Game Thread: Spurs (25-33) vs. OKC (48-11) -- Sun. 3/02/2025 -- 6:00pm CST (2:00am Riga; 2:00pm Hawaii) on ESPN

[BatManu20]

Tank resumes tonight tbh. First home game in a month. Game is on ESPN. Let's get it.

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[BatManu20]

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[Strategic]

Thunder in an over all race with the Cavs. Gonna take a heroic outing to pull this one off. Come on Spurs!

[scott]

Fox Finale?

[SpurSpike]

I think the team plays strong for Fox 1st home game, would not be shocked with a win here.

[stnick2261]

Fox Finale?

Fingers crossed... which, ironically, Fox can't do

[LeBowen]

No chance with the usual starting lineup, SGA is going to score at will.
Either Castle or Jeremy need to be matched up with him.

[scott]

Thunder have four guys in the top 20 in the league at drawing charges. Spurs never draw charges. Interesting little leading indicator of winning teams.

Doesn’t look like Wemby is at the game? Would have been cool to see him on the bench with the team.

[LeBowen]

Thunder have four guys in the top 20 in the league at drawing charges. Spurs never draw charges.

Can't draw a charge if you're never in position to contest shots in the paint, tbh.

[scott]

Can't draw a charge if you're never in position to contest shots in the paint, tbh.

We’re in position plenty… our guys just elect to ole themselves out of the way, maybe throw a hand in there to give up an And-1 for funsies every now and then

[scott]

Wemby is on the bench! Good to see.

[LeBowen]

Castle first off the bench!


Game thread as empty as Devin's stats, noone seems to be watching.

[scott]

I hope you like 3 pointers…

[BatManu20]

5 minute TV timeouts are fun.

[LeBowen]

5 minute TV timeouts are fun.

They're the biggest issue for viewership, not the rules or style of play.
People can't be bothered with constant long stoppages.

Time-outs shouldn't take more than 2 minutes from the moment it's called until the ball is back in play. And lower it back to 6 per team.

[Mugen]

Good to see Vic on the bench

[ginobilized]

Liking the Spurs focus. Seem dialed in like last night.

OKC is a well-oiled machine. Still don't think they can win it all somehow.

[Mugen]

St3ph

[LeBowen]

10-13 from 3PT (not counting the last second heave) and still losing. This one is unwinnable, tbh.

[Guru of Nothing]

I am entertained.

[scott]

10/14 from 3 in the 1Q and still down by 3 :lol

[Mugen]

NGL, hitting 10 threes in a quarter and still trailing is pretty impressive :lol

[Strategic]

Nice 1st quarter mirage for the good guys.

[ginobilized]

Fun quarter, it's been a while since I thought that.

Castle's 3s looking much better recently. I think he's fully capable of becoming at least a league average 3pt shooter. Add Wemby and some 3&D types and and hello play-in. Next season. Hopefully.

[scott]

Even Sochan burying triples.

Everyone but Bismack and Devin have made one

[Strategic]

Spurs as a whole with 2 personal fouls in the first quarter. I remember the days when the best defenders fouled. Must be the new NBA

[LeBowen]

Spurs as a whole with 2 personal fouls in the first quarter. I remember the days when the best defenders fouled. Must be the new NBA

Looking at the stats, Spurs are the only bad team in top5 for least fouls. Celtics, Heat, Lakers and Knicks are the other top5 teams.

[scott]

Jeremy having a very nice quarter.

[scott]

Fun quarter, it's been a while since I thought that.

Castle's 3s looking much better recently. I think he's fully capable of becoming at least a league average 3pt shooter. Add Wemby and some 3&D types and and hello play-in. Next season. Hopefully.

I hope Top 6 is the organization’s expectation for next season. We’ll see how this offseason goes.

[LeBowen]

Sometimes I just don't understand the refs. What has Biyombo done wrong there?

[Strategic]

Thunder getting fouls called when they’re going to the hoop. Not happening for the Spurs.

[Strategic]

Sometimes I just don't understand the refs. What has Biyombo done wrong there?
Yeah that was shit call

[ginobilized]

Sometimes I just don't understand the refs. What has Biyombo done wrong there?

Biyombo resisted Hartenstein going over his back.

[ginobilized]

Is today the last day to waive Paul?
The way he's coaching looks like he's all in.

[LeBowen]

Is today the last day to waive Paul?
The way he's coaching looks like he's all in.

Iirc, the deadline was yesterday.


Devin is so awful.

[100%duncan]

How are the boys doing? Currently just statwatching and not surprised that Steph is hooping once again tbh.

[100%duncan]

I havent watched a full day since Wemby got shut down after missing only like 2 games the whole season so far :cry

[Strategic]

Come on Spurs finish the half strong

[Strategic]

That’s it Jeremy

[ginobilized]

Iirc, the deadline was yesterday.


Devin is so awful.

You are correct! Guess we're keeping CP3. Glad to have his knowledge and passion with these knuckleheads.

[Robz4000]

Castle break a finger there?

[scott]

Clearly a foul on Dort

[Strategic]

Foul on dort but I guess that doesn’t matter

[scott]

Would have been fun to watch this team with Wemby and proper rotations :cry

[Strategic]

Spurs with 16 treys in the first half. Wonder if they’ll score 16 points in the 3rd quarter

[John B]

Wow that was some hot shooting half

[ginobilized]

Castle, Fox, Sochan, Champagnie, KJ have some chemistry. I like this lineup. Tonight, anyway.

[Dex]

How did this team, minus Wemby...score a franchise record 16 three-pointers in the first half?

NBA is weird sometimes :lol

Somewhere Pop is steaming :pop:

[Guru of Nothing]

Nice to see Stephen A and Perkins shining a spotlight on Castle.

[LeBowen]

Castle, Fox, Sochan, Champagnie, KJ have some chemistry. I like this lineup. Tonight, anyway.

That lineup played well yesterday.
It's one of the few lineups with decent size and defense, but has questionable spacing. I'd say that Fox/Castle/Champ/Barnes/Jeremy would be our best linuep without Wemby.

[bbarry]

I don't like the way this game feels. I don't think Spurs can keep the offense up.

[Strategic]

Would have been fun to watch this team with Wemby and proper rotations :cry The Spurs were winning about half of their games during the 1st half of the season. They’ve slipped mostly in the third quarter of the season which is coming to a close. I wouldn’t be surprised if they went back to winning half their games to finish the year. I know Wemby is out, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the 3 point shooting picks up, plus strangely enough, Bismack is a better post player than Collins and Bassey. The biggest shortcoming I see would be on the boards. Idk. I know this scenario would piss people off. Don’t make the play in and screw up the draft odds.

[ginobilized]

The 3 ball well is running dry
We've missed 2 in a row

[Strategic]

Nice box out Paul. Wtf

[TekXX]

Of course the Spurs fall apart, what's new?

[BatManu20]

Aaaand there goes the lead. Took all of 2 minutes :lol

[YoungbuckMurray]

This team cannot rebound ever

[onechance87]

vassell is pathetic

[John B]

Get some rebounds. Too much 2nd chances for OKC.

[onechance87]

I don't like the way this game feels. I don't think Spurs can keep the offense up.

not when our best shooter is vassell...He has no heart

[YoungbuckMurray]

Every loss usually starts with their inability to get a damn rebound

[scott]

Any game which requires this team making 16 threes in a half is not a game we actually have a chance of winning, tbh

[LeBowen]

Mitch didn't have the balls to make a lineup change to start the second half and the obvious happened.

[John B]

Too much settling for the 3

[Strategic]

That’s it Castle

[Dod01]

Aaaand there goes the lead. Took all of 2 minutes :lol

I swear, any decent team does that hand to mouth yawning gesture even when we get a 20-25 point lead, knowing they can come back whenever. We gotta be at or near worst in the league at holding big leads.

[scott]

Any game which requires this team making 16 threes in a half is not a game we actually have a chance of winning, tbh

But maybe Castle will just take this bitch over…

[onechance87]

Mitch didn't have the balls to make a lineup change to start the second half and the obvious happened.

vassell needs to be benched

[TXstbobcat]

20 point game for Castle.

[Strategic]

Taking the ball to the hole

[LeBowen]

That was the worst decision I've ever seen CP3 make in transition.

[scott]

WTF was that CP3? :lol

[Dex]

WTF was that CP3? :lol

4 on 2 and he throws it out of bounds lol

[rascal]

Sochan should not be handling the ball on a fast break.

[ginobilized]

I wonder if seeing Pop helped the guys regroup. This doesn't look like the same team from 2 weeks ago.
This lineup has a fighting chance.

[LeBowen]

Lmao Jacob is getting all worked up and Sean is just sitting there with his arms crossed.

Fuck this bunch of fake tough guys on OKC, they'll never win shit.

Respect to Champ and Jeremy.

[TXstbobcat]

nice bench clearing brawl to make things fun tonight.

[scott]

Sochan hustled over after that dunk to step in for his teammates. Love seeing that.

K Williams should be ejected, looks like he threw a punch.

[LeBowen]

This is the one situation where Zach would be useful.
He'd surely undercut SGA by the end of the game. :lol

[ginobilized]

Damn, fisticuffs
My feed just died

Please keep us posted

[SPURt]

I stan Sochen. He’s a real one.

[TekXX]

Ok just move on, nothing happened.

[Robz4000]

SGA, K Williams, Sochan, and Champ prolly get ejected.

[Obstructed_View]

Say what you want about Jeremy, but he will throw down for a teammate every time.

[daslicer]

The camera angles for the review of this scuffle is garbage.

[scott]

OKC too young and dumb to know that we are exactly the kind of team you don’t want to get in a scrap with… Sochan is just as liable to take a retaliatory cheap shot at one of their guys that could lead to real trouble… Spurs have nothing to lose.

[Obstructed_View]

Bunch of nothing. They will call an offensive against Julian to take away the dunk because they need OKC to win.

[SPURt]

Champenis getting ejected makes no sense

[TXstbobcat]

ah, no harm no foul lol

Will we ever get another malice at the palace again?

[John B]

No elbow there. It’s Williams taking offense and making a shot. Boo!

[TXstbobcat]

Champenis getting ejected makes no sense

I think he threw a bunch.

[TekXX]

The refs should have to explain why they are ejecting people

[Robz4000]

:wow Castle

[LeBowen]

Castle loves pointing at people. :lol

[baseline bum]

Holy shit that scoop shot from Steph

[ginobilized]

Who got ejected?

[TXstbobcat]

Holy shit that scoop shot from Steph

even if they shut down fox after this game, it will still be worth it to pay $24 for a low level ticket on StubHub just to see Castle play on Tuesday

[YoungbuckMurray]

The rebounding is embarrassing

[scott]

Who got ejected?

Kenrich Williams, Champ, Dort

[Obstructed_View]

Champenis getting ejected makes no sense
Makes no sense. Especially if they aren't going to call a foul for the contact. He's the most low drama player on the team.

[Dex]

Sochan just walking away from the play after he got punked.

[Dod01]

Worst coaching staff in the league lol

[Guru of Nothing]

Oh, Keldon.

[Leetonidas]

Wide open threes and offensive rebounding, always

[ginobilized]

Kenrich Williams, Champ, Dort

Thanks!

I must've missed how Champ escalated things

[BatManu20]

Lol Keldon you dumbass

[scott]

Blake Wesley, logging in 0.6 seconds of game time :lol

[John B]

Nice to see Stephen A and Perkins shining a spotlight on Castle.

Nationally televised helps his ROTY bid

[ginobilized]

Anything could happen this 4th quarter.
Whatever the result, Spurs look like an NBA team once again.

[BackHome]

Are we sure we want to pay Fox that new contract $$

[Dod01]

WTF I thought that was the end of the 4th, lol ha ok.

[Robz4000]

Castle is det dude.

[TXstbobcat]

Castle in beast mode tonight

[CGD]

Are we sure we want to pay Fox that new contract $$

[scott]

Signature national TV game from Castle tonight, the kind that may solidify the ROTY race. Ironic that these performances have come against OKC in back-to-back seasons for Spurs ROTY candidates.

[Rubberducky]

Holy Shit Castle

[BatManu20]

Lol transition defense is pathetic.

[Strategic]

I don’t really care about okc being a rival, but Spurs gonna have to learn to play these guys.

[rankingtear]

Fox yet to have a good game.

[ginobilized]

We match up pretty well with OKC and they are the team to beat for the foreseeable future. We play up to their level.

Tonight may very well be the lynchpin for Castle. Love to see it!

[scott]

OKC gonna win that challenge, looks like the only contact was initiated by Vassell’s off hand

[ginobilized]

Castle's play and ASG exposure has finally stopped the TV announcers from mixing him up w/Vassell

[scott]

Castle's play and ASG exposure has finally stopped the TV announcers from mixing him up w/Vassell

Their respective levels of play also makes it pretty easy to tell them apart

[Strategic]

Could get ugly

[YoungbuckMurray]

Defense is fucking putrid

[ginobilized]

Their respective levels of play also makes it pretty easy to tell them apart

You don't think Vassell is just saving it for the playoffs?

[John B]

CP3 no defense

[onechance87]

get cp off the court

[BatManu20]

Spurs can't handle simple switches defensively. Everything's late or a missed assignment altogether.

[BatManu20]

And then the 40 year old gets blown by for the layup. Why is he even in the game?

[onechance87]

Fox yet to have a good game.

blame coaching

[ginobilized]

blame coaching

or Vassell

[Manu-of-steel]

CP3 is fast becoming a liability, both on O and D

[LeBowen]

Well, this one was unwinnable, at least it wasn't ugly from the start and Castle had a great game.

If you want to lose your mind, watch the game again and just focus on Devin. He's disgustingly bad in every team aspect of the game. And it's not like he's been a good scorer as of late.

[onechance87]

of course vassell cant make a open 3..Story of the season

[Leetonidas]

This team is a fucking joke on both sides of the ball.

[BatManu20]

Jalen Williams taking a hot steamy shit all over us tbh.

[Manu-of-steel]

Sit CP3s ass pls!!!

[scott]

Well, this one was unwinnable, at least it wasn't ugly from the start and Castle had a great game.

If you want to lose your mind, watch the game again and just focus on Devin. He's disgustingly bad in every team aspect of the game. And it's not like he's been a good scorer as of late.

This is what they show in my own personal version of the Clockwork Orange torture scene

[John B]

Nice to see Stephen A and Perkins shining a spotlight on Castle.

Nationally televised helps his ROTY bid

[onechance87]

or Vassell

yup setting him up to fail starting cp3 and vassell.

[Strategic]

Time for the bench

[scott]

We fought hard for than a lot longer than I thought we good. Another Moral Victory, for which I’m sure we’ll get a Moral Trophy at the season’s end.

[ginobilized]

Still weird to see Chip on the OKC bench

[LeBowen]

Lmao Williams is actually stat-padding in garbage time and risking an injury late in the season.

[Strategic]

Why’s he still in the game.

[ginobilized]

Was hoping for a Castle career high

[onechance87]

shit went down real fast one cp3 came back.Not sure if our coach is stupid to see or maybe he purposely trying
to tank keepng cp in.

[John B]

Fuck OKC’s coach keep JDubs in there to rain on Spurs when they already won.

[John B]

Mamu got bailed out shooting behind the board

[Strategic]

Well there’s your L.

[gilmor2002]

watched the game; the problem is CP3, he cannot play in the close-off situation because he offered no defense.

[John B]

For a moment I thought McLaughlin was Manu

[ginobilized]

I wonder if McLaughlin could be the Tre replacement next year?

[rascal]

Castle missed two 3 point shots on end of period half court shots. Hurts his overall 3 pt shooting.

[scott]

I wonder if McLaughlin could be the Tre replacement next year?

JMac probably good enough to be a rotation guy for us, but will never get the opportunity because he doesn’t fit the plan… whatever that plan is.

[rankingtear]

Were doing fine until Sochan tweaked something.

[dn0774]

Were doing fine until Sochan tweaked something.

Didn't see the game, it look serious? Contact or non contact?

[PhantomDashCam]

I really enjoyed this game for the most part.

- Spurs were hitting BS semi-contested threes in the first half, only to have them dry up in the second.

- Castle continues to impress. If his shot continues to improve (almost undoubtedly as his willingness to shoot them shows no signs of slowing down), there really isn't a weakness to his game (unless you want to play him in three PG lineup as a SF Mitchy J...).

- Vassell, I thought was OK for the most part. Nothing to write home about. 1-7 from three however is not going to get it down.

[Mal]

good L

[quentin_compson]

I know there was some stat-padding in garbage time involved, but still, SGA and Jalen Williams combining for 72 points, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists (throw in three blocks as well) without a single turnover between them is pretty impressive.

[gilmor2002]

I really enjoyed this game for the most part.

- Spurs were hitting BS semi-contested threes in the first half, only to have them dry up in the second.

- Castle continues to impress. If his shot continues to improve (almost undoubtedly as his willingness to shoot them shows no signs of slowing down), there really isn't a weakness to his game (unless you want to play him in three PG lineup as a SF Mitchy J...).

- Vassell, I thought was OK for the most part. Nothing to write home about. 1-7 from three however is not going to get it down.

The problem with Vassell is mental.. he is not cut to be in a playoff bound team..