Takeaways As Spurs Fall To Nuggets In Overtime Thriller
The loss snaps a brief two-game win streak for San Antonio, who dropped to ninth in the Western Conference.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs closed out a home-and-home set with the Denver Nuggets, falling 122-111 in overtime at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday night.
The loss snaps a brief two-game win streak for San Antonio, who dropped to ninth in the Western Conference but are still in good position to earn a spot in the NBA Play-in.
Here are three takeaways from the Spurs’ loss to Denver on Saturday:
Too much Joker
In his second straight game against the Spurs, Nikola Jokic poured in 40 points and the Spurs had no answer to stop him in overtime as he led Denver to a win and weekend split.
Jokic had 46 points and 10 rebounds, including nine points in the extra period. Michael Porter Jr. added 28 points and 10 rebounds for Denver.
“I mean it’s always Joker being Joker,” Spurs Acting Head Coach Mitch Johnson said. “I think when you aren’t aggressive to at least force his hand at something, then you are just at his mercy, when you give him multiple options or things to choose off the menu. For the most part, we still made him work pretty hard.”
