{"id":787714,"date":"2026-07-16T02:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T02:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/787714\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T02:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T02:09:20","slug":"the-spurs-face-the-jazz-as-they-try-to-finish-sl-on-a-positive-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/787714\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spurs face the Jazz as they try to finish SL on a positive note"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un2 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01 _174s0unb\">Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poundingtherock.com\/community-guidelines\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">community guidelines<\/a> apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don\u2019t troll and don\u2019t swear too much. The rule against trolling also applies to members of this site that visit other fan sites. <\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Summer Spurs looked completely out of it after being blown out in their first game in Vegas by the Atlanta Hawks after a fruitless 0-3 California Classic campaign, but just like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-9IgLueodZA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lloyd Christmas in Dumb and Dumber<\/a>, there\u2019s a chance for the Spurs to make it into the Summer League playoffs. Only the top four teams in Las Vegas Summer League make it into the championship, but there are only two unbeaten teams left, which means that at least two one-loss teams will make it into the tournament. All the Spurs have to do is beat the Jazz by a lot of points to get into the first or second spot among the one-loss teams. At the time of writing, that would require about a 30 point win, but could be more or less depending on how the rest of the games play out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Spurs might not want to get into the playoffs, because they\u2019ve pretty much accomplished what they needed to in Summer League, with the team playing with nice energy and a little bit of cohesion after a slow start. If they don\u2019t make it into the championship tournament, they\u2019ll have one more game scheduled this weekend, to practice against another one of the also-rans and give the summer warriors a bit more run. My guess is that tonight is the last time you\u2019ll see this year\u2019s draft picks in the 2026 Las Vegas Summer League. Hopefully the Spurs will get a chance to face the Summer Lakers and Robbie Avila, who is becoming my favorite player of this year\u2019s Summer League. It just goes to show that slightly overweight guys with coke bottle glasses can play this game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">This game will be on Prime, which is the NBA\u2019s way of telling you that you need to buy every streaming service if you want to watch the games, even if you\u2019re already paying for League Pass.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Corliss Williams pulls all of the starters in the fourth quarter after the Spurs build a big lead, trying to avoid the possibility of getting into the SL playoffs and playing an extra game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz(Las Vegas Summer League)<br \/>July 15, 2026 | 8:30 PM CT <br \/>Streaming: Prime<br \/>TV: Prime<br \/>Reminder: It is against site policy to post links to illegal streams in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Game Thread. 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