Who’s got two thumbs and is using one of them to thumb through the standings to see the San Antonio Spurs atop the conference (nay, the league) alongside the defending champion Oklahoma Thunder? Sure, it’s only four games, but if you revel in taking joy from a man who doesn’t know what 67 or means, then by all means, rain on my parade.

The Spurs had their own parade, running a fine-tuned offensive onslaught led by Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle, who had 24 and 22, respectively. Harrison Barnes logged the most minutes and poured in 18 points on 6 – 7 shooting, going 4 – 5 from downtown.

I only have one word to describe this sequence: spatial awareness. Wembanyama seemingly knows both where to go and where his defender(s) will go, creating space on his own to attack the basket. The g

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