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It’s been eight days for the reason that Spurs final performed a significant recreation, a 126-113 win over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. The Rodeo Street journey continues tonight in Austin, for what counts as a house recreation within the standings, in entrance of a wild Moody Heart crowd. Quite a bit has occurred within the final week for the Silver and Black, as Victor Wembanyama saved the All Star Recreation, De’Aaron Fox hit a recreation winner within the All Star tourney, Carter Bryant earned an ideal rating on the Slam Dunk contest (however didn’t execute an formidable dunk try within the finals), and Stephon Fort and Dylan Harper confirmed out within the Rising Stars problem. Oh yeah, one different factor … Jeremy Sochan was launched by the Spurs and has signed with the New York Knicks. Good luck to him, and I hope he does properly with the change in surroundings.
It’s going to be good to get again to taking part in basketball, because the Spurs solely path the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder by two video games within the loss column, with the Thunder having a barely harder schedule for the rest of the season than the Spurs. In the event that they wish to make a run at OKC for the highest spot within the west, the Spurs might want to proceed to succeed on the Rodeo Street Journey. They’re at present on a six-game profitable streak, their second-longest of the 12 months after the eight-game profitable streak from December 8-25. Tonight, they face the Phoenix Suns, who’ve already overwhelmed the Spurs twice this season, with each losses in Arizona. This would be the first dwelling(-ish) recreation for the Spurs towards the Suns, with the finale on March 19 in San Antonio.
Phoenix will likely be with out the providers of Dillon Brooks tonight, as he has achieved the doubtful distinction of being the primary participant to be assessed 16 fouls within the season, incomes a one recreation suspension. It’s not stunning that he was the participant to do that, however doing it this early within the season is one thing Boogie would have been happy with if he had been nonetheless taking part in. He received’t be missed on the courtroom by the Spurs, as his chippy play and borderline techniques are likely to get beneath different gamers’ skins. The Suns are nonetheless a harmful squad to face, as Devin Booker is a bucket, Grayson Allen is an apprentice villain on the courtroom, and Royce O’Neale can play on each ends of the courtroom. They’re a staff with measurement and capturing, which is the type of staff that the Spurs have hassle dealing with.
It’s going to be fascinating to see the Spurs will likely be sharp tonight after the lengthy layoff. Victor Wembanyama regarded dominant on All Star Weekend, and if he can play the identical method in Austin, together with a pleasant recreation from the remainder fo the All Star Weekend crew (Fox, Harper, Fort, Bryant), this ought to be night time for the Silver and Black. Let’s GOO SPURS!!
Carter Bryant efficiently does the trick dunk that he couldn’t full within the Slam Dunk competitors throughout the fourth quarter, which results in a benching from Mitch Johnson.
San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns (Austin)February 19, 2026 | 7:30 PM CT Streaming: NBA League PassTV: KENSReminder: It’s towards web site coverage to put up hyperlinks to unlawful streams within the feedback.
