The Spurs simply refuse to meet expectations. After an encouraging 6-2 start, the team has gone just 5-12 since. They’ve lost to the Suns, who have the worst record in the league, and nearly knocked off the Bucks, one of the league’s best, on the second night of a back-to-back.
In a similar scenario – one night after playing the Jazz on the road – the Spurs found their focus and motivation, and almost took the season series from a surging Lakers team in Los Angeles.
It took a monster fourth quarter from LeBron James to seize control of the game, and at the end, the Spurs just didn’t quite have the legs to withstand his onslaught.