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The Spurs made 61.9 percent of their three-point attempts (13-of-21) in their victory over the Thunder on Wednesday night. It’s the second time that San Antonio made at least 60 percent of their three-point shots with at least 20 attempts in a game this season (13-for-21 against Minnesota on November 21). No other team has done that more than once this season.

Before Feb. 27 the Spurs were averaging 102.8 points per game, good for the ninth-best output in the league. Since that date they’re putting up 112.4 PPG, the best in the NBA. San Antonio has outscored its opponents by an average margin of 13.4 points in its last 14 contests, a league-best as well.

In each of the Spurs last 11 victories, they’ve won by double-digits, including a 114-95 trouncing of the East-leading Atlanta Hawks on March 22.

The Spurs .495 field goal percentage since Feb. 27 is up significantly from the .463 they were shooting before. In the past month San Antonio also leads the NBA in fewest turnovers per 100 possessions (12.1), effective field goal percentage (adjusted for three-pointers, 54.3) and true shooting percentage (adjusted for threes and free throws, 58.5).

A major reason for the Spurs recent success is the improved play of point guard Tony Parker. Through San Antonio’s first 43 games, Parker averaged 13.8 PPG while shooting 46 percent from the field. Over the last 14, his scoring total has jumped to 18.1 PPG and he’s shooting 54 percent.

The likely difference is that Parker is penetrating more and getting better shots closer to the basket. From ESPN Stats & Info:

One of the keys to the Spurs’ recent success was on display on Wednesday.

Tony Parker scored 10 of his game-high 21 points in the paint. He has scored at least 10 points in the paint seven times this month. He had scored 10 or more only nine times all season entering March.

Next up for the Spurs is a rematch with the Dallas Mavericks (who they lost to on Tuesday), followed by a showdown with the Memphis Grizzlies. If San Antonio keeps up its torrid play in those two contests, it’ll be hard not to view the Spurs as a real threat to defend their title.
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Cycloneon said:
But the Warriors are #1 in general stats though




















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when the playoffs come and shyt slows down i wanna see who will beat us and if they do i will :salute: them no hate at all cuz right now only problem we have is just the inconsistency but when that shyt gets fixed :whew:
 
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Brandon M. said:
good player terrible shot selection ..that why his % so low
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Well, also... consider the length of the season, and how much more output he's being asked for right now, than he was in the first two months of the year. His 3pt% has dipped, but his FG% has remained pretty much the same this month. 43% is not great. But it is right on part with Russell Westbrook and James Harden... plus he's shooting like 85% from the line.

Dude can play. And legit kept the team going with butler out for the last month.
 
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I'm tripping off spoelstra using a lienup of Chalmers, Walker, Nick Johnson, Beasley, and James Ennis. No surprise Hawks went on a run with that lineup in.
 
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Hollins got to make some kind of defensive adjustment. On damn near four straight possessions Cavs ran a pick and roll at the top of the key that lead to Lebron driving right around Plumlee for a contested layup at the basket.
 
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