The San Antonio Spurs took down the Los Angeles Lakers 132-119 in the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday, and proved one very important thing in the process: that this team has quickly become the type of squad every contender hates playing.
This has become the Spurs' reality due to how much more complete San Antonio's roster is compared to this time last year. They have a multitude of players capable of putting up big scoring nights in any given game, and their overall collection of talent is extremely balanced as a whole. The result is that the Spurs have now gone 8-3 since Victor Wembanyama has been out of the lineup.