It’s Time for Basketball: Spurs vs Houston Rockets
The Spurs aim to return to winning form against a challenging opponent in their first NBA Cup game. Despite setbacks, including fouls from key players, the team still managed a chance to push the game into overtime on the opponent’s court.
Last year, such a result might have been viewed as a moral victory, but this season’s Spurs are focused on making the playoffs, understanding that moral victories do not improve standings.
I had a typo in my recap of the Lakers game where I said that “but you lose more from failure than from success,” which is self-evidently true. But in the losing, there is learning.
Falling flat is part of the learning process, much like learning to run, and though it hurts, it motivates you to improve. Tonight, the Spurs return home to face the Rockets in their first NBA Cup match of the season.
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Author’s summary: The Spurs face the Rockets in their NBA Cup opener, motivated by playoffs ambitions and lessons learned from past failures.