You may’t put a porcupine within the barn, mild it on fireplace, and count on to make licorice. What does that imply? It will possibly imply no matter your coronary heart needs. Identical to the Spurs’ large loss to the Kings may also imply no matter our hearts want. On this case, enjoying a b2b with out two of your finest gamers towards a equally ranked group in a Western Convention extra loaded than a baked potato throughout Comfortable Hour at Applebee’s may not have been the very best atmosphere.
Regardless of all of that, the Spurs made do and tried their finest to make gold out of straw. Julian Champagnie scored a career-high 30 factors to guide all gamers whereas Chris Paul neared a triple-double doing almost every little thing for the group with 11 factors, 13 assists, and eight rebounds.
Along with the career-high recreation, Julian Champagnie is having fun with a profession season averaging 12.6 factors and 5.1 rebounds per recreation. The fourth-year participant has been an integral a part of the Spurs’ beginning lineup whereas beforehand injured gamers proceed to ramp up because the group goals to combine everybody.
On this play, Charles Bassey displayed the persistence of my spouse listening to my whole monologue of why Jar Jar Binks was arguably a secret Sith Lord conspiring towards the Jedi given how he typically discovered himself in the course of essential battles, political affairs, and finally set in movement a collection of occasions that introduced down the Outdated Republic and likewise spelled the top of the Jedi Order.
You don’t need to twist my arm to gush over Stephon Fortress highlights, identical to the rookie didn’t need to twist Jeremy Sochan’s arm into taking this lovely lob in for a dunk.
The primary spotlight of this clip is Sean Elliott riffing, “I wish to take a look at that salsa myself.” Not far behind was the well-timed block by Bassey that led to a transition three from Fortress.
I didn’t catch this sequence so naturally I’m curious as to the context of what Elliott was referring to. Who was sizzling? A sure participant on a torrid scoring streak or HEB’s fresh-made salsa? What does he imply he needs to check it himself? Does he wish to go well with up and guard stated participant? At a vibrant younger 56, I can see the previous Wildcat holding his personal salsa so to talk.
They are saying to avoid wasting the very best for final. In our case of this one-sided affair, we saved what occurred first for final, which occurred to be the very best. This great thing about a block by Bassey and subsequent quick break ping-ponging from Paul to Sochan to a blazing Keldon Johnson capped off the Spurs’ early successes within the recreation.
Right here is one other angle and minimize of that sequence as a result of why not (insert meme of Bilbo Baggins with the One Ring), why shouldn’t we overindulge ourselves.
OK, I lied. Yet one more highlighted existed. One spotlight to rule all of them, one spotlight to search out them, one spotlight to convey this loss and within the darkness overlook it and transfer on to the following recreation.
For those who missed the sport since you have been too busy watching outdated clips of the nice Dana Carvey doing impressions of Ross Perot, listed here are the full-game highlights:
Subsequent up, the Spurs tackle the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, December 8, 2024.
