The Spurs are playing the Nets tonight, which is to say the Spurs are beating the Nets tonight. Despite playing the first half of a back-to-back, Gregg Popovich decided against resting any regulars for this game. And we’re all better for it.
Brooklyn actually kept things close for a while before a Spurs run in the third quarter effectively put the game away. They may not have as much mass appeal as a team like Golden State, but San Antonio somehow finds a way to do things methodically while also being plenty entertaining.
This lob from Tim Duncan to Kawhi Leonard is as simple as it is beautiful (via @spurs):
Here’s a reverse angle in black-and-white, also courtesy of @spurs:
Soooooo easy.