Tim Duncan C FA Tue 4/24/12 1:40 AM
Tim Duncan
C FA
Tim Duncan returned from a night off on Sunday to score 18 points with eight boards on Monday, as the Spurs clinched the top seed in the Western Conference with a win over the Blazers.
Duncan added a steal and four blocks in 26 minutes and Tony Parker scored 13 points with seven rebounds and six assists, while Manu Ginobili was the only buzz-kill with just six points, two boards, three assists, and two steals in 17 minutes, but in fairness the game was over before his second-unit shifts allowed him to accumulate playing time. Pop might play these guys a little bit on Wednesday or Thursday to keep them from getting rusty, but the chances of him playing them more than 20 minutes are very, very low.