Down one, just over a minute into the fourth quarter Saturday night, the Spurs had a 27-second defensive sequence you’d expect to see in the final seconds of a playoff game. The stop set the tone for the rest of the quarter, where San Antonio held Cleveland to just 15 points until a LeBron James three point bomb sent the game to overtime.
This game wasn’t the Spurs best defensive performance of the season, but San Antonio clamped down when it mattered and topped Cleveland with a 118-115 victory, improving their record to 2-0 against preseason favorites Cleveland and Golden State.