Spurs
San Antonio
Western Conference
Southwest
26
6
32
2149
2191
10
7
70
81
39
48
17
16
94
31
10
41
12
21
11
11
10
101
4
22
21
95
2421
913
38
28
27
96
86
52
138
23
66
43
41
2234
6060
24
22
92
1917
89
5
25
25
100
611
21
632
43
45
31
24
2025
6060
2
2
100
24
9
38
2
2
100
8
5
13
2
6
4
4
22
60
2
1
50
21
13
62
8
7
88
6
2
8
3
6
3
1
34
60
2
2
100
19
8
42
2
2
100
6
2
8
4
4
3
2
20
60
4
2
50
17
9
53
5
5
100
11
1
12
3
5
1
4
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Danny
Green
Danny Green
True
32
3
6
50
0
1
0
2
2
100
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
8
21
none
Kawhi
Leonard
Kawhi Leonard
True
31
7
13
54
2
2
100
4
4
100
2
3
5
5
2
0
2
1
20
17
none
LaMarcus
Aldridge
LaMarcus Aldridge
True
30
6
14
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
8
9
0
0
3
1
2
12
7
none
David
West
David West
True
26
5
8
62
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
6
1
4
0
1
10
23
none
Tony
Parker
Tony Parker
True
25
6
12
50
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
13
23
none
Boris
Diaw
Boris Diaw
False
24
6
10
60
2
2
100
2
3
67
2
1
3
0
1
0
2
0
16
-2
none
Patty
Mills
Patty Mills
False
22
3
8
38
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
1
1
8
-8
none
Jonathon
Simmons
Jonathon Simmons
False
15
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
2
0
-6
none
Boban
Marjanović
Boban Marjanović
False
14
1
3
33
0
0
0
8
8
100
2
5
7
0
1
4
2
2
10
4
none
Kyle
Anderson
Kyle Anderson
False
14
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
1
0
4
2
none
Ray
McCallum
Ray McCallum
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-4
none
Matt
Bonner
Matt Bonner
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Rasual
Butler
Rasual Butler
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
December
2015
Monday
AT&T Center
San Antonio
Timberwolves
Minnesota
True
Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
12
18
30
2230
2273
18
5
28
86
38
44
6
5
83
28
8
36
3
25
6
15
16
86
4
32
01
3
2019
99
5
23
23
100
95
12
107
11
46
31
55
2022
6060
85
31
36
2324
1010
43
01
00
0
77
32
109
10
96
11
41
2321
6060
3
0
0
20
9
45
2
2
100
9
1
10
1
4
3
5
20
60
2
1
50
19
9
47
3
3
100
5
2
7
1
6
1
5
22
60
8
3
38
23
10
43
0
0
0
7
3
10
1
9
1
4
23
60
5
1
20
24
10
42
1
0
0
7
2
9
0
6
1
1
21
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
True
33
4
10
40
0
2
0
2
2
100
0
2
2
5
0
0
2
1
10
-5
none
Kostas
Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
True
25
1
5
20
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
3
1
3
1
2
-10
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
23
4
7
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
8
-24
none
Joffrey
Lauvergne
Joffrey Lauvergne
True
21
4
9
44
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
5
6
1
0
0
0
0
9
-22
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
True
20
2
7
29
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
3
0
0
2
2
4
-16
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
28
7
14
50
2
5
40
0
0
0
1
4
5
3
1
0
1
1
16
-5
none
Randy
Foye
Randy Foye
False
27
3
9
33
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
1
1
5
1
0
2
0
9
1
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
False
26
10
19
53
1
2
50
1
2
50
5
2
7
5
1
1
3
4
22
7
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
20
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
5
6
9
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
-10
none
J.J.
Hickson
J.J. Hickson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
27
December
2015
Sunday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City
Thunder
Oklahoma City
False
The San Antonio Spurs ( 26 - 6 ) defeated the Denver Nuggets ( 12 - 18 ) 101 - 86 on Saturday . The Spurs were able to bounce back from a tough Christmas Day loss to the Houston Rockets with an efficient performance . San Antonio was able to rest veterans Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobli and still come away with a relatively comfortable win , in large part due to the contributions of a pair of their top free - agent acquisitions . Former Pacers forward David West showed exactly why he was brought to the Spurs by filling in admirably for Duncan , tallying 10 points , six assists , four rebounds , four blocks and a steal . His outstanding defense helped to stymie Denver down low , and LaMarcus Aldridge helped to complete that equation with a productive night of his own . The former Portland standout came within a rebound of a double - double , posting 12 points , nine boards and three blocks . Denver was once again playing without starters Emmanuel Mudiay and Danilo Gallinari , and replacements Jameer Nelson ( four points ) and Kostas Papanikolaou ( two points ) particularly underwhelmed . Only one starter was able to post double - digit scoring , and only a 10 - point total at that , courtesy of Gary Harris . Joffrey Lauvergne and Kenneth Faried were next in line with nine and eight points , respectively , but a major chunk of Denver 's offense came from the bench . Will Barton made his typically solid contributions , managing 16 points , five rebounds , three assists and a steal , while Nikola Jokic posted his second - best scoring total of the season with 22 points . The center also added seven rebounds , five assists , a block and a steal over an outstanding 26 minutes of action . It was notably Jokic 's fourth straight double - digit scoring game , and it will be interesting to see how coach Mike Malone will structure his playing time rotation in the frontcourt upon the return of Jusuf Nurkic from injury . The Nuggets fell to 12 - 18 and currently reside in third place in the Western Conference 's Northwest Division . They head to Oklahoma City for a Sunday showdown with the Thunder . In addition to West 's and Aldridge 's strong outings , San Antonio was unsurprisingly led in scoring by Kawhi Leonard , who managed 20 points and added five rebounds , five assists and two steals . Tony Parker poured in 13 points , while adding four assists , four rebounds and a pair of steals . Veteran Boris Diaw , receiving some extra run due to Duncan 's rest day , equaled season highs in both minutes ( 25 ) and points ( 16 ) to pace the San Antonio reserves . The Spurs improved to 26 - 6 and sit atop the Western Conference 's Southwest Division . They remain home to face Minnesota on Monday .
The San Antonio Spurs (26 - 6) defeated the Denver Nuggets (12 - 18) 101 - 86 on Saturday. The Spurs were able to bounce back from a tough Christmas Day loss to the Houston Rockets with an efficient performance. San Antonio was able to rest veterans Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobli and still come away with a relatively comfortable win, in large part due to the contributions of a pair of their top free - agent acquisitions. Former Pacers forward David West showed exactly why he was brought to the Spurs by filling in admirably for Duncan, tallying 10 points, six assists, four rebounds, four blocks and a steal. His outstanding defense helped to stymie Denver down low, and LaMarcus Aldridge helped to complete that equation with a productive night of his own. The former Portland standout came within a rebound of a double - double, posting 12 points, nine boards and three blocks. Denver was once again playing without starters Emmanuel Mudiay and Danilo Gallinari, and replacements Jameer Nelson (four points) and Kostas Papanikolaou (two points) particularly underwhelmed. Only one starter was able to post double - digit scoring, and only a 10 - point total at that, courtesy of Gary Harris. Joffrey Lauvergne and Kenneth Faried were next in line with nine and eight points, respectively, but a major chunk of Denver's offense came from the bench. Will Barton made his typically solid contributions, managing 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal, while Nikola Jokic posted his second - best scoring total of the season with 22 points. The center also added seven rebounds, five assists, a block and a steal over an outstanding 26 minutes of action. It was notably Jokic's fourth straight double - digit scoring game, and it will be interesting to see how coach Mike Malone will structure his playing time rotation in the frontcourt upon the return of Jusuf Nurkic from injury. The Nuggets fell to 12 - 18 and currently reside in third place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They head to Oklahoma City for a Sunday showdown with the Thunder. In addition to West's and Aldridge's strong outings, San Antonio was unsurprisingly led in scoring by Kawhi Leonard, who managed 20 points and added five rebounds, five assists and two steals. Tony Parker poured in 13 points, while adding four assists, four rebounds and a pair of steals. Veteran Boris Diaw, receiving some extra run due to Duncan's rest day, equaled season highs in both minutes (25) and points (16) to pace the San Antonio reserves. The Spurs improved to 26 - 6 and sit atop the Western Conference's Southwest Division. They remain home to face Minnesota on Monday.
The San Antonio Spurs (26 - 6) defeated the Denver Nuggets (12 - 18) 101 - 86 on Saturday. The Spurs were able to bounce back from a tough Christmas Day loss to the Houston Rockets with an efficient performance. San Antonio was able to rest veterans Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobli and still come away with a relatively comfortable win, in large part due to the contributions of a pair of their top free - agent acquisitions. Former Pacers forward David West showed exactly why he was brought to the Spurs by filling in admirably for Duncan, tallying 10 points, six assists, four rebounds, four blocks and a steal. His outstanding defense helped to stymie Denver down low, and LaMarcus Aldridge helped to complete that equation with a productive night of his own. The former Portland standout came within a rebound of a double - double, posting 12 points, nine boards and three blocks. Denver was once again playing without starters Emmanuel Mudiay and Danilo Gallinari, and replacements Jameer Nelson (four points) and Kostas Papanikolaou (two points) particularly underwhelmed. Only one starter was able to post double - digit scoring, and only a 10 - point total at that, courtesy of Gary Harris. Joffrey Lauvergne and Kenneth Faried were next in line with nine and eight points, respectively, but a major chunk of Denver's offense came from the bench. Will Barton made his typically solid contributions, managing 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal, while Nikola Jokic posted his second - best scoring total of the season with 22 points. The center also added seven rebounds, five assists, a block and a steal over an outstanding 26 minutes of action. It was notably Jokic's fourth straight double - digit scoring game, and it will be interesting to see how coach Mike Malone will structure his playing time rotation in the frontcourt upon the return of Jusuf Nurkic from injury. The Nuggets fell to 12 - 18 and currently reside in third place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They head to Oklahoma City for a Sunday showdown with the Thunder. In addition to West's and Aldridge's strong outings, San Antonio was unsurprisingly led in scoring by Kawhi Leonard, who managed 20 points and added five rebounds, five assists and two steals. Tony Parker poured in 13 points, while adding four assists, four rebounds and a pair of steals. Veteran Boris Diaw, receiving some extra run due to Duncan's rest day, equaled season highs in both minutes (25) and points (16) to pace the San Antonio reserves. The Spurs improved to 26 - 6 and sit atop the Western Conference's Southwest Division. They remain home to face Minnesota on Monday.
<GAME> <DATE> 26 December 2015 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> AT&T Center <CITY> San Antonio <HOME> <TEAM> Spurs <CITY> San Antonio <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 101 <WINS-LOSSES> 26 6 <QTRS> 22 34 20 25 <TEAM-AST> 21 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 11 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 28 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> AT&T Center <NEXT-CITY> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Minnesota <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Timberwolves <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 86 <WINS-LOSSES> 12 18 <QTRS> 20 22 23 21 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 5 <TEAM-FG> 38 <TEAM-FT> 5 <TEAM-REB> 36 <TEAM-TO> 15 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 27 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Chesapeake Energy Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Thunder <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Kawhi Leonard <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Boris Diaw <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tony Parker <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LaMarcus Aldridge <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Boban Marjanović <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 10 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 8 8 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> David West <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patty Mills <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danny Green <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Anderson <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rasual Butler <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matt Bonner <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ray McCallum <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonathon Simmons <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 22 <FG> 10 19 53 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 7 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 5 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Randy Foye <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joffrey Lauvergne <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 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J. Hickson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none