San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich tinkered with his lineups throughout the first two months of the 2017-18 season. Without Kawhi Leonard, Kyle Anderson, Tony Parker and others for short or long stretches, different players stepped up and provided a spark that gave the team a 19-8 record (before Tuesday’s loss).
After Tuesday night’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks, the Spurs have just one player left on the injury report: Anderson, with a sprained MCL. Leonard returned, in case you didn’t hear, and received the start, which shortened the injury list.