Pounding The Rock · Jan 17, 2019
The Spurs defense is still improving... slowly
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsA lot has happened since the Spurs and Mavericks met the first time this season on October 29th. The Spurs have been both the worst team in basketball and the best at different points, while the Mavs have dealt with their own share of ups and downs. One thing that hasn’t changed, though, is the Spurs’ seeming inability to defend the Mavs’ Spain Pick and Roll.
In their overtime thriller in late October, the Mavericks turned to that one play over and over again to great effect. Ben Falk detailed how they employed it in the 4th quarter and overtime over at Cleaning the Glass. Spoiler: The Spurs didn’t do a great job.