lefty
03-09-2007, 06:39 PM
San Antonio Spurs (44-18)
The Spurs are now getting into the winning-streak acts that Phoenix and Dallas have reveled in, posting win No. 11 against the Kings on Thursday. With five of their next six at home, Duncan and Co. could be on their way to the NBA's longest win streak this season. That is, if the Mavs ever lose again. The last of those six games is a home game against Detroit on March 23. Only three games with Western elite teams left: Utah, Dallas and Phoenix.
Thursday's Best
Spurs guard Manu Ginobili: Drops in 31 points in 29 minutes, sparking San Antonio to a 100-93 win over the Kings. Five 3-pointers thrown in for good measure. Pop's got to like that.
Streaking Division
The Spurs extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 100-93 victory at Sacramento. But San Antonio has gained only one game on the Mavericks in the Southwest Division race during its winning streak because Dallas has gone 9-0 during that time, stretching its own streak to 16 wins in a row.
This is only the fourth time in NBA history that two teams in the same division -- or the same conference prior to the divisional era -- had concurrent winning streaks longer than 10 games each. The others were the Lakers (19) and Trail Blazers (11) in February 2000; the 76ers (14) and Nets (11) in January 1983; and the Bucks (13) and Bulls (12) in November 1973.
The Spurs are now getting into the winning-streak acts that Phoenix and Dallas have reveled in, posting win No. 11 against the Kings on Thursday. With five of their next six at home, Duncan and Co. could be on their way to the NBA's longest win streak this season. That is, if the Mavs ever lose again. The last of those six games is a home game against Detroit on March 23. Only three games with Western elite teams left: Utah, Dallas and Phoenix.
Thursday's Best
Spurs guard Manu Ginobili: Drops in 31 points in 29 minutes, sparking San Antonio to a 100-93 win over the Kings. Five 3-pointers thrown in for good measure. Pop's got to like that.
Streaking Division
The Spurs extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 100-93 victory at Sacramento. But San Antonio has gained only one game on the Mavericks in the Southwest Division race during its winning streak because Dallas has gone 9-0 during that time, stretching its own streak to 16 wins in a row.
This is only the fourth time in NBA history that two teams in the same division -- or the same conference prior to the divisional era -- had concurrent winning streaks longer than 10 games each. The others were the Lakers (19) and Trail Blazers (11) in February 2000; the 76ers (14) and Nets (11) in January 1983; and the Bucks (13) and Bulls (12) in November 1973.