With the Warriors’ Steve Kerr ineligible because he coached previous year and Luke Walton not receiving official credit for the team’s early success, Popovich earned the nod as West coach for the fourth time.
Advertisement
But after his San Antonio Spurs endured a hellacious beatdown at the hands of the Golden State Warriors on Monday night, Pop was surprisingly in the mood for jokes – albeit very dark ones. Whether any other Spurs will join Leonard remains to be seen – each team’s reserves, which are selected by the coaches, will be announced on January 28.
The All-Star coaches are determined by the teams with the best records in each conference two weeks before the game, which is February 14 in Toronto.
The Spurs now have the second-best record in the league at 38-7. The victory also allowed the Spurs to extend their regular-season home victory streak to 34 games, dating to an overtime loss to Cleveland last March. Ariza is now recognized for going 8 of 12 from 3-point range and the Rockets were 19 of 40….
Advertisement
Draymond Green of the Warriors leads the National Basketball Association with the most triple-doubles per game with eight, while Klay Thompson is averaging 20.5 points per game.
