It was one of those games that a professional sports team demonstrates throughout the course of a lengthy regular season. As most of the country zeroed-in on the NFL Playoffs, we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday early, and the attention seemed to be on everything except basketball – including the players wearing Silver and Black in the Alamo City.
This is not to make an excuse for them, but it’s unrealistic to ask the team to bring their “A” game every single game. However, a couple of Spurs players brought it offensively, and displayed their intensity on the boards.