The San Antonio Spurs had an awful first half, and well into the third quarter, the starters had dug themselves into a large hole. A little over midway through that third quarter, it appeared Greg Popovich threw in the towel, pulling all five starters as the Spurs play four games in five nights, including tonight. What ensued was nothing short of madness.
After a furious rally in which the Spurs backups, down by 18, initiated a 26-4 run, actually took the lead against the Dallas Mavericks starters before falling in overtime 101-100. That prompted me to think: Do the Spurs have the best bench in the league?
There are so many great players in this league, and many choose to be bench players on winning teams than start on losing teams. Fair enough. The San Antonio Spurs five tonight, Tiago Splitter, Matt Bonner, Gary Neal, Daniel Green, and James Anderson are not the flashiest of players that anyone could think of. Add Kawhi Leonard to that group whenever Manu Ginobili returns, and tha...
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Tiago Splitter,
Matt Bonner,
Gary Neal,
James Anderson,
Kawhi Leonard,
Manu Ginobili,
Tim Duncan,
Tony Parker,
Al Harrington,
C.J. Watson,
Jason Terry,
James Harden
TEAMS: Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma City Thunder
TEAMS: Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma City Thunder
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