The San Antonio Spurs are one of the most well-established organizations in the history of the NBA. The team, renowned for their consistency, has had the highest winning percentage among active franchises. They also topped this off with 22 consecutive playoff appearances, matching an NBA record. The Spurs are also home to Gregg Popovich, one of the best coaches in basketball, and a number of iconic NBA players.

Nevertheless, San Antonio — much like every other team — still had its fair share of unfavorable moments.

Ray Allen’s clutch shot

Who could forget this one? The 2013 NBA Finals was one of the most heated series in recent NBA history. San Antonio was up 3-2 in the series, and with less than 20 seconds left in the game, they had a three-point lead. LeBron James pulled up from behind the arc but missed. And then somehow, Chris Bosh grabbed the board over three San Antonio players. Ray Allen rushed to the corner and called for the ball. The rest, as we all know, is history.

The Miami Heat went on to win the game and the series, giving them their third championship and first back-to-back title. As heartbreaking as it was, however, the Spurs were able to bounce back a year later, beating Miami for the 2014 Larry O’Brien trophy.

Derek Fisher’s 0.4 second miracle

The 2004 Lakers-Spurs were the match-up to see, and their Western conference semi-final meetings did not disappoint. Coming off of a championship a year before, the Spurs aimed to bulldoze their way for back-to-back titles. The Lakers, on the other hand, were also hungry for the trophy, and to prove that, broke San Antonio’s previous 17-game win streak. The series was then tied at 2-2.

With almost no time left on the clock, esteemed Spurs forward Tim Duncan drained a supposed 18-foot game winning miracle over Shaq, putting his team back on top by one. If the story ended there, this would have been one of the biggest moments in Spurs history instead.

And then Derek Fisher beat the buzzer with 0.4 seconds left on the clock. The Spurs eventually lost the series and their chance to earn a second straight championship.

Thankfully, the nightmare didn’t continue for long as the Spurs bounced back for the Larry O’Brien trophy a year after. We can’t deny, however, that what is a historic shot for basketball still occasionally haunt Spurs fans even after a decade.

The End of the Big Three

Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker were arguably the most successful Big Three in NBA history. San Antonio selecting Duncan with the No. 1 pick in the 1998 draft was a no-brainer. On the other hand, Parker and Ginobili were late 2002 and 2003 picks, respectively. Not much looked their way as young players. Parker was one of the last drafted in the first round. Ginobili was one of the many unknown foreign players in the second round. They eventually came to be known as two of the biggest late draft steals of all time, and legitimate co-stars to an already well-established power forward.

The trio won four titles together. The first one was in 2003, Ginobili’s rookie year. A season or two after, they started to solidify as a team, and that’s when San Antonio’s 2000s dominance became apparent. The team eventually won 2 more championships in that decade, 2005 and 2007, and grabbed their latest trophy in 2014.

Duncan retired quietly in 2016, playing his last playoff game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Two years after, Ginobili also announced his retirement. Tony Parker simultaneously signed with the Charlotte Hornets before retiring the year after. Needless to say, it has been a rough decade for Spurs fans.