The San Antonio Spurs finally got in the win column. San Antonio beat a short-handed Dallas Mavericks team 122-106 at American Airlines Center on Saturday, October 24, 2026, for its first victory of the season after an 0-2 start. If you backed the Spurs on the spread, this was a comfortable ticket, but it took a fourth-quarter run to get there.
Spurs Pull Away in the Fourth
Victor Wembanyama had 23 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, and Dylan Harper scored 22. De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle each added 19, Julian Champagnie had 12 off the bench and Devin Vassell scored 11. Dallas erased a 14-point third-quarter deficit and led 85-84 late in the period, but the Spurs hit five three-pointers in the first six minutes of the fourth and outscored the Mavericks 30-15 down the stretch after leading 92-91 early in the quarter. San Antonio finished 15-of-42 from three and scored 26 points off turnovers.
Dallas Played Without Its Stars
The Mavericks were without Cooper Flagg, who has a shoulder injury suffered Friday at Indiana and will be reevaluated next week, and Kyrie Irving, who sat on the second night of a back-to-back for knee management after returning this season from a 19-month absence following ACL surgery. Rookie Sergio de Larrea led Dallas with 21 points off the bench, and the starters combined for just 50. That context matters for bettors: Dallas was a depleted team in the second half of a back-to-back, and the Spurs were on the second night of one as well after losing Friday to Houston.
The Betting Takeaways
- Margin: A 16-point win covers most reasonable road spreads, but the game was tied up until the fourth quarter.
- Context: Flagg and Irving’s absences should be priced into how you read Dallas’s next few outings.
- Rest: Both teams played the second night of a back-to-back, so fatigue cut both ways.
The Spurs host Sacramento on Tuesday, while Dallas visits Miami on Monday. For a look at how San Antonio’s season began, see our recap of the Thunder’s win over the Spurs.
Question for the comments: Is San Antonio’s slow start a blip, or is there a real gap behind Oklahoma City in the West?
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