The San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks are on opposite sides of the spectrum.
The Spurs enter this game with a record of 41-12, the second best record in the NBA behind the Golden State Warriors. They have a road record of 22-6, and are 7-3 in their last 10 games.
There aren’t many franchises, if any, that can lose their first ballot hall-of-fame power forward to retirement and still manage to start the season 41-12.
San Antonio is now 40-12 this season, equaling the second-best start through 52 games in Spurs franchise history.