Spurs without Leonard, Ginobili vs. winless 76ers

It still unclear as to who grabbed or caused the injury but replays showed he was battling for a rebounding position against both West and Leonard while teammate Damian Lillard was taking his second free throw. It helped me think about something else.

“I’d last about a month”, Popovich told reporters Saturday, via the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Keith Pompey. With the win, San Antonio improves to 6-2 on the season and 4-2 on the road.

Tony Parker finished with 16 points in 25 minutes, LaMarcus Aldridge had 17 points and 19 rebounds, while Tim Duncan added 15 points and five blocks.

Leonard has started all nine games for the Blazers this season is averaging 8.4 points, 4.4 rebound, 1.7 assists and 26 minutes. “If we are going to win any game with the group we have right now, it’s probably going to be really close so we need to learn to play better in crunch time”. The center was held to a career-low six points against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.

ABOUT THE 76ERS (0-9): Head coach Brett Brown will have loads of fluctuations in his rotations as he seeks a few sort of a spark, and lately he has been giving rookie big man Christian Wood more of a look. Brown’s done a terrific job, something not at all reflected by his 37-137 record, but there’s only so much he can do with what he’s been given. He will be able to coach in San Antonio for as long as he wants to be on the sideline.

“You get a little bit jealous”, Brown said.

It’s going to take perhaps even more time than he will be afforded to turn things around with the Sixers. That led to his being asked whether he regrets leaving the Spurs to take over the Sixers.

“They are going to play from minute one to 48 with the same standard, the same hustle, the same camaraderie”, Popovich said. “I only saw two. I can see that in Year 3, it’s most definitely hard”.