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Evanescent footprints stir ripples on the Riverwalk.

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Seemingly timeless, the Spurs defy to improve every season. A flash-bulb memory within a four-game sweep of the Toronto Raptors, a seventh championship run in eight seasons, the San Antonio Spurs embraced yet a new challenge. The Gait Toward Eight . Should they reach that destination of earning 8 consecutive championships, a league record would be matched, and challenged further... Standing in San Antonio's way are the familiar faces...the elite western titans, Golden State Warriors...the fervent Houston Rockets, the lightning-quick Oklahoma City Thunder...the new-look, refueled Los Angeles Lakers presiding under new rule. A bombshell hit when LeBron joined the Lakers. KD & Kawhi dueled for the west crown. Not-too-distant memories depict a 4-0 sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers, a 2-0 turned 2-2 earned 4-2 mini-war with the Oklahoma City Thunder, then a 4-0 triumph for the crown of the Western Conference over the Golden State Warriors, but not before a the...