OffRtg: 116.2 (10) DefRtg: 111.1 (3) NetRtg: +5.1 (6) Tempo: 100.4 (17)
The Spurs have alternated wins and losses for his or her final seven video games, a stretch that features certainly one of every in Houston. They got here again from 16 factors right down to beat the Rockets on Wednesday and are sending their teaching employees to L.A. for All-Star Weekend.
Three takeaways
1. The Spurs held the Rockets to only 23 factors on their ultimate 39 possessions (0.59 per) as they got here again from 16 factors down on Wednesday. They’ve trailed solely 17 of their 49 video games by double digits and at the moment are 6-11 in these video games, with 5 of the wins having come in opposition to Houston (twice), Denver, New York and Oklahoma Metropolis.2. The Spurs nonetheless rank third in defensive rebounding proportion, however they grabbed simply 61.7 p.c of accessible defensive boards over their final three video games of January, with second likelihood factors being rather more than the general distinction of their latest losses to the Pelicans (outscored 27-9 on second probabilities) and Hornets (18-4). They started February by holding the Magic to certainly one of their worst offensive rebounding video games of the season.3. Devin Vassell re-entered the beginning lineup on Saturday afternoon and, apparently, he changed Harrison Barnes as a substitute of Julian Champagnie. It was the primary time in additional than 10 years that the 33-year-old Barnes (certainly one of three Spurs which have performed in each sport) got here off the bench in a daily season sport, however he was on the ground (as a substitute of Champagnie) down the stretch and dedicated a harmful foul on a Miles Bridges 3-point try with just a little greater than a minute left.
Arising: The final time the Thunder have been in San Antonio, the Spurs had a relaxation benefit and gained by 20. They’ll have a relaxation benefit once more for the fifth (and ultimate) common season assembly on Wednesday.
