{"id":625812,"date":"2026-02-26T10:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/625812\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:46:24","slug":"open-thread-the-spurs-win-10-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/625812\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread: The Spurs win 10 in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Slice up stats and records any way you like, the Spurs are on a roll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">When the Spurs won in Detroit the other night, it was their 1300th win since the start of the new millennium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Wednesday night\u2019s win in Toronto was their tenth in a row, the first time since the 2015-16 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Here\u2019s an interesting piece of trivia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The last time the Spurs won ten in a row their starting lineup was Tony Parker, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Tim Duncan, and LaMarcus Aldridge. That\u2019s quite a roster of talent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Having Matt Bonner on with Jacob Tobey and Sean Elliott was a treat. The Red Mamba is knowledgeable, funny, and has a wealth of Spurs (and sandwich) information. Years ago, I launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/spurs-com-retire-matt-bonner-15?recruiter=668857100&amp;utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_medium=copylink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a campaign retire Bonner\u2019s<\/a> #15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It\u2019s hard watching Sandro Mamukelashvili play for another team. I feel like he is the type of player the Spurs are lacking in their lineup. The Spurs have Kelly Olynyk who\u2019s size, stature, and style are similar, but the latter has not seen minutes with the Silver &amp; Black. Even Tobey, Elliott, and Bonner mentioned that the Spurs wanted to bring Mamu back this season but could not peel him away from Toronto.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It was also great to see Jakob Poeltl playing well despite his back issues this season. He had some good moments covering Victor Wembanyama. He also got stuffed by Wemby in the closing moments of the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Speaking of Victor Wembanyama, he continues to struggle when defended by heavy-duty players, but he shines defensively. Blocks and disruption are even more apparent when he isn\u2019t knocking down 20+ points a night. That said, he supplies poster dunks and hits timely threes, demonstrating he cannot be shut down completely. As he builds up strength against the physicality being thrown his way, the Spurs will only be more difficult to beat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In addition, Devin Vassell went 5 of 6 from three and Dylan Harper started 6 of 6 in the early minutes of the game ending the night 7 of 11. The team assisted on 28 of their 40 baskets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Spurs play the second night of a back-to-back in Brooklyn against the Nets looking for their eleventh win in a row as the 2026 Rodeo Road Trip rides on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Welcome to the Thread. Join in the conversation, start your own discussion, and share your thoughts. This is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/nba\/teams\/san-antonio-spurs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spurs<\/a> community, your Spurs community. Thanks for being here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poundingtherock.com\/community-guidelines\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">community guidelines<\/a> apply which should remind everyone to be cool, avoid personal attacks, not to troll and to watch the language.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Slice up stats and records any way you like, the Spurs are on a roll. 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