San Antonio Spurs: Top 3 individual performances from the 2018-19 NBA season

#1 LaMarcus Aldridge against the Oklahoma City Thunder

LaMarcus Aldridge turned back the clock against the Thunder

LaMarcus Aldridge is one of the best post players in the NBA and with the league becoming more 3 point friendly, most thought he would adapt his game to become a more versatile player.

Instead, Popovich has made him rely on his strengths more -- his inside game, which has reaped dividends, both for the Spurs as well as for Aldridge, who is averaging a solid 21.3 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.

In the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder this season, the Spurs depended heavily on Aldridge since DeRozan was unable to hit his shots consistently and Aldridge delivered.

He won the game for the Spurs in 2OT, 154-147. Aldridge played 49 minutes in a marathon matchup, scoring a mammoth 56 points, shooting just under 61% from the field.

Aldridge also grabbed 9 rebounds, had 4 assists and made 4 superb blocks to stamp his authority all over the game. He even went to the line 16 times, making all of them. Aldridge probably played the best game in a Spurs jersey and the fans must have been thoroughly entertained with what they had witnessed.

Final Stat line: 56 points, 20-33 FG, 16-16 FT, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks and 5 TOs in 49 minutes in a 154-147 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder