Much like the I-35 drive from San Antonio to Dallas, the Spurs started slow, kicked it into gear throughout the majority of the middle portion, only to slow back down in the final moments. Regardless of the ride that got them there, the Spurs reached their goal, defeating the pesky Mavericks 105-101 on the road. The Spurs hold 6th seed in the Western Conference at 26-20, and are now 8-14 on the road. The Mavericks drop to 20-24 on the season and 16-6 at home.
Though the Spurs’ starters have been getting off to slow starts lately, I had been attributing the slow starts to not having Rudy Gay in the starting lineup.