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Minnesota 108, San Antonio 95 58-24 overall, 35-6 home That was an exciting finish. Not the Spurs game; the Spurs played about the least interesting game tonight, and certainly the least significant in regards to the Spurs’ playoff future. No, most Spurs fans were watching the scoreboard all night: Denver-Phoenix, Memphis-Utah, Clippers-Sacramento, Golden State-Portland, and, most exciting, Lakers-Houston. And by the end of the night, as the last seconds of…
I know I’m not alone in saying that these last few weeks have been tough on our Spurs. A few last second shots missed by Houston or Denver and maybe the Spurs would still be the #1 seed. As disappointed as it’s been watching the Spurs lose to top Western Conference teams, I’ve been even more disappointed by the team’s lack of hustle, lack of defense and rebounding, lack of…
By now I imagine most Spurs fans have heard that Tracy McGrady — yes, the Tracy McGrady — has been signed by the San Antonio Spurs for the rest of the season. A few questions: What can T-Mac do with just one regular season game and the playoffs? Does he have any value left and can he make an impact, essentially replacing Stephen Jackson on the roster? Does he have…
“Dance with the one that brung you” was a favorite expression of University of Texas football coach Darrell Royal. Unfortunately, not all the dancers who ‘brung’ the Spurs to finishing #1 in the Southwest Division, #2 in the Western Conference and #3 in the NBA are still dancing. Manu Ginobili has missed the last nine games with a strained hamstring. (Hopefully, he’ll be back in action tonight.) Stephen Jackson was…
San Antonio 106, Golden State 116 58-23 overall, 23-18 road That was a fun game. And it meant absolutely nothing. (To be fair, it meant a lot to the Warriors and a little bit to the Spurs in regards to first round opponent; but really, it meant nothing.) I enjoy watching the ‘kids’ play, because they play hard and hungry. Everybody in the NBA can play, and play well. Given…
San Antonio 86, Los Angeles Lakers 91 58-22 overall, 23-17 road Well that sucked. What an ugly game. Just horrendous. There’s good defense, and then there’s just bad shot making. This had both, for sure. But lots of the latter. Some might call this game a “playoff like” atmosphere. Which is true in that there was a lot of energy and points were at a premium. But not so much…
Sacramento 101, San Antonio 108 58-21 overall, 35-5 home The game against the Kings last night was really an afterthought, a nice little dessert after a day of troubling main courses. But let’s examine the game first, briefly. Tony Parker returned and played quite well, though he did seem a bit sloppy and out of sorts. As would be expected for a player regaining his rhythm. But from the start…
San Antonio 86, Denver 96 57-21 overall, 21-16 road Let’s be clear about one thing from the jump: the Spurs winning this game would have been surprising. Denver has now won 21 games straight at home, and the Spurs were playing without 4 of their top 8 players. The game started well, as the starters came out strong, building a 14-0 lead. But it wasn’t sustainable; the Spurs had no…
Atlanta 97, San Antonio 99 57-20 overall, 34-5 home If you wanted to know if Tim Duncan–with a healthy dose of Kawhi Leonard–could still single-handedly beat an average to mediocre NBA team, the answer is ‘yes’. Duncan was magnificent tonight; Leonard was very good (which is becoming his norm). That is about all there is to say about tonight’s game. With a cumulative inactive list that seemed to outnumber the…
Oklahoma City 100, San Antonio 88 (56-20 overall, 23-15 away) There was a lot working against this team going into the game, and even more going against it once it tipped off. We were missing Stephen Jackson and Manu Ginobili, who despite down seasons, both perform quite well against OKC. In fact, if you could have each for only one series in the Western Conference, you’d choose OKC for both….
