There’s a sense that with the first-round series against the resurgent Memphis Grizzlies tied 2-2 that perhaps it’s time for the Spurs —and by extension their fans— to panic. After all, in Game 4 they wasted what will be, in all likelihood not only Kawhi Leonard’s best overall game of the series but also Tony Parker’s. It’s not at all realistic to expect either of them to do that again.
Me? I’m not as downcast about it as you might expect. A part of that may have to do with my eternal satisfaction with the 2014 title.