the Spurs to get 5, 6, or 7 and that lines up with “Houston will draft one ahead”.

[Mr. Body]

You don't know who they will take. Better to have that higher pick.

What doesn't make a difference is a meaningless win this late in the season.

I mean, everyone knows the Rockets will take a Thompson twin if they get one of those picks.

[Ariel]

They'll take one of the Thompsons, so it' s not a big deal.
I think so too. Being 2 or 3 only matters if Houston misses on the top 4, and given that they're fond of suspect gambles and they're in desperate need of playmaking help, they're one of the prime candidates to pick up one of the Thompsons. Then it wouldn't really make much of a difference to us.

[spurraider21]

Champagnie supernova

[Kuvai]

Do we have chances for no 1 overall pick?

[Dex]

#3 seems all but locked in now, but man...imagine being the Kings going into the playoffs for the first time since 2006 and you lose to the B-squad of a tanking Spurs team at home.

Maybe Pop was trying to send a wake-up call to their players

[tim_duncan_fan]

We have guaranteed best odds at #1 right?

What a year, but we survived it.

[BackHome]

Being now with the third worst record We have a chance of picking 1 through 7 :wtf

I believe Houston having the second worst record has a chance of picking only 1 -4

Hopefully we will not see the ramifications of winning this game on draft night..

[cjw]

Being now with the third worst record We have a chance of picking 1 through 7 :wtf

I believe Houston having the second worst record has a chance of picking only 1 -4

Hopefully we will not see the ramifications of winning this game on draft night..

Second worst record can still pick sixth if neither they nor worst team get their lotto balls.

[Mr. Body]

Being now with the third worst record We have a chance of picking 1 through 7 :wtf

That's how it works.


I believe Houston having the second worst record has a chance of picking only 1 -4

That's not how it works.

[DPG21920]

Spurs have been exceptional at rotating their end of bench guys this year. Bassey, Stanley Johnson, Champagnie etc….been really aces finding guys this season.

[Ice009]

Did Stanley Johnson actually end up signing with another team?

[exstatic]

Being now with the third worst record We have a chance of picking 1 through 7 :wtf

I believe Houston having the second worst record has a chance of picking only 1 -4

Hopefully we will not see the ramifications of winning this game on draft night..

Houston 1-6
Detroit 1-5

[exstatic]

Did Stanley Johnson actually end up signing with another team?

I went to his bbref page last week, and there is no new information, post Spurs.

[John B]

I went to his bbref page last week, and there is no new information, post Spurs.

I like Stanley’s defense, but Champagnie is a more consistent shooter between the two, plus he has shown efforts to improve defensively, he hustles, rebounds and only 21 vs 26.

[Ice009]

I went to his bbref page last week, and there is no new information, post Spurs.

Yeah, right. Interesting. I thought he left to try and get on a playoff team's roster? Wasn't he the one that asked to be released?

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

We had a 14.29% chance of #1 in 1987 and were technically in the 4th position the year we got David. 21.6% chance when we got TD.

If it's meant to be it shall be. Beating the Kings yesterday means nothing.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

And yes, this was much worse for the Kings than it was "good" for the Spurs. Doug going off for 30 will be forgotten. Had Keldon and Devin battled the Spurs back for an overtime win perhaps there would have been a lasting impression, but riding McDermott's hot shooting to victory is pretty meaningless for this young group.

[BackHome]

Houston 1-6
Detroit 1-5

Ok so in the grand scheme not that big of deal getting third place as odds to first pick are still the same. I guess Pop can release the hounds and go for wins or he can just use remaining games to get a good look at new players and see what they can do

[John B]

And yes, this was much worse for the Kings than it was "good" for the Spurs. Doug going off for 30 will be forgotten. Had Keldon and Devin battled the Spurs back for an overtime win perhaps there would have been a lasting impression, but riding McDermott's hot shooting to victory is pretty meaningless for this young group.

Tre Jones had his triple-double, and Champagnie his career high. So not only McBuckets had a great game. The team played really well, so Pop coached them hard at the end for the win.

But now with 1 and 1/2 game behind HOU and CHA to far to catch, I expect Spurs to close the season strong.

[JPB]

Bottom 2 is still possible in a vacuum. All we need is one HOU win.

[rascal]

We had a 14.29% chance of #1 in 1987 and were technically in the 4th position the year we got David. 21.6% chance when we got TD.

If it's meant to be it shall be. Beating the Kings yesterday means nothing.

One team will beat the long odds and get Wemby. Spurs have as good a shot as anyone.

[wildbill2u]

Kings really wanted to win this to enhance their playoff standings so our youngsters were playing against their betst players. Not bad. Champagnie's shooting was a surprise to everyone. All players get a hot streak every once in a while. Remember Trey Lyles (now playing for Kings) hit 6 treys in his first game with the Spurs and never came close to that perfomance afterward. Got our hopes up and then broke our hearts