Game Tracker Comparisons: 2024 vs 2025 Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs made a 12-win improvement this season compared to last season. What stood out on offense and defense, according to the game tracker?

Photo credit: Reginald Thomas II, Spurs.com

Last season, the San Antonio Spurs recorded a 22-60 record. This season, although the Spurs did not qualify for the playoffs, they improved by 12 wins, finishing with a 34-48 record.

One of the databases I created a few years ago and update each season is called the Spurs Game Tracker. It features game-to-game stats on both ends of the floor.

Today, I want to examine some areas on both sides of the floor that really stood out between the 2023-24 Spurs and the 2024-25 Spurs. Let’s begin with the offense:

The Game Tracker: Offense

As favorites and underdogs

• This season, on average, the Spurs were 2.8-point underdogs. Last season, they were 7.2-point underdogs.

• As favorites, the Spurs were favored in 24 games this season, winning 17 and losing 7. Last season, they were favored in only nine games, achieving a record of 7-2.

• As underdogs, the Spurs faced challenges in 58 games this season, finishing with a record of 17-41. Last season, they were underdogs in 72 games, ending with a record of 15-57. Notably, they won two more games as underdogs despite competing in 14 fewer games in that role.

Largest leads

• The Spurs led by 10 points in 46 games this season, going 31-15. Last season, they led by 10 points in 36 games, going 15-21. They were more successful in winning more games this past season.

• The Spurs led by 15 points in 26 games this season and went 22-4. Last season, they led by 15 points in 20 games and went 12-8. That’s another significant improvement when leading by 15 points.

• The Spurs led by 20 points in 20 games this season, going 16-4. Last season, they only led by 20 points in 12 games, going 11-1.

Crunch Time

This season, the Spurs went 17-20 in crunch time and finished 19th in the NBA. Last season, they were 13-28 in crunch time and finished 28th. Adding veterans like Chris Paul and Harrison Barnes, plus the growth of some of the younger players in crunch time, showed a difference from moving from the bottom-5 to slightly worse than league average.

The 3-Point Line