San Antonio Spurs clinch playoff spot for 21st consecutive season

By Dionysis Aravantinos / info@eurohoops.net

On Monday night (09/04), the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Orlando Magic 98-85 and clinched a playoff spot for the 21st straight year. Even though Greg Popovich’s team has struggled with injuries throughout this season and is missing its biggest star in Kawhi Leonard. 

Despite this back and forth with Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio’s team has a 47-43 record, which is good enough for the fifth spot in the tough Western Conference.

Manu Ginobili who has been a candidate for the sixth man of the year award scored 17 points in the Spurs’ victory over the Magic. After the game, he stated how important this win was: “For moments we felt like the worst team in the NBA, but we still managed to go close to 50 games and make it to the playoffs in a conference that is tough and talented. Young and athletic. So, we managed to compete,” Ginobili stated.

The Spurs will play their final game of the regular season on Wednesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans.

The table below shows the twenty-one seasons, the record, and the position in the standings.

Season Record Position
2017-18 47-34 5th
2016-17 61-21 2nd
2015-16 67-15 2nd
2014-15 55-27 6th
2013-14 62-20 1st
2012-13 58-24 2nd
2011-12 50-16 1st
2010-11 61-21 1st
2009-10 50-32 7th
2008-09 54-28 3rd
2007-08 56-26 3rd
2006-07 58-24 3rd
2005-06 63-19 1st
2004-05 59-23 2nd
2003-04 57-25 3rd
2002-03 60-22 1st
2001-02 58-24 2nd
2000-01 58-24 1st
1999-00 53-29 4th
1998-99 37-13 1st
1997-98 56-26 5th

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