The Spurs are riding a two-game win streak and currently hold an 8-6 record as they continue to find their rhythm.
With that being said, young talent such as 21-year-old sophomore forward Keldon Johnson is showing signs of his growing abilities, recently carving out a spot in the Spurs starting lineup. Aldridge is entering his 15th year in the league, averaging 14.4 points this season. San Antonio big man LaMarcus Aldridge continues to have an impactful presence on the Spurs’ squad, with the team going 7-3 with Aldridge in the lineup. The Spurs guard is also ranked 10th in the league in assists.
DeRozan is leading the Spurs with 20.7 point per game, shooting 47 percent from the field and recording 20-plus points in seven games. and out-classed in three of the four games Rudy Gay has missed while he continues to nurse lingering issues in his right heel. The San Antonio Spurs entered the 2020-21 season with both a budding young core and a quartet of seasoned veterans in DeMar DeRozan, LaMarcus Aldridge, Patty Mills, and Rudy Gay. SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 13: The jersey of Rudy Gay 22 of the San Antonio Spurs as seen during the game against the Orlando Magic on Maat the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The team’s overall production from their reserve unit has been one of the biggest improvements for the Warriors this season, and one they’ll lean on further as the grind of the season continues. In Monday’s victory, the play of the Warriors’ bench was instrumental in the comeback, as all six Warriors reserves in that game earned a positive point-differential. So far this season, four of the Warriors' seven victories have been of the comeback variety, all of which have been made possible with collective contributions across the roster. The comeback victory marked the Warriors’ second-biggest comeback of the season, behind only a 22-point comeback on January 8 against the Clippers. The Dubs are not going down without a fight, recently overcoming a 19-point deficit to defeat the Lakers on Martin Luther King Jr. SAS: Quinndary Weatherspoon (left knee surgery) and Derrick White (left toe fracture) are out. GSW: Alen Smailagic (right knee arthroscopy), Marquese Chriss (right ankle injury) and Klay Thompson (right Achilles rehab) are out. SAS: DeMar DeRozan, Dejounte Murray, Lonnie Walker IV, Keldon Johnson, and LaMarcus Aldridge GSW: Stephen Curry, Kelly Oubre Jr., Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green and James Wiseman