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Devin Vassell scored a season-high 33 points, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 139-136 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
The Spurs rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the Nuggets 139-136, advancing to the NBA Cup quarterfinals.
The Denver Nuggets were well within reach of advancing in the NBA Cup for the first time in franchise history in the midst of their latest matchup vs. the San Antonio Spurs, and seemingly had control of the game heading into the half after a dominating second-quarter effort.
In Wednesday’s victory over the Trail Blazers, De’Aaron Fox led the way for the Spurs as he recorded 37 points, six rebounds and eight assists while Devin Vassell added 23 points and six rebounds of his own. Now San Antonio will try to grab their 13th victory of the season on Friday night in a tough road matchup against the Nuggets.
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.
The Denver Nuggets face a crucial NBA Cup group-stage finale with MVP Nikola Jokic confirmed to play. Despite several key injuries to players like Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun, and Julian Strawther,
The Denver Nuggets picked up a much-needed win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, bouncing back from a nail-biting loss to the San Antonio Spurs the night befor
Then, in a tie ballgame, with just over a minute to go, Devin Vassell activated the hidden clutch gene. He had already caught fire with 25 points and five threes, but he drained a go-ahead three to give the Spurs a slight edge.