After a rocky start of the season, the Spurs have slowly started to find an identity. They don’t rely exclusively on the stars to generate offense and they have developed a cohesiveness on defense that just wasn’t there back in November.
Several factors contributed to that progress, including Gregg Popovich finding his core lineups and tweaking both the offensive and defensive systems. Yet the emergence of two role players has been as important as anything else in the process.
Davis Bertans and Derrick White have allowed the Spurs to find their bearings and regain the aggressiveness of past seasons, with the Latvian sharpshooter greatly affecting the offense and the second-year guard having a big impact on the defense.