Nearly every time San Antonio Spurs lost this season, they've won their next game. San Antonio, 14-2 in such circumstances, has had one skid all year long.
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The San Antonio Spurs have beaten 14 NBA teams during their 16-game win streak, one off tying a franchise mark set in 1996 when David Robinson played.
The hottest NBA team, the Spurs, played the coldest NBA team, the 76ers, in Brett Brown's and Gregg Popovich's second game coaching against one another.
NBA-leading San Antonio Spurs, who've won 11 straight games, are a few wins or a couple Phoenix Suns losses from clinching a playoff berth.
The San Antonio Spurs assured themselves of their 15th 50-win regular season by beating the Utah Jazz on Sunday. The Spurs won their 10th game in a row.
The San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers play for just the second time this season on Friday. The Spurs and Lakers play twice more after Friday's game.
By beating the Chicago Bulls the San Antonio Spurs assured that the Oklahoma City would remain in second place for the Western Conference's top seed.
The San Antonio Spurs are currently one of the hottest teams in the entire NBA winning 23 games each at home and on the road through their first 62 games.
No one expected the San Antonio Spurs to be better than they were a year ago, when they lost in the seventh game of the NBA Finals, but they just might be.