The Turn
Season 49, Game 41 San Antonio 99, Cleveland 95 35-6, 2nd in the West Astute observers will notice that Thursday night’s thrilling win against the Cavs was the team’s 41st game, marking the halfway...
View ArticleSearching For Things To Worry About
Season 49, Game 42 San Antonio 112, Dallas 83 36-6, 2nd in the West Eventually one of these slow starts is going to catch up to the Spurs. Right? A team as great as this Spurs team can’t continue to...
View ArticleThat’s All-Star Starter Kawhi Leonard To You
Season 49, Game 43 San Antonio 117, Phoenix 89 37-6, Second in the West That was the least fun 28-point win I can remember watching. The undermanned and under-talented Phoenix Suns stayed surprisingly...
View ArticleOne Is Retiring, One is Still Winning Games
Season 49, Game 44 San Antonio 108, Los Angeles Lakers 95 38-6, 2nd in the West On a night lacking in energy–and in a game where energy alone would be enough to win–it was two “old guys” that sparked...
View ArticleThe Warriors Are The Champs Until Further Notice
Season 49, Game 45 San Antonio 90, Golden State 120 38-7, 2nd in the West There’s the Golden State Warriors… and then there’s the rest of the NBA. There’s Steph Curry… and then there’s the rest of the...
View ArticleBouncing Back Big
Season 49, Game 46 San Antonio 130, Houston 99 39-7, 2nd in the West Lose a game by thirty, win a game by thirty (one). It all comes out even in the wash. Of course, no amount of beatdown to the...
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Bad Week
Season 49, Game 48 San Antonio 103, Cleveland 117 39-8, 2nd in the West If this week was a test for the Spurs, they just barely passed. We’re talking D+ (not a grade they like to give out [that’s for...
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Youth Is Wasted On The Magic
Season 49, Game 48 San Antonio 107, Orlando 92 40-8, 2nd in the West The Magic kind of kicked our butts. Orlando is the type of team that can give the Spurs a certain kind of trouble: those young and...
View ArticleWe’re Positive The Pelicans Won’t Make The Playoffs, Right?
Season 49, Game 49 San Antonio 110, New Orleans 97 41-8, 2nd in the West I have to imagine the Pelicans wish the NBA was just a two team league, and that they could play every game against the Spurs....
View ArticleThe Ghost Of Rivalries Past
Season 49, Game 50 San Antonio 116, Dallas 90 42-8, 2nd in the West Beating the Mavs has lost a bit of its luster. After nearly a decade of the Mavs-Spurs secretly being the best rivalry in the NBA,...
View ArticleKobe’s Last Rodeo
Season 49, Game 51 San Antonio 106, Los Angeles Lakers 102 43-8, 2nd in the West Sometimes going through the motions is just good enough. Against most NBA teams, the Spurs would have lost Saturday...
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Bully Ball
Season 49, Game 52 San Antonio 119, Miami 101 44-8, 2nd in the West After yet another sluggish 1st quarter, the Spurs got scrappy and did to the Heat what many teams have been doing to them as of late:...
View ArticleExecution Reps
Season 48, Game 53 San Antonio 98, Orlando 96 45-8, 2nd in the West A question was posed on Twitter by a SpursDynasty staffer: (https://twitter.com/thehalestone/status/697810620301893632) Excellent...
View ArticleBack To Work
Season 49, Game 54 San Antonio 86, Los Angeles Clippers 105 45-9, 2nd in the West Look, I get it. The first day back at work from a long vacation is really tough. You feel out of rhythm, overwhelmed...
View ArticleDesert Breeze
Season 49, Game 56 San Antonio 118, Phoenix 111 47-9, 2nd in the West You know it. I know it. Gregg Popovich knows it. The Spurs are playing really bad defense right now. Sometimes these games happen,...
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Putting Sleep Train To Bed
Season 49, Game 57 San Antonio 108, Sacramento 92 48-9, 2nd in the West The Kings play a game that is about 85% basketball, and 15% something else. I’m not quite sure what that something else is, but...
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Seven Things You Need To Know About The Spurs-Jazz Game
Season 49, Game 58 San Antonio 96, Utah 78 49-9, 2nd in the West 1. This Utah Jazz team is pretty, pretty good. And very, very young. The Jazz started February by going on a seven game win streak....
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Just Another 50-Win Season for Pop and the Spurs
Season 49, Game 59 San Antonio 104, Houston 94 50-9, 2nd in the West The San Antonio Spurs concluded the 2016 Rodeo Road Trip with a win against the Houston Rockets. Led by Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus...
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The Pistons, Andre and Kev
Season 49, Game 60 San Antonio 97, Detroit 81 51-9, 2nd in the West That might have been one of the more boring and yet interesting games the Spurs have played all year. The Spurs beat the Pistons...
View ArticleWho Is The Fairest PG Of Them All?
Season 49, Game 61 San Antonio 94, New Orleans 86 52-9, 2nd in the West Do the Spurs have a PG problem? I’m not asking because Pop called a timeout 71 seconds into the game and parked Parker’s butt on...
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