In a high-scoring finale, the San Antonio Spurs managed to build a three-point lead, bringing the score to 139-136 over the Denver Nuggets, securing another win this season and in the NBA Cup, this time in a game with many lead changes!
Jamal Murray scored two points, along with two from Julian Champagnie, who added another on a foul. Shortly after, Cameron Johnson scored three points, bringing the score to 126-125, just one point ahead for the Spurs at that point in the game.
Jeremy Sochan scored two points, with Keldon Johnson adding two points from two free throws, and Nikola Jokic hitting two layups, one from two free throws, along with Devin Vassell, bringing the score to 123-120 for the Spurs.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored three points, with Harrison Barnes adding three in quick succession, along with three from Keldon Johnson and two from Peyton Watson with a dunk, tying the score at 117-117 in the game.
De’Aaron Fox scored two points, with Devin Vassell adding three more in quick succession, while Tim Hardawy added three points for the Nuggets, who regained the lead by one point, currently at 112-111.
Cameron Johnson scored three points for the Nuggets, followed by two from Jonas Valaciunas, in a slow start where the Nuggets managed to extend their lead to six points, making it 109-103 in the score at this beggining of last q!
And we head into the final quarter with the Denver Nuggets in the lead, but by only one point, making it 104-103 at the end of the third quarter against the San Antonio Spurs. The Nuggets initially held the lead, but saw it dwindle throughout the 10 minutes of the game.
Dylan Harper scored two points on two free throws, followed by Nikola Jokic’s three-for-three, and Carter Bryant then added three points, bringing the lead to just three points and the score to 101-98 for the Nuggets.
Cameron Johnson scored three points, with Dylan Harper adding two. Julian Champagnie then scored three points from three free throws, plus two more from the field goal, putting them eight points ahead and making the score 98-90.
Jamal Murray scored two points, followed by Julian Champagnie with three, plus another on a free throw, Spencer Jones dunking, and Kelly Olynuyk adding two points, bringing the score to 95-83 for the Nuggets.
Spencer Jones scored three points, with Lule Kornet adding two in two free throws, in addition to a three-point sequence with Jamal Murray (twice) and Devin Vassell, plus two in two free throws by Luke Kornet, with Cameron Johnson hitting three points and two by De’Aaron Fox, making the score 91-77 for the Nuggets.
De’Aaron Fox scored three points, followed by three from Jamal Murray. Shortly after, Spencer Jones added two, with Harrison Barnes scoring two points (plus one on a foul), and Julian Champagnie adding three, bringing the score to 78-69!
The players return to the court and, with the first possession going to the Nuggets, the third quarter of this matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and the Denver Nuggets begins, with all the plays and excitement in real time at the start of the NBA Cup regular season!
After two very balanced quarters, the Denver Nuggets managed to open up a great lead at the end of the second quarter, now holding a 15-point advantage, 74-59, to go into halftime winning against the San Antonio Spurs in this NBA Cup game.
Jamal Murray scored two points, with Cameron Johnson adding three in quick succession, plus two more with a dunk. Peyton Watson added two points from two free throws, putting the Nuggets ahead 11 points at 64-53!
Cameron Johnson scored two points, with Dylan Harper adding one point from two free throws. Shortly after, Cameron Johnson scored two points, with Dylan Harper hitting two, and Nikola Jokic hitting two more on a layup, bringing the score to 55-53 for the Nuggets!
Tim Hardaway Jr. made two of two free throws, with Devin Vassell hitting three points and then two more, to put the score at 50-47 for the San Antonio Spurs, who remain ahead by only three points in the game.
Cameron Johnson scored two points, with De’Aaron Fox adding two in quick succession, followed by Zeke Nnaji with a dunk and two points each from Devin Vassell and Tim Hardawy Jr., bringing the score to a tie at 45-45!
Tim Hardaway scored two points, with Zeke Nnaji adding two with a dunk, and Jonas Valaciunas also scoring two points, bringing the score to 41-39 for the Spurs, who saw their lead reduced to just two points.
At the end of the quarter, the San Antonio Spurs managed to score points, opening up a great lead of 41 to 33, accumulating points and reaching an eight-point advantage after a quarter with many lead changes between the two teams.
We had a high-scoring moment where Dylan Harper scored two points, with Tim Hardawy Jr. hitting three points out of three free throws, in addition to Julian Champagnie’s three-for-three, followed by two points from Bruce Brown and two from Lik Kornet with a dunk. Bruce Brown hit one point out of two free throws, with De’Aaron Fox adding two, Lindy Waters adding three, and Peuton Watson adding two, bringing the score to 32-29!
Keldon Johnson scored two points with a dunk, with Nikola Jokic hitting two in quick succession, plus another on a free throw by Jamal Murray. Shortly after, Peyton Watson added three points, bringing the score to 23-20 for the Nuggets.
Jamal Murray made two out of two free throws, with Dylan Harper following up with two points, plus two from Nikola Jokic and two from Jeremy Sochan, bringing the score to 18-17 for the Spurs in the score!
Peyton Watson scored two points, followed by two each from Devin Vassell and Jamal Murray. Then, in addition to three more from Devin Vassell, Jamal Murray and Harrison Barnes each scored two points, bringing the score to 14-13!
Devin Vassell scored two points, with Jamal Murray adding three in quick succession. Peyton Watson scored two, followed by Julian Champagnie and Jamal Murray, plus three from Julian Champagnie, tying the score at 7-7 at this early stage!
The players step onto the court and, with the first possession going to the Spurs, the game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Denver Nuggets begins, in this early part of the 2025-26 NBA Cup season, with all the plays and excitement right here on VAVEL!
And here are the starting five for both teams! For the San Antonio Spurs we have: De’Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Harrison Barnes, and Luke Kornet. For the Denver Nuggets we have Jamal Murray, Cam Johnson, Spencer Jones, Peyton Watson, and Nikola Jokic.
Yesterday we continued with just three games, where the San Antonio Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers 115-102, the Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 104-100, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings 112-100.
The round continued on Wednesday (26), with the following results: Los Angeles Lakers 135×118 Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics 117×114 Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Hornets 101×129 New York Knicks, Miami Heat 106×103 Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder 113×105 Minnesota Timberwolves, Toronto Raptors 97×95 Indiana Pacers and New Orleans Pelicans 128×133 Memphis Grizzlies.
On Tuesday (25) only four games took place in the NBA round, with the Golden State Warriors beating the Utah Jazz by 134 to 117, the Sacramento Kings beating the Minnesota Timberwolves by 117 to 112, the Washington Wizards beating the Atlanta Hawks by 132 to 113 and the Orlando Magic beating the Philadelphia 76ers by 144 to 103.
Monday (24) had more games, with: Indiana Pacers 117×122 Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors 110×99 Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat 106×102 Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets 100×113 New York Knick, Milwaukee Bucks 103×115 Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies 115×125 Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Pelicans 143×130 Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns 92×114 Houston Rockets.
Sunday (23) was full of games, with: Denver Nuggets 123×128 Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers 117×127 Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors 119×109 Brooklyn Nets, Boston CEltics 138×129 Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks 113×110 Charlotte Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers 120×105 Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder 122×95 Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns 111×102 San Anonotio Spurs and Utah Jazz 106×108 Los Angeles Lakers.
On Saturday (22) more games took place, where they took place: Utah Jazz 112×144 Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors 123×127 Portbald Trail Blazers, Charlotte Hornets 116×131 Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando Magic 133×121 New York Knicks, New Orleans Pelicans 98×115 Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks 116×129 Detroit Pistons, Chicago BUlls 121×120 Washington Wizards and Dallas Mavericks 96×102 Memphis Grizzlies.
On Friday (21), more games took place: Cleveland Cavaliers 120×109 Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics 105×113 Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors 140×110 Washington Wizards, Chicago Bulls 107×143 Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks 118×115 New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns 114×113 Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets 109×112 Denver Nuggets.
On Thursday (20) there were also five games, with the following results in the round: Portland Trail Blazers 121×122 Chicago Bulls, Orlando Magic 129×101 Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs 135×126 Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks 114×123 Philadelphia 76ers and Memphis Grizzlies 137×96 Sacramento Kings.
We’re now live with another game in this NBA Cup series, on this Friday of games! And today we’re featuring the matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and the Denver Nuggets, with all the action here on VAVEL!
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On the other side, the Denver Nuggets will also have problems for today’s game, going into the matchup without Julian Strawher, Aaron Gordon, and Christian Braun, all injured and out of today’s game. These are just a few of the Nuggets’ absences for today.
For today’s game, the San Antonio Spurs will be without Jordan McLaughlin, Stephon Castle, and Victor Webanyama, all injured and out of today’s game, in addition to Harrison Ingram being listed as questionable and likely to miss today’s game.
The San Antonio Spurs are in fifth place in the same Conference, with 12 wins and five losses, ahead of the Phoenix Suns, with 12 wins and seven losses, the Minnesota Timberwolves, with 10 wins and eight losses, the Golden State Warriors, with 10 wins and 10 losses, and the Portland Trail Blazers, with eight wins and 11 losses.
The Denver Nuggets, in the Western Conference, are in third place with 13 wins and four losses, tied with the Los Angeles Lakers, behind the Oklahoma City Thunder, who lead with 18 wins and one loss, and above the Houston Rockets, with 12 wins and four losses.
The two teams are in Group C of the East in this NBA Cup. Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs are tied for the lead with two wins and one loss. The Houston Rockets are in third place with two wins and two ties, tied with the Portland Trail Blazers, while the Golden State Warriors are in last place with one win and three losses.
The San Antonio Spurs, for their part, come with four wins and one loss in their last games. On Sunday (16), by 123 to 110, the victory came over the Sacramento Kings. On Tuesday (18), by 111 to 101, the victory came over the Memphis Grizzlies. On Thursday (20), by 135 to 126, the victory came over the Atlanta Hawks. On Sunday (23), by 111 to 102, the loss came to the Phoenix Suns. And on Tuesday (26), by 115 to 102, in the NBA Cup, the victory came over the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Denver Nuggets come into today’s game with three wins and two losses in their last games. On Monday (17), the loss was 130 to 127 against the Chicago Bulls. On Wednesday (19), the victory was 125 to 118 against the New Orleans Pelicans. On Friday (21), the victory was 112 to 109 against the Houston Rockets in the NBA Cup. On Sunday (23), the loss was 128 to 123 against the Sacramento Kings. On Monday (24), the victory was 125 to 115 against the Memphis Grizzlies.