OffRtg: 118.4 (4) DefRtg: 110.1 (3) NetRtg: +8.3 (2) Tempo: 100.8 (12)
With the league’s longest energetic profitable streak (eight video games), the Spurs are preserving the stress on the Thunder, who they path by simply two video games within the loss column.
Three takeaways
1. Victor Wembanyama had three steals and 7 blocks (in lower than 27 minutes) within the Spurs’ win in Memphis on Wednesday, giving him 11 video games of a minimum of 10 steals + blocks over his three seasons within the league. The remainder of the league has simply 5 such video games over these three years, with no different participant having multiple.2. Wembanyama being more healthy this season is one motive why the Spurs have been the league’s most improved defensive crew by a large margin, permitting 6.2 fewer factors per 100 possessions than in 2024-25. Nevertheless, he’s nonetheless solely performed about 200 extra minutes (1,725) than he did in 2024-25 (1,527), and the Spurs have been significantly better defensively in each his minutes on the ground (102.9 vs. 110.0 allowed per 100) versus his minutes off the ground (113.8 vs. 118.2 allowed per 100).3. The Spurs are the one crew that ranks within the high 5 in each opponent discipline purpose share within the paint (54.4%, fourth) and opponent free throw fee (23.0 makes an attempt per 100 photographs from the sphere, first). Their win on Saturday was the primary time in additional than 5 years {that a} crew (the Bucks) tried fewer than 25 photographs within the paint (they had been 14-for-24) and fewer than 10 free throws (5-for-6).
Arising: With the Spurs set to complete first or second within the West, a first-round sequence with the eighth-place Clippers is a definite risk. The Spurs have received each of the primary two conferences (each in March) by precisely 4 factors, and the ultimate assembly will likely be in LA on Thursday, the second half of the Spurs’ ultimate back-to-back.
