Since the start of the NBA regular season, the Spurs have won five consecutive games for the first time in history.
Commentary Wang Xiaochen wrote an article analyzing the Spurs' outstanding statistics during their five-game winning streak. The original text is as follows:
Briefly summarize the Spurs' performance during their five-game winning streak:
No. 7 offensively, scoring 117.5 points per 100 possessions,
No. 2 defensively, allowing 104.2 points per 100 possessions (Thunder 10 4.1),
No. 1 net rating, 13.3
Last season: 19th in offense, 25th in defense
Opponent:
Heat net rating 10.4 (3) per 100 possessions, offense 116.8 (8), defense 106.3 (3)
Raptors net rating per 100 possessions -3.5 (22), offense 114.9 (16), defense 118.4 (25)
The Mavericks' net rating per 100 possessions is -6.9 (26), offense 103.5 (30), defense 110.3 (7)
The Nets' net rating per 100 possessions is -14.1 (29), offense 114. 9 (15), defense 129.1 (30)
The Pelicans' net win per 100 possessions was -14.3 (30), offense 107.1 (27), defense 121.4 (29)
Here, after the Mavericks beat the Spurs, they actually didn't lose much points in the remaining games (-0.6 per 100 possessions). The Mavericks lost almost all of their points to the Spurs. The disastrous defeat to the Spurs was mainly due to the fact that they were not prepared for the literary class and could not prepare. They were the pioneers for the teams behind them. And their strange formation is also facing adjustments. Therefore, it seems that the Mavericks may be able to compete for the playoffs, but their general direction may not be that way.
Of course, the Spurs reaped the dividends of beating weak teams. At least three of these five teams are really weak teams, and two are the bottom teams.
But even in the face of such a combination, +13.3 per 100 rounds is still a very good performance. Looking at it one by one, the two bottom teams almost overturned. The other three games were quite outstanding: they played garbage time against the Raptors and Mavericks. Facing the Heat, which was quite strong at the beginning, they made three waves in the second half.
Therefore, don’t be blindly optimistic because of the current good net score. I think everyone can do this. In the past, we had bad seasons and still called the Spurs championship every year. In fact, it was just for fun, and it was not a real expansion.
But there is really no need to belittle oneself, thinking that these five consecutive victories are nothing. Even if we play against the bottom team in each of the 5 games (actually only 2 of the 5 games are at the bottom), +13.3 per 100 possessions is still considered to be around the top 15 in the league, not to mention the fact that we played against more powerful opponents.
So, overall, I don’t think it’s too much to say that the Spurs performed at least in the top 10 in the league during their five-game winning streak. The team's progress in all aspects, the great strengthening of individual combat capabilities, the initial formation of the offensive and defensive system, and the unity and improvement of the entire atmosphere are all real.
Although the subsequent tests of the schedule, opponent targeting, etc. will definitely be more difficult, the Spurs also have potential dividends from the return of injured players, especially Cornette and Fox. The bonuses brought by the return of these two will be very considerable (taking up the time of McLaughlin and Biyombo).