Author: Jeff Koch (Page 12 of 404)

Season 51, Game 39
San Antonio 106, Philadelphia 112
26-13, 3rd in the West

All in all, that actually wasn’t a bad game.

Granted, the Spurs’ defense looked porous at best, allowing the Sixers’ offense to look like the 2014 Spurs out there. Every back cut Philadelphia made was met with little to no resistance, leading to a dunk or layup. Nor could they secure a defensive rebound to save their lives. (Or, more accurately, to win the game.) And they did send the Sixers to the free throw line an absurd 43 times–only four of which were intentional.

On the other end of the court, the Spurs looked out of sorts for large chunks of the game. And it appeared that the Sixers were in possession of the Spurs’ playbook, seeming to know every cut, pass, and move before the Spurs even made it. The usual clever plays by the Spurs were completely swallowed up, usually leading to turnovers.

Putting all of that aside, though, it was a pretty good game for the Spurs.

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Season 51, Game 37
San Antonio 79, Detroit 93
25-12, 3rd in the West

Every team has at least two or three of these “complete and utter turd” games a season.

It’s inevitable. A group of players can’t be completely focused 82 times a season. Sometimes, that collective malaise and lack of discipline hits the entire roster at once. You just have to laugh and/or shrug and allow it.

So we’ll give the Spurs a pass on this game. It was evident early on (13 points in the first quarter? that’s bad) that this just wasn’t their night. They couldn’t hit a shot. They seemed completely out of sync with each other, passing up good shots to keep the ball moving, eventually leading to bad shots. Every bounce went the other way, each 50/50 ball seemed destined towards the Pistons.

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