NBA Power Rankings: Spurs Snap Streak, But Do They Move Up?

The San Antonio Spurs now longer hold the league's worst losing streak. Does that prompt a rise in this week's power rankings?

Jeremy Brener | Mar 7, 2023

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The San Antonio Spurs are coming off one of their worst losses of the season against the league-worst Houston Rockets.

After winning a pair of games following a franchise-worst 16-game losing streak, there was hope that the Spurs could escape the basement in this week's power rankings. However, after a pair of losses to the Rockets this weekend, including a 32-point stinger on Sunday, the Spurs remain dead last in this week's power rankings from Sports Illustrated.

"Immediately after the Spurs lost a franchise-record 16 straight games, they turned around and won two in a row for the first time since December," SI writes. "Rookie Jeremy Sochan led the team with 22 points in a convincing win over the Pacers that coach Gregg Popovich missed due to an illness days after a win against the Jazz. San Antonio played Houston twice over the weekend and lost by 12 at home and 32 on the road, though the Spurs are still a half game up on the last-place Rockets."

Now, the Spurs are in the midst of four days of rest before the Western Conference's top-seeded Denver Nuggets come to town on Friday. The week ends with a visit from the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.

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Published Mar 7, 2023

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.