NBA

San Antonio Spurs at Toronto Raptors

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31-39, 12-22 Away
Final
123 - 89

24-47, 16-21 Home

Vassell scores 25 as Spurs rout slumping Raptors 123-89 for third straight win, fifth in seven

San Antonio Spurs vs. Toronto Raptors: Game Highlights

Stephon Castle scored 15 points and Sandro Mamukelashvili added 13 for the Spurs. San Antonio led by as many as 38 points and won for the fifth time in seven.

Scottie Barnes scored 22 points, RJ Barrett had 18 and Jamal Shead added 17 as the Raptors lost their fourth straight.

Barrett, Toronto’s leading scorer, returned after missing the previous three games, but regulars Immanuel Quickley and Jakob Poeltl both sat for rest. The Raptors also played without reserve forward Chris Boucher (illness).

Barnes had six rebounds and six assists. According to the Raptors, he’s the 10th player in NBA history to record at least 2,000 rebounds, 1,000 assists and 200 blocks before his 24th birthday.

Singers Kelly Rowland, Mary J. Blige, and Mario all watched from separate courtside seats.

Takeaways Spurs: San Antonio snapped a three-game road losing streak and won away from home for the first time since March 1 at Memphis. The Spurs are 11-22 on the road.

Raptors: Coach Darko Rajakovic said Brandon Ingram (left ankle) is running and doing lateral movement drills but is not cleared for contact. Ingram has not played since being acquired from New Orleans on Feb. 6. He’ll be reevaluated in 10 days.

Key moment Mamukelashvili’s 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter put San Antonio up 103-65, its biggest lead of the game.

Key stat The Raptors had more turnovers (10) than made baskets (6) in the first. San Antonio’s 18 points off miscues in the quarter were more than Toronto’s 16 total points in the opening period.

Regular Season Series

SA leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 123 - 89
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 123 - 89
4th 20.1 Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound 123 - 89
4th 22.0 Ja'Kobe Walter misses 8-foot two point shot 123 - 89
4th 37.0 Jordan McLaughlin makes free throw 2 of 2 123 - 89

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSA https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/tor.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTOR
41-86 FG 35-92
48 Field Goal % 38
14-43 3PT 10-39
33 Three Point % 26
27-32 FT 9-13
84 Free Throw % 69
46 Rebounds 46
13 Offensive Rebounds 16
33 Defensive Rebounds 30
27 Assists 27
15 Steals 8
6 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 21
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 22
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 1
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 30
22 Fast Break Points 13
50 Points in Paint 46
14 Fouls 21
38 Largest Lead 1
Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jakob Poeltl, C Day-To-Day Dec 23
RJ Barrett, F Out Dec 20
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,276 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 22 7 .759 - W7
Houston 17 10 .630 4 L2
Memphis 14 16 .467 8.5 W1
Dallas 12 19 .387 11 W1
New Orleans 8 23 .258 15 L1

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 20 9 .690 - L1
Boston 18 11 .621 2 W3
Toronto 18 13 .581 3 W1
Philadelphia 16 12 .571 3.5 L1
Brooklyn 9 19 .321 10.5 W2
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