The calendar changed to 2011 and the San Antonio Spurs kept rolling, in Oklahoma City’s case — steamrolling. Lead by Duncan’s 21 points and 9 rebounds, the Spurs victory concocted several statistical appetizers, including the Spurs’ largest margin of victory this season (27); the lowest point-total allowed by the stingy Spurs defense, and the lowest scoring output by the young-gunning Thunder at 74.
Holding down the number one spot in the NBA standings at 29-4, the Spurs begin a challenging road trip with a back-to-back Tuesday/Wednesday against the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics, respectively. Thirty-three games into the 2010-2011 season and the San Antonio Spurs have played a league-leading 21 home games.
Upcoming Schedule
- Tuesday – AWAY versus New York Knicks (19-14) 6:30 PM Fox Sports Southwest
- Wednesday – AWAY versus Boston Celtics (25-7) 6:30 PM Fox Sports Southwest
- Thursday – AWAY versus Indiana Pacers (14-18) 6:00 PM Fox Sports Southwest
- Sunday – HOME versus Minnesota Timberwolves (9-25) 6:00 PM Fox Sports Southwest
DeJuan Blair’s Twitter Affirmation of the Week: Zing.
Tim Duncan whispers sweet nothings to/checks breath against Thabo Sefalosha’s left elbow: Here.
Spurs need your vote(s): Vote often.
What’s a Monday Musings without Blake Griffin?: Trick question.
For at least one night, Sacramento Kings fans stayed for an entire game and left with a smile: No, really. I’m serious.
NBA Standings (As of Monday, January 3 at 6:00 a.m.)
Western Conference – 1) San Antonio Spurs (29-4) 2) Dallas Mavericks (25-8) 3) Los Angeles Lakers (23-11) 4) Utah Jazz (23-11) 5) Oklahoma City (23-12)
Eastern Conference – 1) Boston Celtics (25-7) 2) Miami Heat (26-9) 3) Chicago Bulls (22-10) 4) Orlando Magic (21-12) 5) Atlanta Hawks (22-14)
RIP Bobby Farrell: Admit it, you wanna dance.
This article appears in Dec 29, 2010 – Jan 4, 2011.