Spurs streak ends at 19

February 21st thru April 3rd of 2014 will go down as the (one of the) fifth longest streaks in NBA History.  Come April 6th, it will be back to business for Gregg Popovich and his crew of merry grey beards.

“We never thought about the streak in the first place,” Popovich said after the loss to Oklahoma.  “To us, it is just another game.”

Such is the way it has been for many a season here in San Antonio for the Spurs and their fans.  Always the underdogs, no matter the record the team is currently sporting, the Spurs take their wins just like their losses; with zero complaint and zero fanfare.

“To us, it is just another game.”

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Spurs notch 17th straight victory

A victory over the Pacers tonight could leave the Spurs undefeated in March

The San Antonio Spurs defeated the New Orleans Pelicans Saturday night to collect their 17th straight victory.  The Silver and Black have not lost in March and with a victory over the Indiana Pacers tonight will leave them undefeated in March.

While Head Coach Gregg Popovich is now looking for the next defeat, admitting he is waiting for the next defeat,  his team is riding the wave with their familiar low key approach.

“It is sweet to be a part of that,” SG Manu Ginobili said. “It is not something that happens very often because it is a long spread of game, a month or two. Here or there you have a bad game or the opponent has a bad one, but a lot of things have combined for us to have this type of streak. We played really well and we are healthy.”

The Spurs must defeat the Indiana Pacers on the road if they want to go undefeated.  The Pacers have dropped five of their last seven games and are now just one game ahead of the Miami Heat for the best in the East.

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