Must be spring. Here comes San Antonio.
Winners of 22 of their last 26 games to close last year’s regular season – the perfect tuneup to what became a title run – the Spurs are at it again. They’re 21-3 in their last 24 games, rising from the bottom of the Western Conference playoff pack to quite possibly the team to beat in this year’s playoffs.
And the message from those who’ve played them lately? Be afraid. Be very afraid.
“To me, they’re still the best team in the NBA,” Miami forward Udonis Haslem said.
Golden State and Atlanta might argue, but perhaps to no avail. Since Feb. 27, no team in the league has a better record, better scoring average, better field-goal percentage or better free-throw percentage than the Spurs – who figure to have a great chance to do the one thing that’s missing from their franchise’s glistening resume.