ROTATION Starters -- Point guard Tony Parker, Shooting guard Michael Finley, Small forward Bruce Bowen, Power forward Tim Duncan, Center Fabricio Oberto. Bench -- Guard Jacque Vaughn, Guard Manu Ginobili, Forward Ime Udoka, Center Kurt Thomas.
PLAYER NOTES
--Power forward Tim Duncan had 19 points and 13 rebounds in Sunday's win at Dallas. It was his ninth double-double in 14 games this month.
--Point guard Tony Parker shot just 4-for-21 in the win. It was his fourth game this season with 21 or more shots, but all of the previous three were much more productive nights. He was 14-for-22 against Orlando on Nov. 21, 9-for-22 against Dallas on Dec. 5 and 10-for-21 against Cleveland on Jan. 17.
--Sixth man Manu Ginobili paced the Spurs with 26 points, making all 11 of his free throws. Ginobili has had some of his best foul-shooting games in tight wins this season. He went 11-for-12 in a one-point win over Minnesota on Feb. 21, 12-for-12 in a three-point win over Phoenix on Jan. 31 and 11-for-12 in a two-point win over Dallas on Dec. 5.
--Small forward Bruce Bowen recorded a season-best nine rebounds, after having totaled just nine boards in his previous six games. His previous high for the season had been eight against the Mavericks on Dec. 5.
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It has been reported (see the Jeff McDonald article on the San Antonio Spurs Fanatics page) that Kurt Thomas tweaked his hamstring by.....wait for it........overstretching. This is not what I wanted to hear. Not saying I wanted to have any injuries, but o
