The San Antonio Spurs have started stumbling in the Western Conference standings as the dreaded health and safety protocols spoiled their seven-game road trip. Gregg Popovich and company are sitting outside the play-in picture, and a loss to the last-place Houston Rockets punctuated what has been a rotten beginning to the new year.
Dejounte Murray has been nothing short of fantastic since returning from his run-in with COVID-19, Josh Primo has flashed mesmerizing two-way potential as a spot-starter, and Jakob Poeltl has only further established his value as a defensive anchor. Although the Silver and Black have been through the wringer, they still have time to turn things around.