Spurs 'Step on the Gas' in Spring

Chris Ekstrand writes in Sports Illustrated:

They have looked old, bored and just plain ordinary at times this season. But if there is one thing you can count on in the NBA, it's the Spurs after the All-Star break. Over the past five seasons, the Spurs' record after Feb. 1 is 135-44 (.754). Their overall record during those years is 297-113 (.724), which is also fantastic, but few teams step on the gas in the spring like San Antonio. The Spurs won't catch Dallas in the Southwest Division, but a typical Spurs' spring would be enough to keep them ahead of Utah, Houston and the Lakers for the third-best record (and this year, the third seed) in the West.

I'd add that the third-best record in the West will also likely be the third-best record in the NBA.