If basketball was a three-quarter game, the Spurs would have been able to hang their hats on a hard fought loss to a talented team at the start of a long road trip. Unfortunately, there is a crucial 4th quarter that has caused San Antonio problems this season. Zach LaVine and Andre Drummond led the Bulls to a dominant 4th quarter where they outscored the Spurs 38-19. Turnovers and sloppy defensive play caused a Spurs team that seemed to be in control late in the 3rd quarter of play to completely collapse in the last 12 minutes.
For rebuilding teams, it’s necessary to find silver linings, and there were some in Chicago.