Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Devin Booker went nuclear in the second half, and the Spurs almost blew a huge fourth quarter lead, but they played just well enough to escape with a win. In the fourth quarter, this game started to have a familiar feel for Spurs fans, as the Silver and Black squandered a huge lead and began to …

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports In the 52nd episode of the Superfluous Poppycock Podcast, Charlie Thaddeus and I engage in a mid-season review of the Spurs by unpacking the phrase “sneaking up on respectability,” looking at the results of LaMarcus Aldridge spacing the floor, compare Gregg Popovich’s treatment of the press to George Orwell’s 1984, realize that this season is about …

Photos by Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images The Silver and Black lose to a top Eastern team, then to an Eastern lottery team, only to come home and win against the first. It is the midpoint of the season and I still don’t know what to make of this iteration of the San Antonio Spurs. After going 3-1 last week …

Demar played like a former all-star with a slick fadeaway jumper | Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports San Antonio notched a season split with yet another top Eastern Conference team. In case you may have been watching parts (or all) of the AFC Championship game Sunday and missed a fun and frenetic rematch between the Spurs and Heat, here are highlights …

Photos by Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images Pre-game demonstrations, a heartfelt moment, and a cause that brought many together at one Sunday afternoon sporting event. Patty Mills bobble head night, which evolved into Indigenous Night with the addition of his clothing line, is the first celebration by the NBA of Native American culture. Mills addressed the crowd prior to the …

Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports After a painful loss to the Hawks, the Spurs took care of business at home against a quality opponent. After a devastating loss to the Hawks, the Spurs bounced back by beating the Heat 107-102 at home. It was a hard fought game that San Antonio closed well to get a much-needed win to keep pace …

Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports The Spurs continue their January dominance of the East’s best. The Spurs completed their dominant January run against the best of the East with a 107-102 win over the Miami Heat, adding even more confoundedness to their inability to put away lowly teams like the Hawks. It wasn’t always pretty, but the Spurs got back to …

Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports The Spurs need more consistent execution to beat the Heat Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. …

Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports The mere thought of DeMarre Carroll playing for the Spurs seems far-fetched, and that points to serious problems. How long has it’s been since you were watching a Spurs game and thought DeMarre Carroll could realistically sub in? Probably a while, which is understandable. Even in Friday’s loss to the Hawks, with Rudy Gay out, the …

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Lonnie has all the hallmarks of a “Spur for life”. Today’s Spurs game against the Miami Heat is Patty Mills bobblehead night, and also the Spurs first ever Indigenous Peoples Night. Mills also recently contributed to a $750,000 donation from Australian NBA players to help with the ongoing wildfires, but he isn’t the only Spur raising …

Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports LaMarcus Aldridge also moved up the Spurs’ scoring chart. There weren’t many positives to take away from the Spurs loss to the Hawks at home, handing Atlanta their first win in San Antonio since 1997 and giving them an unacceptable season sweep. If there was one positive note to take away, it’s that DeMar DeRozan is …