I don’t care what Adam Silver says, it’s bizarre to be writing about an ongoing win streak after your group loses the NBA Cup Ultimate.
The Spurs misplaced. I noticed them lose. They went on an incredible event run, and now it’s over, and I’m presupposed to concurrently fake that it was necessary, and likewise that it didn’t technically occur?
Okay, I would simply nonetheless be a little bit upset about *the Knicks* being those to beat the Spurs after they took down the Rockets, Lakers, Nuggets, and practically undefeated Thunder, however I simply can’t think about something extra crushing as a fan than shedding an necessary sport, after which having to fake it didn’t occur.
You should repair this, Silver, you hear me?! It’s complicated! It’s foolish! And your argument about tiebreaker benefits is essentially hooey, as a result of the groups that win the NBA Cup *ought to* get a bonus!
Anyway, the Spurs are technically nonetheless driving a three-game win streak, and although I doubt that they’ll be capable of fake that their NBA Cup loss didn’t occur, they’ve a novel alternative to begin anew with out technically struggling a loss.
And actually, what could possibly be a greater post-whooping palate cleanser than a match-up towards the Washington Wizards? On the threat of understating this, the Wizards are BAD. As in, worst report within the NBA, terrible.
I’m not even positive what I can say in regards to the Wizards that received’t sound disingenuous.
They’re twenty sixth in scoring and twenty seventh in offensive score, and people are the positives. Their defensive score is three factors worse than 2nd-to-last place, and their internet score is simply shy of -14.
The latter quantity, if it holds, could be the third worst internet score in NBA historical past. The previous quantity could be the eleventh worst defensive score. As a degree of comparability, even the recently-tanking Spurs groups by no means managed to crack the all-time backside 25 in internet score, and I don’t assume I’ve to remind you all how exhausting that was to look at.
Moreover, the Wizards are fairly banged up. Their main scorer and greatest defensive participant is injured, along with three extra necessary rotational gamers (and arguably their second-best defender/younger participant in Bilal Coulibaly), they usually’re operating out of NBA-quality guards.
They commit a ton of turnovers (twenty ninth) and are additionally lifeless final in opponents’ scoring off of their turnovers, about as ugly a recipe for achievement within the NBA as a group can handle.
Briefly, it’s not trying good for the Wizards. Like, it’s nearly a tie between this group and the 1978 movie The Wiz for worst wizard-themed efficiency of the final 50 years.
I can’t think about this even functioning as a entice sport for the Spurs. Not in the event that they took their current non-loss severely. Not even when Victor Wembanyama finally ends up taking the night time off to fly to his grandmother’s funeral (Our honest condolences, buddy).
Briefly, if the Spurs *do* lose this sport, I’m going to go on a rampage not seen for the reason that Mongols rode the Steppes. I imply, I’m gonna make the Nixon Tapes appear like a sublime philosophical treatise, comparatively talking.
The Spurs have an opportunity to only carry on profitable as if nothing occurred. The expectation is that they’ll.
It’s actually greater than I anticipate of the NBA commissioner. Schmuck!
Washington Wizards (4-20) vs. San Antonio Spurs (18-7)
December 18th, 2025 | 7 PM CT
Watch: FanDuel SW | Pay attention: WOAI (1200 AM)
Wizards Accidents: Alex Sarr – Out (Thigh), Corey Kispert – Out (Thumb), Bilal Coulibaly – Out (Indirect), Khris Middleton – Out (Knee), Malaki Branham – Uncertain (Thumb)
