Victor Wembanyama has 18 points, seven blocks as Spurs ease past Grizzlies 102-87
Victor Wembanyama had 18 points, seven blocks, seven rebounds and six assists, Julian Champagnie added 17 points, and the San Antonio Spurs rode a third-quarter burst to a 102-87 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.
San Antonio Spurs waive Marquese Chriss after deal with Golden State
All rights reserved)Golden State Warriors forward Marquese Chriss dunks against the Utah Jazz in the first half during an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)SAN ANTONIO โ The San Antonio Spurs announced on Sunday that they have waived forward Marquese Chriss, following a deal with the Golden State Warriors. Chriss was acquired by the Spurs in a trade with the Warriors on March 25. San Antonio is set to waive Marquese Chriss. Also on KSAT:Poeltl, DeRozan lead Spurs past Bulls in Vucevicโs debutSpurs officially buyout LaMarcus Aldridge, trade for Warriors forwardSan Antonio Spurs sign forward Cam Reynolds to 10-day contract
Morant, Grizzlies beat Spurs 129-112 for 6th straight win
All rights reserved)Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) shoots against San Antonio Spurs guard Keldon Johnson (3) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)SAN ANTONIO โ Ja Morant had 19 points and 11 assists, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the San Antonio Spurs 129-112 on Saturday night for their sixth straight victory. The teams remain in San Antonio for the finale of a two-game set Monday. Spurs guard Derrick White had 18 points in his return from a 14-game absence due to a toe injury. After San Antonio pulled within six with seven minutes left, Melton drained a 3-footer to extend the lead to 109-100. Playing without injured forwards Jaren Jackson and Justice Winslow, the Grizzlies still outscored the Spurs 56-42 in the paint.
NBA makes more schedule changes, pushes back some tip times
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)NEW YORK โ The NBA rescheduled four games Thursday, along with making several time changes to upcoming contests. The league said it would specifically โfocus on the teams with the most postponed games to date,โ which would include Washington, Memphis and Boston. AdThe Wizards have had six games postponed and two games rescheduled already. The Grizzlies have seen six of their games postponed and Boston is among the clubs with three games that were called off so far. The NBA has postponed 22 games this season, 21 since Jan. 10.
NBA adjusts schedules for virus-affected teams, like Wizards
Washington Wizards' Russell Westbrook reacts to a call during the fourth quarter of the team's NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Houston. Portland will now visit Washington on Tuesday, a game that was originally set for the second half. And that means the Blazers, who were scheduled to visit the Hornets that day, will now go to Charlotte in the second half of the schedule. Boston and Phoenix have had three games postponed apiece so far, and itโs not yet known if their first-half schedules will be adjusted. Teams also began arriving Wednesday at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, to begin quarantine and prepping for the G League season, which โ like the NBA did last season โ will utilize a bubble.
DeRozanโs 30 not enough, Spurs fall short to 76ers, 132-130
SAN ANTONIO โ Over the course of their first two games inside the NBA bubble, the Spurs have flirted with fire. On Monday night, San Antonio got burned. DeRozan has now scored double-digit points in every game since the restart. The loss drops San Antonio to 10th in the Western Conference standings by virtue of a tiebreaker with the 9th-seeded Portland Trail Blazers. The Spurs are now two games behind the Grizzlies for the eighth and final playoff spot.