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NBA Power Rankings: Spurs Slipping After Winless Road Trip?

The San Antonio Spurs are losers of four straight games. Where does that put them in this week's power rankings?

Jeremy Brener

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The San Antonio Spurs have been handed their lumps as of late.

Not only did the Spurs go winless on their latest four-game road trip, but three of those losses came by over 35 points, proving that San Antonio belongs in the category among the league's worst.

However, luckily(?) for them, there's still the Detroit Pistons, the only team to place worse than the Spurs in Sports Illustrated's latest power rankings. The Spurs are clocking in at No. 29 for the second consecutive week.

"San Antonio’s league-worst defense allowed more than 130 points per game across four contests, while its offense averaged fewer than 100 points last week," SI writes. "The Spurs fell to the Pelicans by 35, lost to the Bucks by 36, dropped their game against the Wizards by 12 and were blown out by the Celtics by a whopping 44 points. It was a fruitless road trip for San Antonio, which had gone 5–5 over its last 10 before this skid."

The Spurs hope to rebound from their poor showing on the road trip with a game at home against the Utah Jazz tonight. Then, the team heads to Northern California to face the Golden State Warriors (Fri.) and the Sacramento Kings (Sun.).

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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