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Short-Handed Spurs Edge Blazers on the Road

December 21, 2017 / / Comments Off on Short-Handed Spurs Edge Blazers on the Road

Season 51, Game 32
San Antonio 93, Portland 91
22-10, 3rd in the West

It wasn’t flashy, it wasn’t pretty, and it wasn’t the most fun game to watch, but the Spurs kicked off the current road trip with a two-points victory over Portland last night. And in the crowded Western Conference, any win will do, especially when San Antonio played without two of their starters.

Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker both got a day of rest on Wednesday night, so the Spurs relied on their two bigs – Pau Gasol and former Trail Blazer LaMarcus Aldridge – to lead them to victory. Both did their part, making 15-of-20 of their combined shots and scoring 16 points apiece in the first half. Aldridge led the team with 22 points, while Pau finished with 20 to go along with a season-high 17 rebounds.

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Spurs Easily Beat Injury-Depleted Clippers

December 19, 2017 / / Comments Off on Spurs Easily Beat Injury-Depleted Clippers

Season 51, Game 31
San Antonio 109, Los Angeles Clippers 91
21-10, 3rd in the West

We need to talk about Kawhi Leonard.

He looks…average. In Kawhi’s case, “average” means “pretty bad”. More accurately, he just doesn’t look like the Kawhi we know and love. He lacks any real explosion on either end of the court. His defensive prowess is missing. On offense, his shot looks solid (still), but he’s not attacking the rim or gaining any advantages in his individual match-ups. Perhaps most concerning is that he looks passive.

We can chalk all of this up to his return from injury. And yes, he (and the team) should be taking it slowly.  But with an injury shrouded in so much mystery and taking more time to return from than a guy who literally ruptured the same tendon, it makes one fear the worst.

Perhaps this is more of a mental injury than a physical one.

And if Kawhi loses his mental edge, he could lose what truly makes him special. 

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Spurs Finish Off Season Series Against Mavs With Improbable Comeback

December 17, 2017 / / Comments Off on Spurs Finish Off Season Series Against Mavs With Improbable Comeback

Season 51, Game 30
San Antonio 98, Dallas 96
20-10, 3rd in the West

Manu. Ginobili. Again and forever.

With about 6 minutes left in this game, it looked like the team was headed for a very bad week in Texas. After losing to Dallas last Tuesday and then Houston on Friday, a loss on Saturday again to Dallas would’ve been a rotten cherry on top of a turd sundae.

At that 6:00 mark, the score was 93-83. 2 minutes later, it was 96-85. Down 11 with 4 minutes remaining, the Spurs went on an improbable 13-0 run to steal the game from the Mavs.

My three main takeaways from the game:

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Spurs Fall to Rockets in Houston

December 17, 2017 / / Comments Off on Spurs Fall to Rockets in Houston

Season 51, Game 29
San Antonio 109, Houston 124
19-10, 3rd in the West

Tonight Kawhi Leonard played in his second game of the season and his 400th in the NBA. The Spurs lost.

Still, Kawhi has more wins (306) in his first 400 games than any other player in NBA history.

That says as much about the Spurs’ level of excellence as it does about Kawhi’s these last six plus seasons.

Other than Kawhi’s milestone, there’s not much else to say about this game.

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The Klaw Returns, But Spurs Fall to Mavericks

December 13, 2017 / / Comments Off on The Klaw Returns, But Spurs Fall to Mavericks

Season 51, Game 28
San Antonio 89, Dallas 95
19-9, 3rd in the West

Let’s start with the good news: KAWHI LEONARD MADE HIS SEASON DEBUT FOR THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

If there was any doubt that Leonard would be effective in his first NBA game since May, it was quickly erased. Kawhi showed a few signs of rust, losing the ball a couple times (he wasn’t credited with any official turnovers), but he shot 6-12, including a three pointer for 13 points. The All-Star forward also recorded six rebounds to go along with an assist, a steal, and a block in his 16 minutes of play.

It’s safe to say that Kawhi is back and doesn’t look any worse for his time away from the game. His final minutes came halfway through the third quarter, which is a shame, because if he was even able to play for four or five more minutes in the fourth quarter, San Antonio might not have blown this one.

Which leads me to the bad news…

Besides Kawhi, the only other person who traveled with their offense to Dallas was Rudy Gay, San Antonio’s front-runner for the Sixth Man of the Year award. Gay finished the night with 21 points, going 8-11 from the field, including two three pointers in 27 minutes of work.

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