Post a Free Blog

Submit A Press Release

At CWEB, we are always looking to expand our network of strategic investors and partners. If you're interested in exploring investment opportunities or discussing potential partnerships and serious inquiries. Contact: jacque@cweb.com

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Filter by Categories
Action
Animation
Anime
ATP Tour (ATP)
Auto Racing
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Breaking News
Business
Business
Business Newsletter
Call of Duty (CALLOFDUTY)
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Car
Celebrity
Champions Tour (CHAMP)
Comedy
CONCACAF
Counter Strike Global Offensive (CSGO)
Crime
Dark Comedy
Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)
Documentary and Foreign
Drama
eSports
European Tour (EPGA)
Fashion
FIFA
FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC)
FIFA World Cup (FIFA)
Fighting
Football
Formula 1 (F1)
Fortnite
Golf
Health
Hockey
Horror
IndyCar Series (INDY)
International Friendly (FRIENDLY)
Kids & Family
League of Legends (LOL)
LPGA
Madden
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
MLS
Movie and Music
Movie Trailers
Music
Mystery
NASCAR Cup Series (NAS)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
National Football League (NFL)
National Hockey League (NHL)
National Women's Soccer (NWSL)
NBA Development League (NBAGL)
NBA2K
NCAA Baseball (NCAABBL)
NCAA Basketball (NCAAB)
NCAA Football (NCAAF)
NCAA Hockey (NCAAH)
Olympic Mens (OLYHKYM)
Other
Other Sports
Overwatch
PGA
Politics
Premier League (PREM)
Romance
Sci-Fi
Science
Soccer
Sports
Sports
Technology
Tennis
Thriller
Truck Series (TRUCK)
True Crime
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
US
Valorant
Western
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Women’s NCAA Basketball (WNCAAB)
World
World Cup Qualifier (WORLDCUP)
WTA Tour (WTA)
Xfinity (XFT)
XFL
0
-- Advertisement --spot_img
HomeSportsBasketballSpurs, Hornets on the hunt for more consistent defense

Spurs, Hornets on the hunt for more consistent defense

Add to Favorite
Added to Favorite


Two teams on the outside of the playoff picture, the San Antonio Spurs and visiting Charlotte Hornets, will clash on Friday as the NBA season heads into its final month.

The Spurs are in 12th in the West, 4 1/2 games behind Dallas for the final spot in the conference play-in tournament with 18 games left to play. Meanwhile, Charlotte is 14th in the East, 11 games and four spots in back of 10th-place Chicago with 17 games left.

San Antonio will play the third matchup of a four-game homestand after beating undermanned Dallas 126-116 on Wednesday to avenge a loss to the Mavericks two nights earlier. De’Aaron Fox pumped in 32 points and distributed 11 assists in Wednesday’s victory, falling one rebound short of a triple-double while producing his most points in a San Antonio uniform after being traded to the Spurs in early February.

However, the Spurs will be without Fox for the remainder of the season, as their newly acquired star will undergo surgery for tendon damage in his left pinkie, per ESPN. Rookie Stephon Castle should take on a larger workload in the backcourt.

Keldon Johnson and Jeremy Sochan each added 18 points off the bench, while Devin Vassell had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Harrison Barnes scored 14 points for the Spurs, who snapped a three-game losing streak.

San Antonio led by just two points at the half but took charge in the third quarter and never let the Mavericks closer than eight points over the final eight-plus minutes. The Spurs played better on the defensive end after faltering on that end two nights earlier.

“You have to be a good defensive team because that’s what you have to hang your hat on,” Fox said. “You could be a really good offensive team but when the ball doesn’t go in that night, what can you do? Those are the teams that struggle. We know we have to be a better defensive team to try to be consistent on the offensive end.”

The Hornets head to the Alamo City after a 123-110 loss at Atlanta that snapped a two-game winning streak. Charlotte has dropped 10 of its past 12 outings and are tied with New Orleans and Washington with a league-low six wins on the road this season.

Miles Bridges paced the Hornets with 31 points and 11 rebounds in Wednesday’s loss. LaMelo Ball added 25 points and nine assists, and DaQuan Jeffries scored a career-high 20 points. Charlotte trailed by three at the break but surrendered the first 11 points of the third quarter and never got closer than four points early in the final period.

“Sometimes it’s human nature, it’s the game, it’s momentum and it takes the wind out of your sails a little bit when you aren’t getting those stops,” Charlotte coach Charles Lee said about the early third-quarter swoon. “I think it was a little bit of shot selection offensively, and defensively not being aware of some leak-outs and defending without fouling.”

Friday’s game is the third of a four-game road trip for Charlotte.

The Hornets won the first clash between the teams this season, a 117-116 victory in Charlotte on Feb. 7.

–Field Level Media

Subscribe to get Latest News Updates

Latest News

You may like more
more

NHL News: Simon Wang becomes highest drafted Chinese-born player in NHL history

Simon (Haoxi) Wang, the first player off the board...

NHL News: Blues ink G Joel Hofer to 2-year extension

St. Louis Blues goaltender Joel Hofer signed a two-year...

NHL News: Red Wings acquire G John Gibson from Ducks

The Detroit Red Wings acquired John Gibson from the...

MLS News: Jesus Ferreira (goal, assist) leads Sounders past Austin FC

Jesus Ferreira had a goal and an assist as...