Wemby Watch: Spurs are dialing up a 1996-97 special -- and hoping Victor Wembanyama is on the other side
A blue moon flew over South Texas Tuesday night. The San Antonio Spurs managed to hold the Brooklyn Nets to a measly 98 points to earn their 14th victory of the season. That might not sound very important, but it was the first time San Antonio managed to hold an opponent below 100 points in more than two months. The last time came against the Milwaukee Bucks, who were missing their three best players, back on Nov. 11. Every team in between managed to reach triple figures -- and most of them scored a good deal more. At roughly the halfway point of the season, San Antonio is on pace to have the worst defense in the NBA . No, actually, make that NBA History . And it's not especially close. Entering Tuesday's Game s, the Spurs were allowing 119.5 points per 100 possessions. The record entering this season was 116.8, set by the 2018-19 Cleveland Cavaliers. Their half-court defense, according to Cleaning the Gl...