Let’s start with Trace Ronning’s three key takeaways…
Have you ever heard anyone say, “It’s not how you start. It’s how you finish”?
Nobody has ever said that to this collection of San Antonio Spurs.
The Spurs led by 18 with 5:56 to go. And they led by 18 with 2:49 to go. And yet, San Antonio ended up winning by just 5 points.
“A win is a win is a win,” head Coach Gregg Popovich would say if you asked him about his team just eeking out a victory. But behind closed doors, I’m going to guess several third stringers got roasted.