The San Antonio Spurs are back, baby!
After years of rebuilding and patient development, the Spurs are playing championship-caliber basketball at exactly the right time. Tuesday night, they erased a 15-point deficit to defeat the Toronto Raptors 110-107, extending their winning streak to 10 games - their longest since the 2015-16 season.
You remember that 2015-16 team, right? The one that went 67-15 but ran into the Steph Curry buzzsaw in the playoffs? Yeah, this is starting to feel like that kind of momentum.
Victor Wembanyama anchored the defense with 5 blocks while Devin Vassell led the offense with 21 points. But this wasn't about individual stars - this was about a team that's learning how to win the hard way, grinding out games when things get tough.
Down 15 in the second half? No problem. The Spurs just keep playing their game, trusting their defense, moving the ball, and waiting for their moment. That's Coach Gregg Popovich DNA right there, folks - even if Pop isn't on the sidelines anymore, his fingerprints are all over this team.
Let's talk about Wembanyama for a second. The kid is 20 years old and already looks like the most unique talent basketball has ever seen. 7-foot-4 with a 7-foot-9 wingspan, and he moves like a guard. When he's protecting the rim like he did Tuesday night, good luck scoring in the paint.
But here's what I love about this run: It's not just Wemby. Vassell is stepping up. The role players are making shots. The defense is locking down in the fourth quarter. This is team basketball at its finest.
