The Milwaukee Bucks battled back from an 18-point deficit and Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a go-ahead layup with two seconds left in regulation to beat the visi
The Milwaukee Bucks battled back from an 18-point deficit and Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a go-ahead layup with two seconds left in regulation to beat the visi
Will Popovich return? Will DeMar DeRozan re-sign? The 6 biggest questions facing Spurs in offseason
This week’s Spurs newsletter takes a look at what’s expected to be a busy offseason for the Spurs
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SAN ANTONIO –
The 2021 playoffs are well underway and for the first time in franchise history, the San Antonio Spurs have missed out on the postseason in back-to-back seasons. A season that started with promise stumbled to the finish line last week with a loss to Memphis in the West Play-In tournament. There could and probably should be big changes on the horizon for the organization. Let’s run through six key questions headed into the summer in this week’s KSAT.com Spurs newsletter.
10 things to know, with the NBA regular season in the books
By TIM REYNOLDSMay 17, 2021 GMT
That begins Tuesday, runs through Friday, and the playoffs start Saturday.
Here are 10 notes on the season that was:
TRIPLE DOUBLES
The players who had the second-, third- and fourth-most triple-doubles in the league this season Nikola Jokic, James Harden and Luka Doncic, respectively combined for 39 of the stat-sheet-stuffing efforts.
They combined for one more than Russell Westbrook.
Westbrook, the league’s all-time triple-double king, had 38 this season. That’s the second-most by anyone in any season; Westbrook had 42 in 2016-17. He also has the third-highest (34 in 2018-19) and fourth-highest (25 in 2017-18) triple-double season totals in NBA history.