By every metric that measures success in the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs are title contenders. To be honest, not many Spurs fans expected this team to be on track to win 60 games, but here they are.
San Antonio's emergence as a contender has shaken up the NBA's hierarchy and is a major threat to the defending champion, the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Silver and Black have already beaten them four times this season.
That adds more intrigue to a potential Western Conference Finals showdown between the two teams.
The Spurs are the most likely team to topple the Oklahoma City Thunder
If the Spurs and Thunder do square off in the NBA Playoffs, NBA insider Marc Stein believes that San Antonio is the team most likely to knock off OKC.