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Additionally, the Wizards are pretty banged up. Their leading scorer and best defensive player is injured, in addition to three more important rotational players (and arguably their second-best defender/young player in Bilal Coulibaly), and they’re running out of NBA-quality guards.
The San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks meet in the NBA Cup final Tuesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, with tip-off slated for 8:30 p.m. ET.
New York rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to beat San Antonio 124-113 in the NBA Cup championship game. The Knicks outscored the Spurs 35-19 in the fourth quarter and held a 67-56 rebounding edge.
Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander believes there is "a good chance" the Thunder and Spurs will be an incredible rivalry in the NBA.
The Spurs, Rockets, and Thunder don't seem to be interested in making a trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo if he becomes available.
The Spurs' upset of the Thunder in the NBA Cup has put Victor Wembanyama's squad back into the top of the NBA power rankings.
Victor Wembanyama returned from a 12-game absence to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 111-109 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.