After building a 16 point lead in the 2nd quarter of Friday night’s 111-109 loss to the Magic, the Spurs entered halftime up by 9, seemingly well on their way to a much-needed win. But over the first 7-ish minutes of the 3rd quarter, they gave away enough open looks and easy buckets to lose that lead, finding themselves on the wrong side of a 22-10 stretch that gave the Magic a 3 point lead.
Basketball is a game of runs and sometimes those runs are built on difficult shot-making. Good offense beats good defense, as the saying goes.