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The Spurs are on an eight-game winning streak, which matches their longest of the season, which culminated in a 15 point road win over the Thunder on Christmas, followed by a disappointing home loss to the Utah Jazz just two days later. The Spurs have
a much more difficult assignment tonight to extend their winning streak to nine games, facing the league’s best team in Detroit. Cade Cunningham is giving the Motor City a great return on their first overall draft pick in 2021, as he’s been one of the best players in the league this year, and is in the running for MVP. The rest of the roster is talented with a good mixture of young talent and savvy vets.
The Spurs are coming off of a two game series where they blew out a pair of teams that were missing key performers, but the Silver and Black understood the assignment, blowing out the Suns with wire to wire dominance and playing hard enough for about two quarters to blow out the downtrodden Kings, extending Sacramento’s losing streak to a woesome 16 games. The Spurs will have to play the whole game tonight to have a chance against the surging Pistons, and if they can get 30 minutes from Victor Wembanyama like the first six minutes of Saturday night’s game, I feel good about their chances. Stephon Castle will have a tough assignment on Cunningham, and he’ll have to avoid the foul trouble he encountered against the Kings. Dylan Harper has been really good lately, and he will also be needed to help defend Cunningham.
Tonight is another test for Silver and Black, but it’s also just a regular season game. If the Spurs want to catch the Thunder, a win tonight would be a key ingredient, but they will have a rematch with the Pistons on March 5, where they will face the same test again, this time in San Antonio. Best case scenario, the Spurs win both and the Thunder lose their game to the Pistons on Wednesday. There’s still about two months left in the season, so there’s a long way to go yet, so you can’t get too wrapped up in individual game outcomes yet. Let’s save that for the playoffs, where the Spurs are definitely going this year. Let’s watch tonight and see how it goes. GO SPURS GOO!!
Game Prediction:
Cade Cunningham will refuse to shoot the ball in the paint after his first four attempts are blocked by Victor.
San Antonio Spurs at Detroit Pistons
February 23, 2026 | 6:00 PM CT
Streaming: Peacock
TV: Peacock
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