The Spurs dug themselves a hole early in their game 7 loss on Saturday night, and they were never quite able to climb out. The issue, in a rare reversal, wasn’t the team’s defense; they just couldn’t score.
With 3 minutes to go in the quarter, the Spurs were down 17-4 having hit only 2 of their 19 shots. It was easily the most inept stretch of offensive basketball the team has played this season. Even after scoring 9 points over those last few minutes, the Spurs’ finished the quarter with an offensive rating of 56.