The San Antonio Spurs edged out the Toronto Raptors 110-107, extending their winning streak to 10 games.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs beat the Toronto Raptors 110-107 on the road. Devin Vassell led all players with 21 points. The Spurs have now won 10 straight games, the league’s longest current streak.
Keldon Johnson finished with two points and three assists but injured his shoulder during the game. Harrison Barnes added eight points. Victor Wembanyama scored 12 points and had five blocks, and Stephon Castle had 13 points and five assists. De’Aaron Fox added 20 points. Dylan Harper had 15 points in 29 minutes. Julian Champagnie added 10 points.
The Spurs held the Raptors to 17 points in the fourth quarter and overcame a 15-point second-half deficit. The Spurs have now won five straight games against the Raptors.
The Spurs are 42-16 and will next face the Nets on Thursday night to continue the Rodeo Trip.
Here’s a sample of what the Spurs and Raptors said after the game.
Mitch Johnson:
“We had some, some obvious breakdowns in terms of game plan, execution, defensively, offensively. It gave us some trouble. Obviously, a very physical team applied pressure. They (Toronto) do a great job trying to speed you up and typically punish you for playing isolation basketball because they’re so good on the ball, and they swarm two people at you. I thought we didn’t let the ball move a few times tonight, and they made us pay, paired by the points they got off our turnovers.”
Coach Darko Rajakovic: