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3 takeaways as Victor Wembanyama, Spurs pound Pistons again

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) guards Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0) at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, March 5, 2026. The Spurs defeated the Pistons, 121-106.

After five seasons and 262 games in the NBA, Detroit guard Cade Cunningham made his first visit to the Frost Bank Center.

He found the locals to be most inhospitable.

Boosted by monster nights from both of their All-Stars, the Spurs welcomed themselves home from the most successful rodeo road trip in nearly a decade with a rousing 121-106 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons.

Victor Wembanyama had 38 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks while De’Aaron Fox poured in 29 points with a pair of steals as the Spurs defeated the Pistons for the second time in 10 days.

That first victory — a 114-103 triumph at Detroit that served as the centerpiece of an 8-1 rodeo road trip — also served as reminder of the Spurs’ status as bona fide title contenders.

Thursday’s rematch did little to dispel that notion.

The Spurs never trailed, building a lead that got as high as 22 points and fending off every Detroit charge thereafter.

Cunningham scored 16 points to pace the Pistons, but needed 26 shot attempts to get there.

The Spurs’ defense turned the Pistons’ MVP candidate into a bastion of inefficiency, then lived with 18 points from backup center Isaiah Stewart as Detroit dropped to 45-16.

Castle was the primary defender dispatched to harass Cunningham. He also helped trigger the Spurs’ offense with 11 points and 12 assists.

With the victory, the Spurs (45-17) clinched no worse than 10th place in the Western Conference with 20 games to go. That ensures the Spurs a place in the play-in tournament, marking the first time they will play after game No. 82 since 2022.

Seeing as the Spurs sit perched in second place and two games behind leading Oklahoma City in the loss column, the club is obviously aiming much higher than that.

Here are three takeaways from Thursday’s victory heading into a back-to-back closer against the red-hot L.A. Clippers on Friday at the Frost Bank Center:

1. Wemby and Fox found the right rhythm

For both of the Spurs’ top scorers this season, there has often been a balance to strike between looking for their own points or getting others involved.

Wembanyama, for instance, was coming off a game Tuesday in Philadelphia in which he attempted only five field goals — and still dominated a runaway victory.

Both players came ready to score against the Pistons.

Wembanyama got his night started with a deep 3-pointer on the Spurs’ first possession. Fox dropped in a 3-pointer on the team’s next trip.

By the time the first quarter ended, Wembanyama and Fox had outscored the Pistons by themselves, 28-23.

At one point in the second quarter, Fox and Wembanyama had combined for 35 of the Spurs’ first 45 points.

The Spurs led 71-55 at halftime, by which point Wembanyama had 24 points and Fox had 22. It marked the first time the Spurs had two players with 20 points in the same half since Dec. 5, 2018, when DeMar DeRozan and Rudy Gay did it in a loss at the L.A. Lakers.

The Spurs weren’t losing this one.

Wembanyama kept scoring in the second half, threatening to finish with his first 40-point game since Feb. 10. Fox dropped in a few timely second-half shots to flirt with his first 30-point game since January.

In the end, the pair combined for 67 points – the most they’ve ever scored as a duo.

2. “Area 51” made Cunningham’s life a nightmare. Again.

There was one common thread between each of the Spurs’ victories over Detroit this season.

Cunningham had no fun at all.

With Castle bullying the Pistons star at the point of attack, and a 7-4 human fly swatter awaiting at the rim, Cunningham had to work — and work and work — for everything he could muster.

Cunningham finished Thursday making 10 of 26 from the field, which was an improvement from his previous visit to Castle Island. The Pistons guard was 5 of 26 for 16 points in that game.

Unable to get the most important Piston in its engine firing, Detroit’s offense never could get out of the mud for long.

San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) reacts to a score at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, March 5, 2026. The Spurs defeated the Pistons, 121-106.

3. Injury renders Ausar Thompson a non-factor. Again.

The previous meeting in Detroit turned for good in the second half, when Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff benched defensive ace Ausar Thompson 3:46 into the third quarter after a mental lapse.

Bickerstaff didn’t have a chance to bench the 23-year-old dynamo Thursday.

Barely two minutes into the game, Thompson pulled up lame driving for a basket. He remained prone on the court for several minutes before eventually limping to the locker room with a sprained right ankle.

Thompson never returned to the game.

The Pistons’ defense took another hit, albeit temporarily, midway through the second quarter when All-Star center Jalen Duren went to the bench with four fouls. He did not return until the start of second half, then picked up No. 5 less than four minutes into the third quarter.

Detroit did have backup big man Isaiah Stewart available, after he missed the first matchup while serving an NBA suspension.

Stewart definitely helped, bringing energy to the lineup. Without Thompson and Duren, however, the Pistons couldn’t play at full power and the Spurs made them pay.