NBA Power Rankings: Spurs Win vs. Bucks Triggers Jump?

The San Antonio Spurs are starting to come back down to earth after a hot start. But where does that place them in this week's power rankings?

Jeremy Brener | Nov 14, 2022

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The San Antonio Spurs kick off a five-game west coast trip tonight against the Golden State Warriors.

The Spurs could have gone on the trip looking to break a six-game losing streak, but San Antonio returned to its winning ways on Friday with a 111-93 win over the NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks. Granted, the Bucks played without Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday, but for a team like the Spurs, a win is a win.

The win helped the Spurs move up two spots in this week's NBA Power Rankings from The Athletic from No. 29 to 27.

"Their net rating shows they’ll eventually trend toward not winning a lot of these games, but so far, they’ve been fun and competitive a lot of nights against teams you wouldn’t necessarily expect," The Athletic writes.

The Spurs may not have the talent to compete with every team night in and night out. On most nights, the Spurs are usually forced to defend the best player on the floor rather than him wearing "San Antonio" across his chest. However, Gregg Popovich and his team can control how they approach each game and the effort they put out on the floor. And it shows that it is enough to be nearly .500 in the first month of the season.

This week, the Spurs play the Warriors (Mon.), Portland Trail Blazers (Tues.), Sacramento Kings (Thurs.), Los Angeles Clippers (Sat.) and Los Angeles Lakers (Sun.)

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Published Nov 14, 2022

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.