SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs set the NBA record with their 38th straight home victory to open the season and matched the highest win total in franchise history.
And none of them cared.
Manu Ginobili scored 20 points and the Spurs beat the injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans 100-92 on Wednesday night to win their 47th straight home game overall dating to last season.
“It doesn’t mean anything,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. “Absolutely nothing. Maybe a cup of coffee, maybe.”
That’s more than the rest of the Spurs would expect.
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“It doesn’t matter to me,” San Antonio point guard Tony Parker said. “No. Championship (is all that matters).”
San Antonio topped the 37-0 start by the Chicago Bulls during their record 72-victory season in 1995-96. Golden State (67-7) has an existing 36-game home winning streak to open the season, giving the Warriors a chance to end up with the record or match it.
The Warriors and Spurs play twice in the coming two weeks, facing off on each other’s home court with their home streaks possibly on the line.
The Spurs are 63-12, matching the franchise record for victories set in 2005-06.
“If you’re going to go undefeated at home, you’ve got to be a team that has championship potential,” New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry said. “Obviously, (the Spurs) have championship potential. They’ve proven that over the last 15 years.”
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