San Antonio Spurs' weak defensive numbers likely to be liability for Friday's matchup with Nuggets

MVP frontrunner Nikola Jokic is averaging 24 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the Nuggets. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX SanAntonioSpurs Spurs NBA

"At some point, you have to take pride in what you are doing execution-wise and competitively, and that starts with defense — and we really suck," Coach Gregg Popovich told reporters after a recent loss."That's on me."

"Youth's got nothing to do with it," he told reporters after a listless 120-110 loss to the Charlotte Hornets."At some point, you have to take pride in what you are doing execution-wise and competitively, and that starts with defense — and we really suck. That's on me."

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