{"id":56071,"date":"2025-11-16T20:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T20:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/56071\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T20:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T20:56:07","slug":"its-time-for-basketball-spurs-vs-sacramento-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/56071\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s time for Basketball: Spurs vs Sacramento Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov2 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1 _16w9vovb\">Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poundingtherock.com\/community-guidelines\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">community guidelines<\/a> apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don\u2019t troll and don\u2019t swear too much. <\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">When the Spurs knocked over a row of tomato cans on their way to a starting record of 8-2, there was a little bit of fan overreaction. The quality of the opponents masked the fact that although the Spurs were very talented and had a lot of potential, they were winning in spite of their mistakes and didn\u2019t always play disciplined basketball. The pair of games against the Warriors were a bit of a wake up call, as their veterans took advantage of every crack in the Spurs armor and lapse in discipline to pull out a pair of close wins in the Frost Bank Arena. The NBA Cup allows teams to experience a playoff-like atmosphere early in the season, and the Warriors showed the Silver and Black that they still have a ways to go to become playoff-ready.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Today, the Spurs have a chance to get back on the right track against the Kings, who aren\u2019t having a good year so far. It\u2019s not a game that they can take lightly, because we\u2019ve already seen what can happen in that case against the Suns earlier this year. Russell Westbrook is always a threat, and 37 year old superstars have been a thorn in the Spurs side lately. Former Spur DeMar DeRozan\u2019s mid-range mastery can be hard to stop, and Damontas Sabonis will be a problem, especially if Victor Wembanyama has to sit this one out. Also, Zach Lavine joined the Kings as part of the Fox trade, and he\u2019s capable of going off at any time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Look for a good game from Keldon Johnson today, as he didn\u2019t have a great series against the Warriors. De\u2019Aaron Fox seemed to be shaking off some of the rust in the second Warriors\u2019 game, and there\u2019s a good chance that he should be in full effect today against his former team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Russell Westbrook will shoot at least one airball during the game today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">San Antonio Spurs vs Golden State Warriors<br \/>November 16, 2025 | 3:00 PM CT <br \/>Streaming: NBA League Pass<br \/>TV: FanDuel Sports Southwest<br \/>Reminder: It is against site policy to post links to illegal streams in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Game Thread. 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