The Spurs lost Wednesday night in Minnesota, giving them a record of 5-6. This is their first losing record since about this time last season when they lost by one point to the Memphis Grizzlies which began a period of 3 weeks at under .500. As is the custom, the good guys pushed through, eventually winning 34 of the final 54. They ended their season 7th seed in the Western Conference and entered the playoffs for the 22nd consecutive season.
Before that, the Spurs hadn’t held a losing record since October 25, 2015 when they lost their season opener to the Oklahoma City Thunder and kicked off the season 0-1.