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The Denver Nuggets are gearing up to host the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night, and this NBA Cup matchup has turned into a winner-take-all scenario. The winner
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (12-5) will visit the Denver Nuggets (13-4) and look to win Group C with a win over the Nuggets in the NBA Cup race. The Spurs are coming off a 115-102 road win against the Blazers. De'Aaron Fox led the team with 37 points (career-high as a Spur) and eight assists.
Nikola Jokic pulled off a potential 'Pass of the Year' highlight with Spencer Jones in the Nuggets' NBA Cup game against the Spurs on Friday.
The Denver Nuggets have sent one player on the main roster to their G League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Gold.
The Spurs rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the Nuggets 139-136, advancing to the NBA Cup quarterfinals.
The Hall of Famer has an emotional stake in the San Antonio Spurs, the team he helped win four championships, and this was before the Spurs played the behemoth from Oklahoma City in the semifinals. Let’s just say that, after the fact, that stake has now intensified.
"At this point, Denver is the only team I can see beating the Thunder four times in seven games," NBA analyst Zach Lowe frankly put it. With a revamped system and improved roster,
Last night's NBA Cup semifinal between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs lived up to its billing. Mitch Johnson's team played in a game with true playoff intensity and earned a 111–109 win against the reigning champions.