It’s been a journey of peaks and valleys for the San Antonio Spurs. This year’s push to the playoffs was emphasized by shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, but the team has re-emerged from the All-Star Break with the same porous defense that it carried into the break.
Scoring hasn’t been an issue for San Antonio, they’ve totaled 235 points over their last two games. At a certain point in time, 235 points across two consecutive games would guarantee a victory but the defensive intensity of the past has disintegrated.
After giving up 120 points to the Raptors in DeMar’s return to the north, the Spurs allowed 130 points to the worst team in the league without their starting center in DeAndre Jordan.