Few things in the NBA feel as reliable as a Spurs home crowd, but on December 29, 2025, the Cleveland Cavaliers proved they came prepared to silence it. Cleveland stormed past San Antonio 113-101 at the Frost Bank Center, powered by Jarrett Allen’s 27-point, 10-rebound double-double, snapping a two-game losing streak in the process.

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Final Score: Cavaliers 113, Spurs 101 ·
Top Scorer (Cavaliers): Jarrett Allen, 27 points ·
Top Rebounder (Cavaliers): Jarrett Allen, 10 rebounds ·
Top Scorer (Spurs): Victor Wembanyama, 26 points ·
Game Location: Frost Bank Center, San Antonio

Quick snapshot

1Confirmed facts
2What’s unclear
  • Whether Victor Wembanyama will face additional league review for the flagrant foul from Game 4
  • Future matchup results in the 2025-2026 season series beyond Feb 8, 2026
3Timeline signal
4What’s next
  • Next matchup: February 8, 2026 — Cavaliers host Spurs
  • Spurs look to even the season series at home

Four facts from the official game sheet set the stage for the full breakdown.

Label Value
Date December 29, 2025
Venue Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Attendance 18,354
Officials James Capers, Eric Lewis, Tyler Ford

Who dropped 70 points on the Spurs?

Only one player in NBA history has scored 70 or more points in a single game against the San Antonio Spurs. That distinction belongs to Joel Embiid, who dropped exactly 70 points on January 22, 2024, while playing for the Philadelphia 76ers. It stands as the highest individual scoring total ever recorded against the Spurs franchise.

  • Joel Embiid scored 70 points against the Spurs on January 22, 2024.
  • No other player has scored 70 or more points against the Spurs in NBA history.

The implication: Embiid’s 70-point night joins a short list of historic individual performances against San Antonio, but it remains a singular outlier — no other player has cracked the 70-point barrier against the Spurs.

List of players with high individual scores against the Spurs

Beyond Embiid’s 70-point game, several players have posted 60-point games against the Spurs, including James Harden (61 points in 2019) and Kobe Bryant (65 points in 2006). But the 70-point threshold remains exclusive to Embiid.

Joel Embiid’s 70-point game context

Embiid’s 70-point performance on January 22, 2024, came in a 133-123 win over the Spurs. He shot 24-of-41 from the field and 21-of-23 from the free-throw line,