The Spurs were expected to struggle on defense this year, but recently the team has had a hard time scoring on most of their eight straight losses, plummeting down the standings. The big outlier was Saturday’s game against the Lakers, when San Antonio dropped 138 points.
Arguably the main reason for the scoring explosion and to a degree their early success was the Spurs’ ability to get out in transition to make up for a clearly flawed half-court offense. San Antonio is still a high-paced team but simply doesn’t get enough transition buckets anymore. When they do, it changes everything.