Opponents’ strength of schedules aren’t encouraging for the Spurs

When the NBA released the second half of the San Antonio Spurs‘ schedule, I got tired just reading it. Beginning March 10th, they’ll have a maximum of one day off until their season officially ends on May 16th. Starting with the one on March 1st and 2nd, they’ll also have a whopping 12 back-to-backs to deal with as they look to return to the playoffs.

When you look at the Spurs’ strength of schedule remaining, the news doesn’t get much better. On top of having the most games left to play with 44, they also have the fourth-toughest remaining schedule in the NBA as of Friday afternoon. Per Tankathon.com, San Antonio’s remaining opponents have a combined 51.4 percent winning percentage.

Heading into Saturday’s home game against the Pelicans, the Spurs are sixth in the Western Conference with a 16-12 record. I’d be more than fine being proven wrong, but I can’t realistically see them getting a top-four seed, so I’ll be focusing on some of the teams I think will be fighting with the Spurs for a lower-end playoff seed.

Here’s what the remaining schedule looks like for some rivals nearest to the Spurs in the standings.

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