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Los Angeles (AFP) - With their three veteran stars sidelined and coach Gregg Popovich absent, the San Antonio Spurs had a dominating effort from LaMarcus Aldridge in a 116-91 victory at Minnesota.
Aldridge on Tuesday scored 29 points on 11-of-13 shooting, grabbed seven rebounds, blocked four shots and passed out four assists as the Spurs, 54-10, won for the ninth time in 10 games.
"I thought guys were focused," Aldridge said. "Guys came back understanding where to be better on both ends of the floor. I thought guys competed well."
The Spurs rested forward Tim Duncan and guard Manu Ginobili while French guard Tony Parker sat out with a bruised left toe and Popovich was gone because of a family health issue.