Sometimes two games is all it takes to take the wind out of Spurs Nation’s sails.
After having a cup of coffee as the number one seed in the West, the team’s lost its last two -- to the surging Blazers and always-tough Grizzlies — and could do with an easier matchup in order to regain some rhythm and get back on track.
Enter the Kings, losers of nine of their last 11, who the Spurs beat in Sacramento, 114-104, less than two weeks ago without Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge. That game will be best remembered for the Spurs’ incredible rally after being down 28 points, the largest come-from-behind victory of the Popovich era.