For the past couple of months, the San Antonio Spurs have looked like a much different team. Despite the fact that they’ve been at the bottom of the Western Conference standings all season, they’ve looked like a legitimately competitive team as of late, highlighted by their Friday night win over the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Spurs were down by as many as 15 points, but they never gave up. By the time the fourth quarter rolled around, they had bounced all the way back, earning a six-point lead of their own at one point in the final frame. New Orleans didn’t roll over, as they fought until the bitter end, but the Spurs held on and picked up a 111-109 win.
After the game, head coach Gregg Popovich praised the Spurs’ resilience, noting that they never let up, and they haven’t all season. (H/t ESPN)
“They’ve never done that,” Popovich said. “They try to play for the whole 48. We are not as consistent as we need to be, but it will come as the future approaches.”
It says a lot that Popovich is saying that about such a young, inexperienced San Antonio squad.
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