And rookie Stephon Castle is eager to move forward and erase the sour taste of losing with the defending NBA champions, Boston Celtics, coming into San Antonio Saturday night. "You have a bad game. You get the luxury of a quick turnaround," Castle said following the team's road loss to Cleveland.

Already riding a seven-game win streak, the Boston Celtics caught another lucky break. Jayson Tatum, who sprained his ankle during the Celtics' M

The Cleveland Cavaliers host the San Antonio Spurs on the front end of a back-to-back. The Cavs are drawing near to clinching the East's No. 1 seed.

With Evan Mobley out , Jarrett Allen’s dominant fourth quarter powered the Cavaliers to a gritty comeback win over the Spurs.

The Spurs have locked in their backcourt of the future in Fox and Rookie of the Year contender Stephon Castle, with Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson and Harrison Barnes among steady presences on the wing. They could use a big who can play the four or five, with or without Wembanyama, and Yabusele clearly fits that bill.

I don’t know which is more improbable: That Spurs big man Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 34 points in less than 20 minutes, setting an NBA record, or that he is good friends with legendary rapper Flavor Flav.

Without Evan Mobley, the Cavaliers must rely on fundamentals to handle a shorthanded Spurs team surging behind Stephon Castle.

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (28-38) will visit the Los Angeles Lakers tonight on the road. This is a makeup game for the previous match, which was canceled by the California fires. The Spurs are coming off a 119-115 home win over the Pelicans.

The victory was arguably San Antonio’s most impressive of the season, considering the team has been without Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox.