"A night after the Spurs' most excruciating loss of the season, the team rebounded Monday night with a workmanlike victory like we've seen so often over the years.

There wasn't a lot of flash and dash in the Spurs' 83-73 victory over Memphis. I'm betting it was exactly the kind of game that Gregg Popovich savors the most when he's alone in his library quietly breaking down game films of his favorite "Pounding the Rock" victories over the years.

The Spurs didn't flounder after their loss Sunday night in Dallas. They jumped on the Grizzlies early and cruised to a double-digit lead by midway in the second quarter and didn't look back."