The Spurs’ Monday night loss to the Kings in Sacramento was a mixed bag. It’s a great sign that DeMar DeRozan may be finally breaking out of his slump, but watching the team get torched in transition and all over the perimeter was just the opposite.
With Derrick White sidelined with a bout of plantar fasciitis, the Spurs broke out a starting lineup with a net rating of -15.8 in the 56 minutes they had played together before Monday night. Davis Bertans’ 6th start of the season, alongside Bryn Forbes, DeRozan, Rudy Gay and LaMarcus Aldridge, worked out quite a bit better than that, though.