May Day
2017 Western Conference Semifinals San Antonio 99, Houston 126 Rockets lead series 1-0 Uff da. That was as thorough an ass-kicking as you’ll find in the NBA Playoffs. The Spurs looked like the back-ups...
View ArticleElation and Deflation
2017 Western Conference Semifinals San Antonio 121, Houston 96 Series tied 1-1 Let’s start with what we can control: let’s start with the game. After the blowout in Game 1, we were all eager to see...
View ArticleTake It Back
2017 Western Conference Semifinals San Antonio 103, Houston 92 Spurs lead series 2-1 Faced with a tough decision, Pop chose the most conventional and also highest risk option. It seemed almost...
View ArticleGame 1 Redux
2017 Western Conference Semifinals San Antonio 104, Houston 125 Series tied 2-2 When the Rockets are cooking, they look near unbeatable. The Rockets want to play fast, and they want to shoot a lot of...
View ArticleFab Four
2017 Western Conference Semifinals San Antonio 110, Houston 107 (OT) Spurs lead series 3-2 With their lead guard down and their superstar out, the Spurs had an unlikely foursome step up to seize...
View ArticleDestroyed and Defeated
2017 Western Conference Semifinals San Antonio 114, Houston 75 Spurs win series 4-2 I was optimistic heading into Game 6, with or without Kawhi Leonard. But I never expected this. No one could have....
View ArticleTwist
2017 Western Conference Finals San Antonio 111, Golden State 113 Warriors lead series 1-0 Not like this. I didn’t think the Spurs had much of a chance of winning this series, but I at least wanted an...
View ArticleCapitulation
2017 Western Conference Finals San Antonio 100, Golden State 136 Warriors lead series 2-0 For the first time in a long time, I did not want to watch a Spurs game. I almost never watch the games live...
View ArticleAnother One Bites The Dust
2017 Western Conference Finals San Antonio 108, Golden State 120 Warriors lead series 3-0 The Spurs played better. They played harder. They competed to the best of their abilities. They still got their...
View ArticleInevitable
2017 Western Conference Finals San Antonio 115, Golden State 129 Warriors win series 4-0 I still have nothing new to say about this game or this series. With one twist on an ankle, every ounce of drama...
View ArticleSpurs End Homestand With Dispiriting Loss to Jazz
Season 51, Game 55 San Antonio 111, Utah 120 34-21, 3rd in the West The Spurs are in a funk. An extended funk that seems to have no particular rhyme or reason. Sure, there’s a bit of drama swirling...
View ArticleDepleted Spurs Lose Close Game in Utah
Season 51, Game 58 San Antonio 99, Utah 101 35-23, 3rd in the West If you strip away the manner in which the team lost, this game actually should be encouraging. (We’ll emphasize the should be for now,...
View ArticleSpurs Drop Fourth Straight Home Game to Streaking Lakers
Season 51, Game 63 San Antonio 112, Los Angeles Lakers 116 36-27, 6th in the West After 20 years, we’re finally seeing the limits of “the system”. There’s only so much talent a team can lose before...
View ArticleSpurs Eke Out Win Over Hapless Grizzlies
Season 51, Game 64 San Antonio 100, Memphis 98 37-27, 5th in the West The Spurs win, hallelujah! It’s more a sigh of relief than an exultation of joy, though. True to recent form, the Spurs tried their...
View ArticleSpurs Kicked Out of Playoff Picture in Houston
Season 51, Game 67 San Antonio 93, Houston 109 37-30, 10th in the West That sound you’re hearing isn’t the San Antonio Spurs hitting rock bottom. It’s the sweet sound of free fall, which is only cool...
View ArticleSpurs Get Rare Easy Win Against Tanking Magic
Season 51, Game 68 San Antonio 108, Orlando 72 38-30, 9th in the West It’s been over a month since the Spurs won a game without any anxiety or undue late game stress. What a joy, so quickly forgotten...
View ArticleSpurs Get Key Win in Rugged Battle With Pelicans
Season 51, Game 69 San Antonio 98, New Orleans 93 39-30, 8th in the West It wasn’t always pretty, it wasn’t always easy. But it was a victory. For the first time in a very long time, the Spurs strung...
View ArticleAldridge Too Much For Wolves As Spurs Notch Another Key Win
Season 51, Game 70 San Antonio 117, Minnesota 101 40-30, 7th in the West I could get used to this winning thing. It’s a small hurdle for the usually lofty standards of the Spurs, but Saturday’s win...
View ArticleSpurs Drop 4th Straight Road Game in Loss To Bucks
Season 51, Game 74 San Antonio 103, Milwaukee 106 43-31, 6th in the West The Spurs dug themselves into two big holes against the Bucks; they were only able to climb out of one. Had the game gone about...
View ArticleAldridge Leaves Game With Knee Injury, Spurs Lose to Wizards
Season 51, Game 75 San Antonio 106, Washington 116 43-32, 6th in the West The Spurs are a bad road team. One of the things that makes this season so (un)remarkable is just how bad the Spurs are on the...
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