The Spurs are doing their Spurs-y best, somehow comfortably residing in the Play-In places and threatening to steal one of those solid top 6 seeds, even in this crowded West.
And one of the reasons has been the breakout play of Keldon Johnson, the second-year forward who’s found a home in San Antonio’s refashioned frontcourt, sandwiched between DeMar DeRozan and Jakob Poeltl. Friday against the Cavaliers, the 6-foot-5 Johnson managed to rip off a 23-point, 21-rebound performance, marking the first time any Spurs player had topped 20 points and 20 rebounds in the same game since Tim Duncan did so on December 2, 2013 against the Hawks (coincidentally also a 23-21 outing).
That 20/20 vision 👀 #GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/0FnkM5dKCP
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) March 20, 2021
On the season, Johnson is averaging 13.9 points and 6.6 rebounds in 29 minutes per game. The Spurs snagged him with the No. 29 overall pick in 2019 out of Kentucky.
