After building up a 22-point third-quarter lead, the Spurs appeared to be well-positioned to cruise to victory while affording their third-stringers a chance to stretch their legs a bit in garbage time. Despite the substantial deficit, the Cavaliers staged a furious fourth-quarter comeback to make it a two-possession game by the time the final buzzer blared.
Although San Antonio was dragged into a closer-than-it-should-have-been contest, the good guys showed the resiliency to avoid a complete implosion like the one they forced on the Chicago Bulls a few nights ago. It wasn’t the prettiest win, but the victory pushed the Silver and Black six games above .