{"id":145624,"date":"2026-01-31T19:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/145624\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T19:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:18:11","slug":"its-time-for-basketball-san-antonio-spurs-at-charlotte-hornets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/145624\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s time for Basketball: San Antonio Spurs at Charlotte Hornets"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 community guidelines<\/a> apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don\u2019t troll and don\u2019t swear too much. <\/p>\n

GOOD MORNING SPURS FANS!!<\/p>\n

In an unusual morning tipoff, the Spurs face the Hornets in Charlotte. The game was moved up so that the Spurs could leave ahead of an incoming snowfall and travel home safely to face the Magic in San Antonio tomorrow at 3:00. I don\u2019t ever remember watching an NBA game that tipped off before noon, but I\u2019m sure it\u2019s happened before, and technically this one isn\u2019t breakfast basketball because the game will start a few minutes after noon local time on the east coast.<\/p>\n

The Hornets are a dangerous opponent. Their overall record is 21-28, but if you look closer you can see that they\u2019ve been on a tear recently, wining their last five games and with a lot of quality wins over good teams recently, including a 37 point rout of the Sixers, 23 point drubbing of the Nuggets, and a 27 point victory over the Thunder. They also crushed the Utah Jazz 150-95 in on January 10 in Salt Lake City, which seems excessive. Maybe there needs to be a skunk rule in the NBA.<\/p>\n

Thursday night\u2019s game was a classic, as the Hornets overcame a 49 point effort from super rookie Cooper Flagg with 37 points from their own rookie star, Kon Knueppel, to win 123-121. The Spurs are also coming off of a big win, defeating the Houston Rockets 111-99 with a gritty second half defensive performance. Victor Wembanyama led the team, but a solid performances from Stephon Castle was also key, who took on the primary responsibility of guarding Alperen Sengun in the second half which allowed Victor to roam off of Amen Thompson, who hasn\u2019t developed a perimeter game yet. Dylan Harper also had a fine game coming off of the bench, and De\u2019Aaron Fox provided scoring when needed, to make it a team win over the rival Rockets.<\/p>\n

The Hornets are an elite three point shooting team, and three point defense has been a weakness for the Spurs this year. It\u2019s going to be interesting to see what adjustments Mitch Johnson is going to make to keep Kon Knueppel and the rest of the Hornets sharpshooters from getting open looks. Let\u2019s GO SPURS!!<\/p>\n

Boris Diaw makes an appearance in the locker room as the team\u2019s barista, as he provides a variety of caffeinated drinks for the squad. Victor drinks a little too much expresso, and outruns his teammates down the court several times for fast break dunks.<\/p>\n

San Antonio Spurs at Charlotte Hornets
January 31, 2026 | 11:00 AM CT
Streaming: Prime
TV: KENS5\/Amazon Prime
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