Long the NBA's standard for success, Harrison Barnes admits this year's Spurs are not meeting the franchise's proud standards.

Harrison Barnes led all players with 29 points while Devin Vassell chipped in 24 points. Stephon Castle and Keldon Johnson each scored 14 and 28, respectively to lead the Spurs bench. Harrison Barnes called up Father Time (or slid into his DMs as today’s kids’ parents say these days—I think Gen Alpha has moved on to weirder lingo) and told him to hold off as the wily forward uncorked a season-high veintinueve on a scorching 12 -14 from the field and a Carolina Reaper-esque 4 - 6 from downtown.

The San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks not only share the same home state, they also share similar trajectories right now. Albeit for different reasons. Yet, consecutive games between the two Texas teams could prove pivotal on whether either makes the Western Conference Play-in.