Heading into the holidays, the San Antonio Spurs were reeling from a two-game skid, including a tough loss to the 76ers that left them sitting at 15-14. Then, on Christmas Day, they suffered a heartbreaking defeat to the Knicks on the road.

Starters Cam Johnson (hip contusion) and Ben Simmons (lower back maintenance) joined leading scorer Cam Thomas (hamstring) out of the Nets lineup.

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