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Spurs Stumble at Home, Cavaliers Secure Commanding Victory at Frost Bank Center

The San Antonio Spurs' struggle continued as they fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers with a final score of 117-101. The Spurs now stand at 10-40 for the season, while the Cavaliers improved their record to 31-16.


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The game at Frost Bank Center saw the home team, the Spurs, unable to keep pace with a dominant Cavaliers side. Despite playing in front of an energetic crowd of 18,354 fans, San Antonio could not capitalize on their home-court advantage. The Cavaliers led for nearly the entire game with a time leading stat of 47:00 compared to just 00:33 for the Spurs.


San Antonio's performance was highlighted by their bench contributing a significant 43 points to their total score. However, this was overshadowed by Cleveland's efficient shooting from both inside and outside the paint. The visiting team shot an impressive 62 percent from two-point range and maintained a solid free throw percentage of 92 percent throughout the game.


The Spurs did manage six blocks and six steals matching their opponents in these categories but struggled with field goal percentage, managing only 37 percent compared to Cleveland's more effective rate of 47 percent. Additionally, San Antonio drew more fouls than Cleveland (19 versus 13), but this aggressive play did not translate into control over the game.


Cleveland capitalized on turnovers scoring 19 points off them while San Antonio scored only nine points off turnovers despite having more opportunities with possession. Furthermore, while both teams had similar fast break attempts (Cavaliers at twelve and Spurs at eleven), Cleveland was much more successful converting those into points – earning themselves twenty-three fast break points against San Antonio’s sixteen.


In terms of rebounds, San Antonio outdid themselves collecting sixty-two in total which is higher than Cleveland’s fifty-six; however it wasn’t enough as they were outscored in second-chance points twenty to nine due to lower shooting percentages across all areas including three-pointers where both teams shot thirty percent.


Looking ahead after this tough loss against formidable opposition from Ohio State fans can catch next action when San Antonio travels eastward facing Miami Heat on February seventh scheduled for seven-thirty PM Eastern Time at Kaseya Center located in Miami Florida broadcasted on BSSW channel number six hundred seventy-six ensuring that supporters won’t miss moment live coverage even away from home court excitement continues build each matchup unfolds throughout season ahead.

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