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The Spurs are on an eight game winning streak, and they played their most dominant game of the season on Saturday night, running the Trail Blazers out of their home gym 125-103, in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score seemed to indicate. They
play the third game of their current four game road trip in Phoenix tonight, and finish up on Wednesday night against the Bulls in Chicago.
The Spurs are mostly healthy, although Devin Vassell is listed as questionable for tonight’s game with left adductor tightness. This is the kind of injury that could linger, and San Antonio might let him take a little time off to get fully recovered before he re-enters the lineup. Speaking of guys who are taking time to recover, Tobias Harris has missed the entire preseason and all 10 games of the regular season so far with a calf strain. It would be really great if there would be an update on when he’s expected to return to the lineup, although with the team playing as well as it is now, there’s not a lot of urgency in bringing back online right away. Calf problems are scary, and I don’t have any complaints about making sure he’s fully recovered before he plays in a game, but an actual estimated date for his return would relieve my anxiety.
The Suns have been a little disappointing so far this season, with a 3-5 record so far which has them at a way-too-early 12th place in the western conference standings. They defeated the Rockets on Saturday night, and they can beat anyone on a given night with their shooting and scrappy defense. Scrappy1 is the definition of Dillon Brooks, who always plays a mental game against the opponents in addition to his improved shooting. If he’s not successful in distracting the opponents with his various antics, he’s less effective as a defender, and the Spurs seem to be more capable of handling their emotions on the court this season so far than they did last season. If Vassell can’t play, the Spurs may have to go a little further into their bench rotation tonight, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It will be interesting to see who draws the Devin Booker assignment tonight on defense. [Probably Castle]
As always, GO SPURS GO! Lets go Spurs, and Reed must dominate Khaman.
- I may have misspelled that.
Game Prediction:
After being knocked down by Dillon Brooks on an illegal screen, Harrison Barnes gives Brooks the patented meme stare and Dillon loses his mind and the stream of cursing causes him to be ejected from the game as he draws two quick technical fouls.
San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns
November 9, 2026 | 8:00 PM CT
Streaming: DAZN, League Pass
TV: DAZN
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