Jakob Poeltl was pretty great in game five. And that concludes the positive portion of this article.
This series has been tough on me. The Spurs were on the verge of taking both road games to start the series, which would have made a sweep a real possibility. Yes, that’s right. A sweep. Seems hard to believe, but it’s true. Fast forward to game five and the Spurs are on the verge of being eliminated and look absolutely dejected. What’s been so tough is I never felt the Spurs were overachieving in the first seven quarters of the series, so such a major shift in momentum has been difficult to grasp.