It wasn’t pretty at times, but it was a historic night as the home team held off the Heat for a win to earn the first 5-0 start for the San Antonio Spurs in the existence of the franchise. The game was a series of runs and the Heat’s offensive strategy of quick offense had the young Spurs off balance for much of the game. The Spur took a 15 point lead into the fourth quarter, a lead the Heat erased with a 17-1 lead to take a Heat lead into the final few minutes. The Spurs showed the same resilience that has become their trademark this season so far, and cranked up the defense and forced turnovers and empty possessions, and even when they made mistakes, they were still able to get stops with superior efforts from the entire roster. This Wembanyama’s team, but he’s surrounded by complementary players this year, and the team is looking really hard to beat. The Spurs are 5-0, tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the best record in the league, and will be looking for 6-0 on Sunday when they play the Suns in Phoenix.
The Spurs are going back out on the road after tonight for a Sunday night game against the Suns, who are … interesting this year. They have made some odd roster moves, but they are always dangerous with Devin Booker taking shots late in the game. The Spurs will be looking to keep the streak going, and reinforcement should be coming soon as Fox, Sochan and Olynyk eventually are going to return.