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The Spurs have been a bit crazy to watch this year. It’s easy to see that this year’s team is better than last year, as the record shows, but they are also prone to the same types of mistakes as last year that led to them losing winnable games. The Jazz, with Lauri Markkanen back in the lineup, had a tougher time in their second meeting with the Spurs, but this was a team the Silver and Black should be able to beat, even with Jeremy Sochan on the bench with a broken thumb.

Spurs played to their youth and gave the visitors life from the opening tip so they were always confident. Spurs managed to keep the match close and scored late on, but too many late errors and serious fouls cost them a chance at victory as they lost 111–110.

Tonight they play the Sacramento Kings, who are a much improved team after adding Demar DeRozan to their existing lineup with De’Aaron Fox and Damontis Sabonis. The Kings should be a playoff team this year, so they will be a tough test for the young Spurs. The Kings played a late game last night so the Spurs have a rest advantage and they have played well with a rest advantage this season, beating a tired Timberwolves team earlier on November 2nd. As long as the Kings don’t find Boris Diaw’s squad espresso machine in the visitor’s locker room, the Spurs should have an energy advantage tonight.

Shipwrecks and musical intermezzos:

A few days ago we were having discussions about musical ballads in the comments section, and this song came up. It’s a story about some brave men who found themselves in bad weather on November 10, 1975. That was 49 years and one day ago. Beware of the November storms, especially if you are heavily loaded with iron ore.

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Game Prediction:

The Chorus story editor has stopped working and Mark won’t finish the story in time

One last word:

Go Spurs GOOOOOO!!

San Antonio Spurs vs. Sacramento Kings

November 11, 2024 | 7:00 PM CT
Streaming: NBA League Pass
TV: FanDuel Sports Southwest

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