Game ID: 22500105
Brooklyn Nets @ San Antonio Spurs
Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 31 38 19 30 118BKN 24 24 33 26 107
BKN @ SAS ScoutingBKN @ 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.
SAS availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
SAS availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 10/27 · back-to-backNEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 3
SAS availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/05 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
BKN availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
BKN availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's restOUT Wolf missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
BKN availability going into 10/27 · back-to-backOUT Traore missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 21 min (93% of 22)
OUT Powell missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 5 min (34% of 16)
OUT Liddell missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 5 min (40% of 13)
NEW Thomas 24 to 30 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Traore back 10/27 after 2, 21 min since (93% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 10/27 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 10/27 after 2, 5 min since (40% of 13)
BKN availability going into 11/02 · 3 days' restOUT Williams missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 20 min (89% of 23)
OUT Powell missed 4 since 10/24, returns tonight: 4 min (22% of 21)
OUT Wolf missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Traore back 10/27 after 2, 21 min since (93% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 10/27 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 10/27 after 2, 5 min since (40% of 13)
NEW Thomas 24 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backOUT Traore missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 4 min (16% of 22)
OUT Wolf missed 6 since 10/22, returns tonight: 4 min (17% of 21)
OUT Etienne missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 13)
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 20 min since (89% of 23)
BACK Powell back 11/02 after 4, 4 min since (22% of 21)
NEW Thomas 24 to 32 min over the last 5
10/22 @ DAL 125-92 — SAS notes
SAS won 125-92. SAS shot 57% (50 of 87) to DAL's 37%, 8 of 20 from three. The glass went 50-37 for them. Wembanyama led with 40 (15 of 21, 9 of 11 at the line); Castle added 22, Harper 15. The hinge was Q3, 33-21: a lead of 9 became 21, and the lead reached 33. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
10/24 @ NOP 120-116 — SAS notes
SAS won 120-116 in 1 overtime. SAS shot 46% (45 of 98) to NOP's 43%, 13 of 43 from three. SAS turned it over 18 times to NOP's 13, and NOP turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 59-45 for them. Wembanyama led with 29 (13 of 23, 0 of 3 from three); Vassell added 23, Castle 16. The hinge was OT1, 13-9: from level to 4 ahead. SAS trailed 57-58 at the half and won the second half 63-58. Vassell was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
10/26 vs BKN 118-107 — SAS notes
SAS won 118-107. SAS shot 50% (39 of 78) to BKN's 39%, 12 of 27 from three, and went to the line 36 times to BKN's 24 — 28 points from the stripe to their 23. The glass went 45-34 for them. Wembanyama led with 31 (9 of 21, 3 of 6 from three, 10 of 15 at the line); Harper added 20, Johnson 19. The hinge was Q2, 38-24: a lead of 7 became 21, and the lead reached 26. Harper was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
11/02 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 30 and Allen at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Brooks (3 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 104, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 30 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Castle at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Kornet (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-14 a night and Phoenix minus-7 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 104 a night to Phoenix's 122. Call it San Antonio 119, Phoenix 111.
11/05 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Reaves at 29 and Ayton at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Vincent (5 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 24 and Castle at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Kornet (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-12 a night and the Lakers minus-2. Call it the Lakers 117, San Antonio 116, San Antonio keeping it close.
10/22 @ CHA 117-136 — BKN notes
BKN lost 117-136. BKN shot 44% (39 of 88) to CHA's 53%, 14 of 40 from three. The glass went 38-50 against them. Claxton led with 17 (8 of 12); Thomas added 15, Dëmin 14. Q3 was theirs, 37-34, the deficit cut from 17 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 102-80 against them. Porter Jr.'s -19 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/24 vs CLE 124-131 — BKN notes
BKN lost 124-131. BKN took 14 more shots (96 to 82), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 51% to CLE's 54%, 19 of 45 from three, and got to the line just 7 times against 28 fouls committed. Thomas led with 33 (12 of 24, 3 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Porter Jr. added 31, Williams 25. Q4 was theirs, 38-23, the deficit cut from 22 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 108-86 against them. Claxton's -18 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 @ SAS 107-118 — BKN notes
BKN lost 107-118. BKN took 9 more shots (87 to 78), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to SAS's 50%, 16 of 50 from three, and got to the line 24 times to SAS's 36. The glass went 34-45 against them. Thomas led with 41 (11 of 25, 5 of 12 from three, 14 of 14 at the line); Porter Jr. added 15, Claxton 10. Q3 was theirs, 33-19, the deficit cut from 21 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 99-74 against them. Claxton's -25 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 128, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and Porter Jr. at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Williams (2 straight), Powell (4 straight), Wolf (5 straight). 3 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 32 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Edgecombe at 21 a game. Without Barlow (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Philadelphia takes 32 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 22 and the arc, Philadelphia at 41 percent from three to Brooklyn's 35. Call it Philadelphia 125, Brooklyn 119.
11/03 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Porter Jr. at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Traore (2 straight), Wolf (6 straight), Etienne (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Randle at 29 and McDaniels at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Edwards (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 38 percent from three to Brooklyn's 32 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 117 a night to Brooklyn's 126. Call it Minnesota 121, Brooklyn 115.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASBB B. Biyombo
CB C. Bryant
DH D. Harper
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. McLaughlin
KJ K. Johnson
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
BKNBS B. Saraf
CT C. Thomas
DS D. Sharpe
DE Demin
ED E. Dëmin
JW J. Wilson
MP M. Porter Jr.
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
TM T. Mann
TM T. Martin
ZW Z. Williams
SAS/BKN 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
Wembanyama has 31 points and 14 rebounds as Spurs remain unbeaten with 118-107 victory over Nets
SAN ANTONIO -- — Victor Wembanyama had 31 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks, and the San Antonio Spurs recovered after blowing a 26-point lead to beat the Brooklyn Nets 118-107 on Sunday and remain unbeaten.
San Antonio rookie Dylan Harper had 20 points, including seven in the final quarter to quell Brooklyn's rally.
The Spurs improved to 3-0 after quietly unveiling a banner to honor longtime coach Gregg Popovich and his 1,390 career victories in the regular season. In keeping with his humble personality, the Hall of Fame coach did want a ceremony to commemorate the banner or honor him and the franchise heeded his words as it has for three decades.
Cam Thomas scored 40 points to tie Kevin Durant for third on the Nets' career list with 10 40-point games, behind Vince Carter (17) and Kyrie Irving (14).
Michael Porter Jr . added 16 points and Nic Claxton had 10 for Brooklyn, which remained winless to open its second season under coach Jordi Fernandez.
San Antonio had four turnovers as Brooklyn built a 9-2 lead in the opening three minutes. The Spurs responded by closing the first quarter on a 29-15 run.
San Antonio led 81-55 with nine minutes left in the third but Brooklyn closed the quarter on a 26-7 run to narrow the gap to 88-81. Jalen Wilson’s 3-pointer capped a 9-1 run to open the fourth, giving the Nets their first lead since the opening minutes at 90-89.
San Antonio closed the game on a 10-0 run to win its home opener.
The Spurs remain without De'Aaron Fox (strained right hamstring), Jeremy Sochan (sprained left wrist) and Kelly Olynyk (left heel surgery). Reserve center Luke Kornet joined that early injury list with a sprained left ankle sustained Friday in San Antonio's 120-116 win in New Orleans.