The Washington Wizards entered San Antonio on a high note, defeating the Detroit Pistons a few days prior. Brian Keefe and company seeked their first win streak of the season.
The Spurs were surging coming into this matchup, defeating beating the Trailblazers and Timberwolves on consecutive nights. Greg Popovic’s squad won in comeback fashion last week in Washington and hoped for a similar result on Monday.
Wizards interim head coach Brian Keefe, who was a video coordinator in San Antonio during the 2006-07 season, returned to his old stomping grounds in search of his second win as a head coach.