"One of the biggest concerns that Gregg Popovich had throughout the early part of the season was his struggling defense.

At one point, Popovich ripped his current players for the worst defensive effort during his coaching tenure.

And that might have been the case when the Spurs were singed for 58.2 percent in an earlier loss to Miami, 50.6 percent and 55.7 percent in losses to Houston and 50.6 percent to lowly New Orleans. That game might have been the low point as they allowed the Hornets to top 100 points for the first time all season in a narrow two-point victory."