SPURS DOMINATING BASKETBALL
San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich decided it was time to give Tim Duncan a break as the Spurs focus on the big picture. He had no idea what rookie DeJuan Blair would do when given the chance to replace him. Blair set new career highs with 28 points and 21 rebounds, and Richard Jeffersonhit the game-winning jumper in overtime to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 109-108 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. “I’m going to take what he gave us tonight, and I don’t know how he did it,” said Popovich. “I have no clue what his moves are. He’s just a basketball player. He hustles his ass off, he’s got a nose for the ball, he’s got great hands and he does what you saw. We didn’t teach him any of it. He brought it all with him.” The Spurs are 24-13 with the third best record in the Western Conference.