The week started off well with an absolute thrashing in Brooklyn followed by a stunning upset in Toronto sans Tony Parker, Pau Gasol, Kawhi Leonard and Jonathon Simmons. Then... things took a turn for the worse, with the Spurs (and a nearly completely healthy roster, no less) tumbling twice in late games against mediocre teams. This isn’t the first time the Spurs have done this – six of their 11 losses are to sub-.500 clubs, which we saw most recently in Mexico City against the Suns.
Perhaps this is indicative of a concerning trend, or the team is just more prone to mental lapses against sub-par competition during a road-heavy schedule.