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Brooklyn Nets at San Antonio Spurs

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21-40, 12-20 Away
Final
113 - 127

26-34, 15-15 Home

Vassell's career-high 37 points lead Spurs past struggling Nets 127-113

Brooklyn Nets vs. San Antonio Spurs: Game Highlights

Brooklyn (21-40) lost its fifth straight, dropping 2 1/2 games out of 10th place in the Eastern Conference.

Cam Thomas had 24 points to lead the Nets, and Cameron Johnson added 17.

Stephon Castle scored 17 points, and De'Aaron Fox and Keldon Johnson added 15 each for San Antonio. Bismack Biyombo, who signed a contract for the rest of the season hours earlier, had 13 points and 14 rebounds.

Vassell was 8 for 11 on 3-pointers and also had five assists.

San Antonio led by as many as 25 and cruised to its second victory in seven games.

With star center Victor Wembanyama watching from the sideline, the Spurs outscored the Nets 62-40 in the paint. Wembanyama is out for the season with a blood clot in his right shoulder.

Takeaways Nets: D'Angelo Russell had 12 points on 4-for-11 shooting. Russell also was limited to four assists.

Spurs: Chris Paul's 3-pointer in the second quarter was the 20,000th 3-pointer in franchise history. San Antonio finished 18 for 39 on 3s.

Key moment Vassell set his career high on a 3-pointer with 2:23 remaining off an assist from Biyombo. Vassell's previous career high was 33 points against Atlanta on Nov. 30, 2023.

Key stat San Antonio had 37 assists to become the first team in NBA history with 20-plus assists in 200 straight games. Indiana is second with 150 consecutive games.

Up next Nets: Host the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night.

Spurs: Play at Sacramento on Friday in Fox's first game at the Golden 1 Center since the Kings traded him to the Spurs on Feb. 5.

Regular Season Series

SA wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 113 - 127
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 113 - 127
4th 0.0 Nets offensive team rebound 113 - 127
4th 0.0 Dariq Whitehead misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot 113 - 127
4th 2.0 shot clock turnover 113 - 127

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bkn.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBKN https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSA
39-86 FG 52-95
45 Field Goal % 55
17-50 3PT 18-39
34 Three Point % 46
18-21 FT 5-10
86 Free Throw % 50
40 Rebounds 46
11 Offensive Rebounds 13
29 Defensive Rebounds 33
29 Assists 37
8 Steals 9
2 Blocks 4
13 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 2
13 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
15 Fast Break Points 16
40 Points in Paint 62
16 Fouls 15
8 Largest Lead 25
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
David Jones Garcia, F Out Feb 4
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nolan Traore, G Out Apr 12
Nic Claxton, C Out Apr 11
Ziaire Williams, F Out Apr 11
Noah Clowney, F Out Apr 11
Terance Mann, G Out Apr 11

Game Information

Frost Bank Center

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 16,703 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 56 26 .683 - W2
New York 53 29 .646 3 L1
Toronto 46 36 .561 10 W1
Philadelphia 45 37 .549 11 W2
Brooklyn 20 62 .244 36 L3

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 62 20 .756 - L1
Houston 52 30 .634 10 W1
New Orleans 26 56 .317 36 L2
Dallas 26 56 .317 36 W1
Memphis 25 57 .305 37 L8
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