DeMar DeRozan joins David Robinson in San Antonio Spurs record books with another efficient 25-point game

Scott Rafferty

DeMar DeRozan joins David Robinson in San Antonio Spurs record books with another efficient 25-point game image

In San Antonio's loss to the Miami Heat, DeMar DeRozan led the Spurs with 30 points on 12-for-14 shooting from the field.

It marks the seventh straight game in which DeRozan has scored at least 25 points on 50 percent shooting from the field.

Here are DeRozan's numbers during that stretch:

  • vs. OKC: 30 points on 13-25 FG
  • vs. MIL: 26 points on 8-14 FG
  • vs. MIL: 25 points on 11-15 FG
  • vs. BOS: 31 points on 10-17 FG
  • vs. MEM: 36 points on 11-18 FG
  • vs. TOR: 25 points on 7-12 FG
  • vs. MIA: 30 points on 12-14 FG

According to NBA Stats, that ties the four-time All-Star with Spurs legend David Robinson for the longest such streak in franchise history.

Other than DeRozan and Robinson, there are only four players who have ever posted those numbers in five consecutive games in a Spurs uniform. Their names? Kawhi Leonard, Terry Cummings, LaMarcus Aldridge and Tim Duncan.

Most consecutive games with 25+ points 50+ FG% in Spurs history
Player First Last Games
David Robinson 1994-12-27 1995-01-10 7
DeMar DeRozan 2020-01-02 2020-01-15 7
Kawhi Leonard 2017-01-10 2017-01-21 6
Tim Duncan 1998-04-08 1998-04-19 6
Tim Duncan 2001-04-03 2001-04-12 6
Terry Cummings 1989-12-14 1989-12-26 6
LaMarcus Aldridge 2018-03-17 2018-03-25 5
David Robinson 1990-11-17 1990-11-27 5
David Robinson 1995-04-12 1995-04-20 5
David Robinson 1990-02-28 1990-03-10 5

Unfortunately for DeRozan, the Spurs have only won three of those seven games. As a result, they've fallen out of eighth place in the Western Conference standings, trailing the Memphis Grizzlies by one game.

Even so, it's hard to knock his play lately.

"We're going to be fine," DeRozan said following the team's loss to Miami. "It (stinks) right now. It's right there. There's a lot of basketball to be played. We're trending in the right direction. We're playing well against great teams, have beaten some great teams and that does a lot for our confidence and knowing how much time is left."

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Scott Rafferty is an experienced NBA journalist who first started writing for The Sporting News in 2017. There are few things he appreciates more than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass, Klay Thompson heat check or Giannis Antetokounmpo eurostep. He's a member of the NBA Global team.