NaturalThunder wrote:On another note, beating that iteration of the Spurs last night wasn't the most satisfying possible iteration of the Spurs to beat. They didn't have Parker or Manu and Kawhi left the game in the third quarter and never returned. Granted, we were up 10 at the time when Leonard left the game and it was late in the third quarter, but the game was definitely still within reach for the Spurs and would have been a lot more within-reachable if he had been able to play the fourth quarter.
Still, the point I made last night still stands: the iteration of the Spurs we beat last night (no Parker, Manu, or Kawhi in the 4th) is still a better basketball team than the four teams we lost to in our four previous games.
TBH I think not having Parker helps them more than hurts. They've been quite a bit better w/ him on the bench.
