The San Antonio Spurs upset the vulnerable Nuggets in Mile High Denver, claiming the top record in West Group C and giving them direct entry into the knockout rounds of Emirates Cup play. Everyone now owes Devin Vassell lunch after his clutch performance, and now the players have the opportunity for some extra dollars because advancing to the quarterfinal means that each member will win at least $53,093 if they go no further, and the two-way players get half of that.

Both teams came out hot and there were very few misses early on. The good guys were able to endure Jamal Murray’s first-quarter flurry because De’Aaron Fox was finding cutters and shooters. Then the bench chipped in with an efficient 13 points while adding four steals. San Antonio headed into the second up eight, and even tho

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