Brooklyn Nets at San Antonio Spurs
· National Basketball AssociationVassell's career-high 37 points lead Spurs past struggling Nets 127-113
Brooklyn (21-40) lost its fifth straight, dropping 2 1/2 games out of 10th place in the Eastern Conference.
Cam Thomas had 24 points to lead the Nets, and Cameron Johnson added 17.
Stephon Castle scored 17 points, and De'Aaron Fox and Keldon Johnson added 15 each for San Antonio. Bismack Biyombo, who signed a contract for the rest of the season hours earlier, had 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Vassell was 8 for 11 on 3-pointers and also had five assists.
San Antonio led by as many as 25 and cruised to its second victory in seven games.
With star center Victor Wembanyama watching from the sideline, the Spurs outscored the Nets 62-40 in the paint. Wembanyama is out for the season with a blood clot in his right shoulder.
Spurs: Chris Paul's 3-pointer in the second quarter was the 20,000th 3-pointer in franchise history. San Antonio finished 18 for 39 on 3s.
Spurs: Play at Sacramento on Friday in Fox's first game at the Golden 1 Center since the Kings traded him to the Spurs on Feb. 5.
Regular Season Series
SA wins series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 113 - 127 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 113 - 127 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Nets offensive team rebound | 113 - 127 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Dariq Whitehead misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot | 113 - 127 |
| 4th 2.0 |  |
shot clock turnover | 113 - 127 |
Statistics
 BKN |
 SA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 39-86 | FG | 52-95 |
| 45.3 | Field Goal % | 54.7 |
| 17-50 | 3PT | 18-39 |
| 34.0 | Three Point % | 46.2 |
| 18-21 | FT | 5-10 |
| 85.7 | Free Throw % | 50.0 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 29 | Assists | 37 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 62 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 16,703 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
44 | 18 | .710 | - | W2 |
 New York |
40 | 21 | .656 | 3.5 | L1 |
 Brooklyn |
21 | 40 | .344 | 22.5 | L5 |
 Philadelphia |
21 | 40 | .344 | 22.5 | L2 |
 Toronto |
20 | 42 | .323 | 24 | W2 |
2024-25 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Memphis |
38 | 24 | .613 | - | L4 |
 Houston |
37 | 25 | .597 | 1 | L3 |
 Dallas |
32 | 31 | .508 | 6.5 | L3 |
 San Antonio |
26 | 34 | .433 | 11 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
17 | 45 | .274 | 21 | L1 |
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