El Conclusión: San Antonio Spurs 117, Toronto Raptors 107

Double-double for Timmy and a much better offensive performance than his recent oh-fer, but the concern here what appeared to be a hyperextended elbow in the final minute of the game. Duncan’s extended arm got pinned between Tiago Splitter and Amir Johnson as Tiago was knocked off balance, and he was unable to pull his arm away before it was bent back. Now we await news on the extent of the injury.

Yet another monster game. Over his last five, Kawhi is averaging 22.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 1.4 blocks. And this game might have been his most dominant. He was dunking on everyone (five times, to be exact), taking the ball from everybody, and scoring in clutch situations. Surely someone will put together a Kawhi-ghlight package after this one.

Certainly not his best game, and that weird play that knocked Duncan out looked a little clumsy. Tiago’s been a lot better lately, and it does appear to still be a process for the big Brazilian. The offense is still off, but the most important thing has been the defense he’s playing. It’s a huge help to Duncan and the rest of the lineup, and the Spurs have been much better on that side of the ball since his return as a starter.

Tony continues to string together fantastic games. He looks like a totally different person than he did even 10 days ago. When he’s not hampered by that hammy and is able to get to his spots on the floor, everything else seems to work. Weird how that happens.

IcyHOT makes a big appearance! These are the kinds of games from him that take the Spurs to a different level. The first 30 minutes or so was one of the most impressive stretches of San Antonio’s season.

Everybody was hitting shots in this one. What’s best about Marco is he rarely ever forces a shot, and when he’s hitting those open looks, he’s as dangerous an offensive bench option as there is in the league from the perimeter. Still…the defense. I should probably stop holding that against him. I’ll just dock it a tiny bit.

A couple of big dunks for Baynesie, and the offense was cruising during his stint on the floor. The defense? Not so much.

Played important minutes in the fourth quarter and was basically the only Spur putting the ball in the basket as the Raptors were storming back into the game. A couple of momentum-changing 3s kept San Antonio just out of arm’s length. Oh, and he almost had a great dunk, but Toronto did what you have to do when Bonner is flying above the rim: foul the crap out of him.

Still struggling with his shot. Badly. But he’s still making himself useful as a distributor, which is something he’s always had. And the Spurs were good while he was on the floor against the Raptors, which is a reflection of his impact. Gotta get that offensive touch back, though, Bobo.

Patty still up and down with his shot, but he showed some impressive passing tonight while the Spurs were rolling in the first half. Like Diaw, if the shot isn’t falling, he’s still got to attack and look to kick out, even though that’s not really his strength. He hit a few important shots, though. Sometimes, timing is the most important thing.

Cory was getting some minutes at the ‘two’ with Manu taking the night off, and he did fine. His role as decreased as the team has gotten healthy, but Pop still depends on him for spot minutes in certain situations. Most of the time, he responds.

Big minutes for Duncan, Leonard, and Parker, but it was needed. The bench did not do well holding onto the lead, so Pop’s hand was forced.