Game ID: 22500383
San Antonio Spurs @ Atlanta Hawks
Friday, December 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 19 25 28 26 98SAS 32 36 34 24 126
ATL vs SAS ScoutingATL vs SAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ATL availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Young missed 19 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 12/05 after 4, 20 min since (84% of 24)
NEW Gueye 15 to 20 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/12 · 5 days' restOUT Young missed 20 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 12/05 after 4, 20 min since (84% of 24)
ATL availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 21 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 12/06, out tonight
ATL availability going into 12/18 · 3 days' restOUT Young missed 22 since 10/31, returns tonight: 20 min (72% of 28)
OUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 12/06, out tonight
ATL availability going into 12/19 · back-to-backOUT Porziņģis missed 4 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Young back 12/18 after 22, 20 min since (72% of 28)
ATL availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 5 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Young back 12/18 after 22, 20 min since (72% of 28)
ATL availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 6 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Young back 12/18 after 22, 23 min since (83% of 28)
ATL availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 7 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Young back 12/18 after 22, 26 min since (92% of 28)
ATL availability going into 12/27 · back-to-backOUT Porziņģis missed 8 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Young back 12/18 after 22, 27 min since (98% of 28)
SAS availability going into 12/08 · 2 days' restOUT Castle missed 9 since 11/18, returns tonight: 23 min (75% of 31)
OUT Wembanyama missed 10 since 11/16, out tonight
NEW Barnes 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Kornet 19 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Sochan 13 to 18 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/10 · 1 day's restOUT Wembanyama missed 11 since 11/16, out tonight
BACK Castle back 12/08 after 9, 23 min since (75% of 31)
NEW Barnes 22 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Kornet 19 to 26 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 12/13
OUT Wembanyama missed 12 since 11/16, tonight's box is missing
BACK Castle back 12/08 after 9, 25 min since (81% of 31)
NEW Barnes 22 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Kornet 19 to 29 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 12/18 · 4 days' restOUT Wembanyama missed 12 since 11/16, returns tonight: 17 min (57% of 30)
BACK Castle back 12/08 after 9, 25 min since (81% of 31)
NEW Barnes 22 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Kornet 19 to 29 min over the last 3
SAS availability going into 12/19 · back-to-backBACK Castle back 12/08 after 9, 25 min since (81% of 31)
BACK Wembanyama back 12/18 after 12, 17 min since (57% of 30)
NEW Barnes 22 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Kornet 19 to 27 min over the last 3
SAS availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restBACK Castle back 12/08 after 9, 25 min since (80% of 31)
BACK Wembanyama back 12/18 after 12, 19 min since (64% of 30)
NEW Kornet 19 to 25 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restBACK Wembanyama back 12/18 after 12, 20 min since (66% of 30)
NEW Kornet 19 to 25 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 2 since 12/21, returns tonight: 1 min (9% of 13)
BACK Wembanyama back 12/18 after 12, 21 min since (68% of 30)
SAS availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restBACK Wembanyama back 12/18 after 12, 22 min since (72% of 30)
BACK Sochan back 12/25 after 2, 1 min since (9% of 13)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 128, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 25 and Alexander-Walker at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Porziņģis (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Castle at 22 and Fox at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 117 a night to Atlanta's 128 and the line, where San Antonio takes 26 free throws a game to Atlanta's 21. Call it San Antonio 121, Atlanta 120, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/06 @ WAS 131-116 — ATL notes
ATL won 131-116. ATL shot 53% (52 of 98) to WAS's 51%, 13 of 39 from three. ATL turned it over 12 times to WAS's 20. The glass went 45-26 for them. Johnson led with 30 (10 of 18, 2 of 5 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Okongwu added 21, Alexander-Walker 17. The hinge was Q4, 34-23: a lead of 4 became 15, and the lead reached 20. Krejčí was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/12 @ DET 115-142 — ATL notes
ATL lost 115-142. ATL shot 46% (39 of 85) to DET's 58%, 11 of 36 from three. ATL turned it over 20 times to DET's 12, and DET turned those into 16 steals. Alexander-Walker led with 22 (6 of 14, 4 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Johnson added 19, Daniels 18. Q1 was theirs, 33-34, but the other 3 periods went 108-82 against them. Johnson's -25 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/14 vs PHI 120-117 — ATL notes
ATL won 120-117. ATL shot 43% (43 of 99) to PHI's 38%, 17 of 33 from three, and got to the line 21 times to PHI's 29. ATL turned it over 16 times to PHI's 11, and PHI turned those into 10 steals. Daniels led with 27 (13 of 19); Okongwu added 20, Krejčí 19. The hinge was Q1, 39-29: from level to 10 ahead.
12/18 @ CHA 126-133 — ATL notes
ATL lost 126-133. ATL shot 52% (48 of 92) to CHA's 54%, 11 of 37 from three. Johnson led with 43 (16 of 27, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 28, Daniels 14. Q4 was theirs, 31-26, the deficit cut from 12 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 107-95 against them. Daniels's -13 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/19 vs SAS 98-126 — ATL notes
ATL lost 98-126. ATL shot 40% (38 of 94) to SAS's 54%, 10 of 40 from three. The glass went 43-56 against them. Alexander-Walker led with 23 (7 of 18, 2 of 10 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); J. Johnson added 17, Risacher 11. Q4 was theirs, 26-24, the deficit cut from 30 to 28, but the other 3 periods went 102-72 against them. Alexander-Walker's -27 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 127, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 24 and Alexander-Walker at 20 a game. Without Porziņģis (5 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Giddey at 19 and White at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 120 a night to Atlanta's 127. Call it Atlanta 121, Chicago 119, Chicago keeping it close.
12/23 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 134, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Johnson at 25 and Alexander-Walker at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Porziņģis (6 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 125, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; White at 20 and Giddey at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-2 a night and Atlanta minus-4 and the defense, Chicago allowing 125 a night to Atlanta's 134. Call it Chicago 125, Atlanta 123, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/26 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 131, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 26 and Young at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porziņģis (7 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Powell at 20 and Jaquez Jr. at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Herro (5 straight), Larsson (5 straight), Jović (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 115 a night to Atlanta's 131 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-0 a night and Atlanta minus-5. Call it Atlanta 120, Miami 118, Miami keeping it close.
12/27 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 133, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 29 and Young at 24 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Porziņģis (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Bridges at 19 a game. Without McBride (6 straight), Shamet (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Atlanta minus-8 and the defense, New York allowing 119 a night to Atlanta's 133. Call it New York 122, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/08 @ NOP 135-132 — SAS notes
SAS won 135-132. SAS shot 50% (49 of 98) to NOP's 58%, 17 of 36 from three. The glass went 43-33 for them. Barnes led with 24 (9 of 15, 4 of 7 from three); Harper added 22, Castle 18. The hinge was Q1, 35-25: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 25.
12/10 @ LAL 132-119 — SAS notes
SAS won 132-119. SAS shot 50% (43 of 86) to LAL's 49%, 17 of 38 from three, and went to the line 36 times to LAL's 23 — 29 points from the stripe to their 17. Castle led with 30 (10 of 14, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Fox added 20, Johnson 17. The hinge was Q1, 39-30: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/18 vs WAS 119-94 — SAS notes
SAS won 119-94. SAS shot 49% (44 of 90) to WAS's 40%, 15 of 42 from three, and went to the line 20 times to WAS's 14 — 16 points from the stripe to their 9. Harper led with 24 (9 of 13, 3 of 5 from three); Vassell added 18, Castle 17. The hinge was Q3, 34-22: a lead of 4 became 16, and the lead reached 26. Vassell was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
12/19 @ ATL 126-98 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-98. SAS shot 54% (51 of 94) to ATL's 40%, 13 of 36 from three. The glass went 56-43 for them. Wembanyama led with 26 (10 of 15, 2 of 4 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Vassell added 18, Castle 17. The hinge was Q1, 32-19: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 38. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
12/21 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; McCollum at 22 and Carrington at 16 a game. Without Kispert (9 straight), Cooper (8 straight), Whitmore (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Castle at 20 and Vassell at 15 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-5 a night and Washington minus-1. Call it San Antonio 122, Washington 115.
12/23 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Castle at 20 and Wembanyama at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 101, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Holmgren at 21 a game. Without Wiggins (2 straight), J. Williams (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-11 a night and OKC minus-1 and the defense, OKC allowing 101 a night to San Antonio's 111. Call it San Antonio 117, OKC 116, OKC keeping it close.
12/25 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. Without J. Williams (4 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Castle at 21 and Wembanyama at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-9 a night and OKC minus-2 and the line, where San Antonio takes 26 free throws a game to OKC's 16. Call it OKC 117, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
12/27 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 103, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Castle at 19 and Wembanyama at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 134, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 32 free throws a game; George at 27 and Nurkić at 13 a game. Without Kessler (25 straight), Harkless (16 straight), Anderson (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 103 a night to Utah's 134 and the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-7 a night and Utah minus-2. Call it San Antonio 128, Utah 114, San Antonio by 14.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASCB C. Bryant
DF D. Fox
DH D. Harper
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. McLaughlin
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
KO K. Olynyk
LK L. Kornet
LW L. Waters III
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
ATLAN A. Newell
DD D. Daniels
JJ J. Johnson
KW K. Wallace
KR Krejci
LK L. Kennard
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
SAS/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Victor Wembanyama leads Spurs to a 126-98 win against Hawks with 26-point performance
ATLANTA -- — Victor Wembanyama scored 26 points, Devin Vassell added 18, and the San Antonio Spurs spoiled the first of a five-game home stretch for Atlanta with a 126-96 win over the Hawks.
The win was the Spurs' 20th of the season — a feat the team did not reach until Jan. 23 last season.
In his fourth game since returning from a calf injury that kept him sidelined for 12 games, Wembanyama added 12 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal. It was the center's first double-double since San Antonio's Nov. 14 loss to Golden State.
Vassell was 4 of 9 beyond the three-point arc.
The Spurs led for 47:27 of 48 minutes and were up 68-44 by halftime. San Antonio extended its lead to 102-72 by the end of the third quarter, and all of the starters were done for the night midway through the fourth.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Hawks with 23 points in his return to the starting lineup. He was 7 of 9 from the foul line and 7 of 18 from the field.
Jalen Johnson , coming off a career-high 43-point performance against Charlotte, scored 17 points and added 11 rebounds. He led the Hawks with 13 points in the first quarter and solidified his 18th double-double of the season in the third quarter.
The Hawks rested Trae Young as they ease the All-Star guard back into game action after he missed 22 games with a sprained MCL. Young was held to eight points and contributed 10 assists in his first game since late October, a 133-126 loss to Charlotte on Thursday night.
Atlanta was also without Kristaps Porzingis , who will be sidelined for at least another week with an illness requiring further evaluation.