Season 50, Game 11
San Antonio 94, Miami 90
8-3, 3rd in the West
There are a few games like this every year. The Spurs get a comfortable first half lead and go into cruise control; the other team raises their energy level and defensive intensity, and the Spurs scramble to hold on to the lead and match the other team’s intensity.
Sometimes, you get lucky and the clock runs out before the other team can pass you. That’s mostly what happened last night against the Heat. Miami kicked the Spurs butt in the second half; they just ran out of time.