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Tom Osborn: Julian Champagnie (sore right knee) is “banged up” and will be a game-time decision, Mitch Johnson said.
Dan Weiss: Harrison Barnes (ankle) has been ruled out. His 364 consecutive games streak will come to an end tonight as he misses his first game since December 4, 2021. Julian Champagnie (163 games) currently has the second longest consecutive games streak behind Mikal Bridges (615 games).
Now, ahead of the homestretch of the regular season, the Spurs regrouped and discussed the whole championship thing head-on. “After the All-Star break, we had the conversation with the team of just, every game from now on, it means something. We’re fighting for something. We’re building something,” Julian Champagnie said last week.
After a hard-fought, exhausting win in Toronto the night before, the Spurs avoided a letdown game against the Brooklyn Nets by beginning the game strong and overcoming some rough stretches by spreading the wealth and riding the hot hand of the moment on their way to a 126-110 victory. Seven Spurs scored in double figures, led by 26 from the hometown kid Julian Champagnie on 10-14 shooting, 6-9 from three. Michael Porter, Jr. was cold in the first half but exploded in the second for the Nets, finishing with 25 points and 14 rebounds.
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De'Aaron Fox scored 20 and rookie Dylan Harper had 15. The Spurs also got double-digit scoring from Stephon Castle (13) and Julian Champagnie (10). "We've know, and I feel like it's been apparent this year, that we have a deep team," said Fox, whose driving, behind-the-basket 10-foot floater gave the Spurs a 108-104 lead. "We have guys that have missed games and we are still able to stay afloat and win games. I don't think it's a surprise that when someone has an off night, even someone of Victor's caliber, we have enough to kind of weather that."
Greg Finberg: FINAL | WAS 112, IND 105: Jaden Hardy: 13 PTS, Carlton Carrington: 13 PTS, Anthony Gill: 13 PTS. The Wizards win (lose) the first game of this tanking battle. Washington didn’t play Champagnie or Watkins and benched 3/5 starters for the final 17 minutes, but a late 14-0 run propelled them to a win.
Echoing the statement from the union, Spurs forward Julian Champagnie said he "stands with" protestors in Minneapolis and decried the violence plaguing the city. "It is an unfortunate situation that's going on over there and across the whole states with the violence," Champagnie, the team's alternate union representative, said. "I don't really get too much into politics and stuff. I'm not the biggest guy with that, but I don't think that people should be dying. That's kind of where I stand with it, and I stand with those people. That's really all I have to say about it. It's just a tough situation all around, but I think the violence is the main thing that has to stop."
Bub Carrington does not regard his newest accomplishment as a big deal. But the numbers reveal how rare his achievement is. On Thursday night, when his Washington Wizards host the Denver Nuggets, he will play in his 125th consecutive regular-season NBA game. Streaks like Carrington’s don’t happen often. He owns the NBA’s fourth-longest active consecutive games streak, trailing only the New York Knicks’ Mikal Bridges and the San Antonio Spurs’ Harrison Barnes and Julian Champagnie, according to Sportradar.
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Courtside Buzz: CHAMPAGNIE & WEMBY! Julian Champagnie sniped a San Antonio Spurs record 11 THREES, along with 31 Points & 13 Rebounds from Victor Wembanyama in their 134-132 nail-biting WIN vs. New York! 🎯 Champagnie: 36 PTS, 6 REB, 11/17 THREES Wembanyama: 31 PTS, 13 REB, 10/12 FGM, 24 MIN De’Aaron Fox: 26 PTS, 7 AST, 11/21 FGM Jalen Brunson: 29 PTS, 8 AST, 10/24 FGM Miles McBride: 21 PTS, 7/12 FGM, 26 MIN Towns/Clarkson: 20 PTS each HISTORIC PERFORMANCE FROM CHAMPAGNIE! ‼️
Paul Garcia: "I just kept shooting the basketball," said Julian Champagnie of not having a specific moment when he knew he was going to shoot like he did tonight. Champagnie said if there was a shot there for him, he was going to take it.
Greg Finberg: FINAL | WAS 108, IND 89 Bagley: 23 PTS McCollum: 18 PTS Johnson: 14 PTS A dominant performance from the Wiz, who hold a team under 90 for the first time since 2021. Bagley was terrific down low. Career-high 14 REB from Champagnie. Contributions from Tre/CJ. Impressive. 4-20.
Paul Garcia: In the win vs Toronto: Wemby 24 pts, 15 reb, 2 stl, 1 blk Castle 22 pts Barnes 18 pts, 5 ast Devin 15 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast Harper 11 pts, 6 reb, 6 ast Keldon 10 pts Champagnie 9 pts, 9 reb, 1 blk Spurs were a +13 from the FT line
