"Lost in a little of the giddiness of the Spurs' convincing victory over the Lakers was the continued evolution of Tim Duncan's role with this team.

Duncan matched his career low with two points, hitting only 1-for-7 from the field. It marked the 12th time the nine-time NBA first-team All-Star has failed to produce double figures in scoring this season.

Before this season, he failed to produce double figures only 39 times in the regular season and five times in the playoffs in 1,147 games coming into this season.

Despite his struggles, the Spurs soundly defeated the Lakers and have seemingly evolved on offense even without much scoring from the player most consider the greatest power forward in NBA history. The Spurs are averaging 105.9 points per game - most by a San Antonio team since 1994-95."