There’s one thing notably merciless about NBA schedules generally. Contemporary off a Christmas Day heart-breaker at Madison Sq. Backyard, the Spurs at the moment are being requested to pull their our bodies to Brooklyn to face the Nets and yet one more New York crowd.
The basketball gods do have a humorousness although. Victor Wembanyama, nonetheless buzzing from a 42-point Backyard debut that left New York followers checking their telephones to see when the Spurs go to subsequent, will get to match up in opposition to Nic Claxton, one other impossibly lengthy large man who makes guards rethink their life decisions on the rim.
The distinction must be fascinating: Claxton, the extra conventional rim-runner, in opposition to Wembanyama, who spent his Christmas launching threes like a 7’4” Steph Curry impersonator.
The Spurs are nonetheless trying to find consistency in all the pieces besides their skill to make video games fascinating. They’ve proven flashes of brilliance, normally coinciding with Wembanyama doing one thing that breaks basketball physics, however they’re nonetheless studying methods to translate these moments into victories.
If the Spurs wish to keep away from their 2nd three-game shedding streak of the season, they’ll want to search out solutions to some robust questions: Can they hold the flame-throwing Cam Thomas from attending to his spots? Will their protection maintain up when Wembanyama sits? Can they keep away from the turnover bug that’s bitten them currently?
After all, as we noticed within the Backyard, generally all these questions turn into moot when Wembanyama decides to placed on a present. And after that show, you possibly can guess lots of people can be tuning into this one.
San Antonio Spurs at Brooklyn Nets
December sixth, 2024 | 6:30 CT
Watch: FanDuel Sports activities Community Southwest |Pay attention: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Accidents: None
Nets Accidents: Bojan Bogdanovic – Out (Foot), Trendon Watford – Uncertain (Hamstring), Cam Thomas – Day-to-Day (Hamstring), Ziaire Williams – Day-to-Day (Knee), Dorian Finney-Smith – Day-to-Day (Leg)
What to observe for
Vacation Awesomeness
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