With the news of LaMarcus Aldridge’s health slowly settling over Spurs Nation like a cold, stinky fog, we were reminded that there are things much bigger than basketball going on in players’ lives. Which is important, because if you were tuning into tonight’s nationally televised game hoping for compelling, playoff-level basketball, you would’ve come away a tad disappointed.
Still, despite missing three starters and turning the ball over 18 times, the Spurs’ reserves proved more than enough to handle Golden State, who was without Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala and Draymond Green, winning 107-85 and holding the visitors to their lowest point total of the season.