AuthorLJ Ellis

On the surface, the San Antonio Spurs appear to be a team in the midst of a chaotic transition period less than a year after their franchise player abruptly demanded a trade. But digging deeper, it becomes clear that the franchise is destined for a...

Season over. After scoring only 34 points on 22% shooting in an anemic first half, the Spurs trailed by as many as 17 points in the third quarter. But the good guys didn’t quit, as they trimmed the deficit to 11 points going into the fourth...

-I’m not sure there are any additional defensive adjustments the Spurs can make heading into Game 7. It might be tempting to send more double-team help at Nikola Jokic after his monster Game 6, however it’d be risky giving their three...

After a pair of demoralizing losses, the Spurs bounced back in grand fashion with a 120-103 victory over the Nuggets to force a Game 7. Considering how handily San Antonio was outplayed the previous seven quarters, I was proud of the way the good...

1. To The MeanAfter being the better team through the first three games and the first quarter of Game 4, the Nuggets have turned it around and have dominated for much of the last seven quarters. The coaching staff could opt to believe that the first...

In the first few minutes of the first quarter, the Spurs were playing decently well. Their offensive execution was steady and they were competing on defense. Then everything fell apart. San Antonio went scoreless for a five-minute stretch starting...

-In the first four games of this series, San Antonio’s bench has struggled mightily. While all of the bench players are at least partially to blame, the player the Spurs most desperately need to have find his rhythm track is Rudy Gay. The...

The Spurs played really well in the first three games of their first round series against the Nuggets. In the first quarter of Game 4, San Antonio’s strong play continued. But then, unfortunately, the wheels fell off. To begin the game, the...

In a game of runs, the Spurs outlasted the Nuggets on Thursday night 118-108 to take a 2-1 lead in the first round playoff series. San Antonio led by nine points after the first quarter and ended up winning by ten points — but it was far from...

San Antonio had a great chance to grab a 2-0 lead in their first round series against the Nuggets. Unfortunately, despite building 19-point leads in both halves, the Spurs couldn’t hold on and now head south to the Alamo City with the series...