Spurs 14 consecutive defeats and Pistons compete for the championship?
On December 2, Beijing time, the Spurs lost 106-121 to the Pelicans and swallowed 14 consecutive losses. With a 14-game losing streak that is the second-longest of the season and the Pistons' 16-game losing streak being the longest, the two teams appear to be trying to break the lower limit of the losing streak. Popovich just gave up this game, he took a turn to rest Wembanyama and did not let Wembanyama play in the second game of back-to-backs.
We have reason to believe that the Spurs want to beat the Hawks in the first game of the back-to-back, after all, they played 135-137, but this game against the Pelicans has no fighting intentions, in Ingram 14 3 + 3 points 4 0, Fat Tiger 9 4 in the case of a fiasco, this is a game without suspense, I feel that Popovich is a big drill, every player on the court can get a chance to shoot, this is not called team basketball, it is called development basketball.
The Spurs have suffered a 14-game losing streak and they have no chance of rising in the middle and late stages of the season, and Popovich has not made any changes to the lineup and tactics, feeling that he wants to develop too many players: Keldon, Wembanyama, Vassell, Jones, Sochan, Branham, Champagnie.
At present, the Pistons, Spurs, and Wizards are all favorites to sign champions, and the records of these three teams are the top three in the league, and the probability of winning the top pick of the three teams is 14%, and the Spurs won the lottery with a record of 22-60 last season.
The team has been rebuilding since Leonard left the Spurs: 32-39 in '19-20, 33-39 in '20, 34-48 in '21-22, 22-62 in '22, and 3-16 this season, five consecutive seasons.
Popovich signed a five-year contract extension with the Spurs this summer, with an average salary of 16 million, becoming the first coach in NBA history, this is to celebrate his achievements in the playoffs for 20 consecutive years from 1997 to 2017?
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream