{"id":521886,"date":"2026-03-06T05:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/521886\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T05:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:58:08","slug":"spurs-121-106-pistons-mar-5-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/521886\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs 121-106 Pistons (Mar 5, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO — \u2014 Victor Wembanyama<\/a> had 38 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks and the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> never trailed in completing a sweep of Detroit, beating the Pistons 121-106 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

De’Aaron Fox<\/a> had 29 points, and Stephon Castle<\/a> added 11 points and 12 assists in San Antonio’s first game at home after a nearly a month-long trip. <\/p>\n

Cade Cunningham<\/a> had 26 points and Isaiah Stewart<\/a> added 18 points in Detroit’s second straight loss. The Pistons, who closed their trip 1-2, remained atop the Eastern Conference at 45-16.<\/p>\n

A potential NBA Finals matchup resulted in another double-digit victory for the red-hot Spurs. <\/p>\n

San Antonio has won 13 of 14 games, including a 114-103 victory over the Pistons on Feb. 23 in Detroit, and remain second in the West at 45-17.<\/p>\n

The Spurs rolled to a 10-2 lead in their first game in San Antonio since Feb. 7. The lead expanded to 17 points in the opening quarter as the Spurs shot 54% on 3-pointers.<\/p>\n

Detroit lost Ausur Thompson two minutes into the game when he sprained his right ankle.<\/p>\n

San Antonio was 13 for 37 on 3-pointers in shooting 35%.<\/p>\n

Wembanyama was 4 for 10 on 3-pointers while playing before 30 of his countrymen who traveled from France to attend San Antonio’s six-game homestand. <\/p>\n

Wembanyama had back-to-back dunks in the second quarter, including grabbing his own miss and throwing it down for what became a three-point play on a foul by Javonte Green<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the fourth quarter, Wembanyama blocked Cunningham\u2019s running floater then ran downcourt for an alley-oop dunk off a feed from Devin Vassell<\/a> to give the Spurs a 103-90 lead.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Pistons: Host Brooklyn on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Spurs: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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