The San Antonio Spurs have taken fans on a winding rollercoaster ride of inconsistency, oscillating between encouraging victories over contenders and humiliating losses to shorthanded bottom dwellers. Variance and luck have played their part in what has been a season of noticeable growth for this young ball club, and they are hitting their stride on the hardwood.
Head coach Gregg Popovich and crew now find themselves three games out of the playoff picture and three games away from the worst record in the Western Conference. Unexpectedly it has been their offense that has carried them over their last ten-game stretch, ranking fourth in the league in efficiency (115.