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The Spurs have solely performed three video games towards groups from the Japanese Convention within the first 28 video games of the season, a complete they’ll equal within the first three video games of the highway journey that begins tonight. Tonight they face the Sixers, who’ve struggled this season with the accidents, with Joel Embiid not being accessible for a lot of the season so far. The Sixers celebrity heart is predicted to begin tonight in Philly, carrying a masks for an orbital fracture, and it’s going to be an fascinating matchup to observe as he battles towards Victor Wembanyama. Each facilities have a novel ability set, however I’m unsure the Sixers huge man has ever seen one other participant with that mixture of size and elite ball abilities. Not that anybody ever has earlier than Victor got here onto the scene.
One other matchup to observe is Tyrese Maxey towards Stephon Fort. The Spurs rookie has struggled on offense lately, however he’s nonetheless doing effectively sufficient on protection to justify his place within the beginning lineup. Maxey supplies an fascinating problem for Fort, except he misses the sport with an sickness that has him marked a possible tonight on the damage report.
The Spurs might be taking part in largely highway video games till concerning the center of January, and it is going to be fascinating to see if they’ll proceed on their latest streak of stable play whereas touring. If they’ll, they need to be in nice form for the second half of the season which is closely loaded with video games towards the weaker Japanese Convention. Let’s watch and discover out. There might be a fast turnaround because the Spurs are touring to New York Metropolis after the sport for an 11:00 AM Central recreation on Christmas Day towards the Knicks. Let’s be sure that the children are finished opening presents earlier than tipoff, so you’ll be able to watch the entire recreation. Bear in mind, it’s OK to put on pajamas whereas watching the Spurs.
Pounding the Rock on Playback
Sport Prediction:
Joel Embiid will scream “I’m Batman!” as a substitute of “and one” after dunking the ball in honor of his (admittedly cool trying) masks.
One remaining phrase:
Go Spurs GOOOOOO!!
San Antonio Spurs at Philadelphia 76ersDecember 23, 2024 | 6:00 PM CTStreaming: NBA League PassTV: FanDuel Sports activities Southwest/NBATV
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