Asterisk for Spurs Loss to Lakers

Thanks to the Kobe-centric programmers over at ABC, I didn't get a chance to watch the Spurs beat the Rockets today. But I did catch this remark by Brent Musberger during the Lakers-Sonics game, regarding the Spurs recent loss to the Lakers:

MUSBERGER: The Lakers have won four of their last five and they're coming off their biggest win of the year, the other night in San Antonio, 100 to 92.

You might want to give it just a slight asterisk. It was back-to-back games for the Spurs -- and they have struggled in that department this year, as most teams in the NBA do -- but they were coming off a tough up-and-down game in Phoenix the night before.

But nevertheless, the Lakers under Phil Jackson played a solid team game that night. And earlier they had beaten Detroit here, 105-94.

So you could say -- certainly Bill, I agree with you -- this is the best streak of the year for the Lakers.