Each sport after the All-Star break feels prefer it carries extra weight, particularly for a workforce that’s inside placing distance of the primary seed, and one other that may nonetheless safe home-court benefit within the first spherical.
The San Antonio Spurs are the most well liked workforce within the NBA with 9 straight wins, 5 of which have come on the highway. They might not be champions, however they’ve a goal on their backs due to their expertise and the noise they’ve made to date.
This would be the second and closing matchup between these groups, with the Spurs having claimed the primary in San Antonio on Oct. 27 with out their All-Star level guard. Just like the Spurs, the Toronto Raptors are robust to cowl as a result of they transfer the ball effectively and common a low time of possession and seconds per contact.
Notably, the Raptors have been weak at house this yr, logging a 16-14 document in Scotiabank Enviornment. They’re an average-to-below-level rebounding workforce, so the Spurs could have a possibility to punish them by arising with further possessions.
San Antonio Spurs (41-16) at Toronto Raptors (34-24)
Feb. 24, 2026 | 6:30 PM CT
Watch: FanDuel | Pay attention: WOAI 1200
Spurs accidents: Harrison Ingram (G-League- Two-Means) Out, David Jones Garcia (G-League- Two-Means) Out, Emmanuel Miller (G-League- Two-Means) Out, Mason Plumlee (Return to competitors reconditioning) Out
Raptors accidents: Not due till midday CT
