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The Spurs competed admirably at Madison Square Garden just a night after taking their lumps against Brooklyn. Though they weren’t able to pull off the late comeback, there were still positives to take out of the evening.
Drew Eubanks: Though San Antonio couldn’t stop the Knicks’ barrage of threes from the corners, Eubanks did his part to protect the rim against All-Star Julius Randle:
DREW DENIAL @DrewEubanks12 | #GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/9Ngj7zc9Gh
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 14, 2021
Eubanks also is becoming a more reliable rim-running big that gives the Spurs guards a capable target:
.@DeMar_DeRozan dime ↗️ @DrewEubanks12 dunk! pic.twitter.com/MrpSE4Ea0d
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 14, 2021
Lonnie Walker IV: Lonnie’s contributions may be crucial in a single elimination game and it’ll likely be his shooting and playmaking that would need to be the difference-maker:
@lonniewalker_4 pic.twitter.com/p3X7f4CoWi
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 14, 2021
But of course it is his finishing prowess that many of us want to see happen more often, too:
LONNIE #GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/KFvh4XMmzK
— Bally Sports San Antonio (@BallySportsSA) May 13, 2021
DeMar DeRozan: DeRozan’s contributions in the closing minutes has kept the team in so many games this season and this needs to be recognized:
24 PTS and counting for @DeMar_DeRozan ♨️ pic.twitter.com/7ho9eN9wBP
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 14, 2021
Keldon Johnson: Johnson’s ability to finish in tight quarters may be the thing that keeps us close or pushes us into the lead in the upcoming play-in game. He nearly pulled it off last night:
BIG BODY!
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 14, 2021
One possession game. pic.twitter.com/gArLUbItNk
He also became the fitfh fastest player in franchise history (behind some very familiar names) to get to 1000 career points:
Keldon reached 1,000 career points tonight!
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) May 14, 2021
He's the fifth fastest Spur to reach 1K (David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Walter Berry, Willie Anderson). pic.twitter.com/5K2F2RVXuk
Speaking of which, for all of us that want the play-in to happen for our beloved Spurs, this was the best highlight of the evening from our snarky friends with Sacramento Kings twitter:
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) May 14, 2021
Here’s to the Spurs finishing the season strong in a weekend miniseries at home against the Suns and getting playoff ready for either the Grizzlies or the Warriors next week!