They are neither one nor two. The San Antonio Spurs have 17 consecutive losses in the NBA, which is the worst streak in their history. The last one took place this Monday at the Toyota Center against the Houston Rockets (93-82). Gregg Popovich’s team is bottom of the Western Conference and leaves behind the promising 3-2 record it achieved at the beginning of the campaign.
The Texan team has not won since last November 2, when they defeated the Phoenix Suns (132-121). Victor Wembanyama is one of the few good news that the Spurs have at this point in the season. The French prodigy minimally saved the furniture for his team last night (15 points, three assists and 18 rebounds), on a night in which he was once again the best among his teammates.
The number one in the last draft is Popovich’s hope to overcome the difficult moment his team is going through. Even worse than the previous season, when they established a negative record of 16 consecutive games losing. Furthermore, the Spurs’ next rivals in the league do not suggest that they can reverse the dynamic they are currently going through.
The Los Angeles Lakers, who have just won the first NBA Cup, will be the Spurs’ next rivals in the next two days. A difficult challenge for those from San Antonio who can only console themselves, seeing how the Detroit Pistons are the red lantern in the Eastern Conference and have a worse record than theirs (2-21). Monty Williams’ team has 20 consecutive defeats in the North American league.
In addition to the Spurs’ streak in the league, the Dallas Mavericks and the Philadelphia 76ers have also made the news this morning. The Western team achieved its third consecutive league victory against the Memphis Grizzlies (113-120), on a night in which Luka Doncic scored the 1,000th triple of his NBA career.
For his part, Joel Embiid shone again with the 76ers, scoring his eighth consecutive game with over 30 points. In his last performance, the center scored 34 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to lead his team to a new victory against the Wizards (146-101).
