bklynspursfan
04-02-2014, 04:56 PM
"There is a significant chance that this could be it for the San Antonio Spurs (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/sas/).
The team plays Golden State on Wednesday night, and though the Spurs take things one game at a time and truly do focus expertly on the initial task at hand, the team can’t run away from the fact that they still will be going for their 19th straight win. The Warriors are a good team with great potential, and they could very well top the Spurs. Or on Thursday, a fantastic Oklahoma City Thunder (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/okc/) outfit led by the should-be league MVP Kevin Durant (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4244/) could do the same.
From there, the Spurs could work through the playoffs, and possibly be toppled by a Houston Rockets (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/hou/) team that has beaten them three times this season in the second round, one possibly working with a healthy Patrick Beverley. Or the Spurs could lose to the Thunder in the third round, as was the case in 2012 when San Antonio tied for the league’s best record. Or they could fall to the Heat in the Finals, as happened 10 months ago.
Players get older, matchups don’t quite work out, things fade away. This isn’t a call to arms to enjoy the Spurs right now, before things go pear-shaped and Tim Duncan (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3173/) retires to the garage. Rather, we’re mainly here to point out how brilliant this run could be, and how it could lead to Duncan’s fifth NBA title this June. Or, should the matchups go right, his sixth in June of 2015."
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The team plays Golden State on Wednesday night, and though the Spurs take things one game at a time and truly do focus expertly on the initial task at hand, the team can’t run away from the fact that they still will be going for their 19th straight win. The Warriors are a good team with great potential, and they could very well top the Spurs. Or on Thursday, a fantastic Oklahoma City Thunder (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/okc/) outfit led by the should-be league MVP Kevin Durant (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4244/) could do the same.
From there, the Spurs could work through the playoffs, and possibly be toppled by a Houston Rockets (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/hou/) team that has beaten them three times this season in the second round, one possibly working with a healthy Patrick Beverley. Or the Spurs could lose to the Thunder in the third round, as was the case in 2012 when San Antonio tied for the league’s best record. Or they could fall to the Heat in the Finals, as happened 10 months ago.
Players get older, matchups don’t quite work out, things fade away. This isn’t a call to arms to enjoy the Spurs right now, before things go pear-shaped and Tim Duncan (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3173/) retires to the garage. Rather, we’re mainly here to point out how brilliant this run could be, and how it could lead to Duncan’s fifth NBA title this June. Or, should the matchups go right, his sixth in June of 2015."
More (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/the-san-antonio-spurs-are-doing-san-antonio-spurs-thing--again-214646365.html)