The Spurs have had 15 games come down to the clutch so far. The Celtics lead the league with 17 such games. Only four teams (the Kings, the Lakers, the 76ers and Trail Blazers) have won more games in the clutch than the Spurs have.
Why have many of Spurs games come down to the wire? And is it a good sign for the rest of the season that they can win those close matches or a bad sign that they can’t close teams out earlier?
Marilyn Dubinski: There are two main culprits behind the Spurs’ inability to create distance between themselves and opponents.