Spurs beat Pelicans, set NBA record with 38-0 start at home

Tim Duncan and the Spurs have a chance to set the franchise single-season wins record. In typical Spurs fashion, in fact, they couldn’t possibly care less about it. “Absolutely nothing – maybe a cup of coffee”. For that reason, expect them to use this week rest their key players.

“The only thing I see is that we can try and win a championship”, point guard Tony Parker said. The Spurs are 37-0 at home.

The San Antonio Spurs entered the National Basketball Association record books with a 38th successive home win of the season.

The Spurs and Warriors have split their two games against each other this year, with each club winning on its home floor.

All that will mean nothing, the Spurs testify, if there is not a championship added to the list of the accolades and milestones. “They’ve proven that over the last 15 years”.

Wednesday night’s game will be Ginobili’s first against the Pelicans since he sustained a serious testicular injury while playing defense against Anderson late in the Spurs’ victory on February 3. In games where the teams have 25 or more three point attempts, both have losing records.

Popovich said it looked as if Leonard hadn’t missed a beat. San Antonio had opened as a 20-point favorite before the line was bet down, while the total went from 196 down to 198. Aldridge leads in rebounds with 8.6 while Parker tops in assists with 5.4 per game. New Orleans is 9-4 against the number in its last 13 games played on Wednesday as well.

Brandon Knight scored 10 of his 17 points in the third quarter, helping the Suns dig out of a 14-point hole and make it a five-point game. The Warriors and the Spurs square off two more times in the regular season, April 7 in Oakland, Calif., and April 10 in San Antonio. The Spurs may be limiting the minutes of certain starters to rest for the playoffs, especially against a significantly weaker opponent like the Pelicans. The Spurs are 2-1 against New Orleans this season but the Pelicans have won four of the past seven meetings.2. New Orleans signed forward James Ennis to a 10-day contract on Wednesday and he played 24 minutes and scored 13 points. San Antonio PF LaMarcus Aldridge had 31 points and 13 rebounds against Memphis and is averaging 31.5 points (on 23-of-32 shooting) and 12.5 rebounds over the past two games.3.

Outlasting the Warriors-who are also undefeated at home this season-in a seven-game playoff series will require the Spurs to put together one of the most impressive postseason displays in recent memory.