It’s a strange time in the NBA right now, as teams are ravished by COVID-related absences. In that context, the almost at full strength Spurs, fresh of a huge win against the Jazz, should be taking advantage of their fortune to climb up the standings. Unfortunately, they missed an opportunity to do so on Sunday, as their inconsistency was on full display once again in a 121-114 loss against a Kings team missing several rotation players.
The are two potential problems that come with games in which an opponent is as shorthanded as the Kings were: complacency by the Spurs and unpredictability by their rival.