Nuggets 117, Spurs 106: What they said after the game

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs picked up a home loss in Austin, Texas, versus the Denver Nuggets, 117-106.

Victor Wembanyama scored 17 points and nine rebounds, and Zach Collins added 13. Devin Vassell scored 17 points in the loss, and Keldon Johnson scored nine. Jeremy Sochan chipped in with 19 points, and Tre Jones had eight and nine assists.

The Spurs are 14-53 on the season and will next host the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night in Austin.

Here’s a sample of what the teams said after the game.

Coach Gregg Popovich:

“It doesn’t have to be the Nuggets, but the good thing about playing the Nuggets is we get them two more times. If you get to play against the championship team, You see what it takes. Some things you can’t match. You can’t match the talent level that they have right now with the young team (Spurs), but you see what it takes for consistency, and we have the effort that is proud of where they played. We were really shaky in the first quarter.”

“It (losing) sucks. No one wants to lose this many games. We definitely saw this year go different but here we are. There’s no choice but to keep pushing and keep trying to get better. Stay in the gym and keep gelling together with this group. It’s no question that losing this much hurts and we’re not we’re not trying to get used to it. 

Coach Mike Malone:

Christian Braun:

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