During the regular season, the Spurs boasted the league's third-best winning percentage in crunch time, going 26-12 in games decided by five points or less in the last five minutes.

It was a different story in the postseason, with San Antonio dropping to just 3-7 in those situations - or dead last among playoff teams.

The Spurs' struggles in the clutch were on full display in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, where questionable shot selection and costly miscues fueled a historic 29-point comeback by the Knicks.