If you like ugly basketball, then this was the game for you. Poor shooting? Check. Long scoring droughts? Check. Turnovers? Check. However, all it takes is a win to make things pretty again, and the Spurs pulled out a huge one tonight against one of the many teams they're jockeying with for playoff positioning: the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The biggest sigh of relief came right before the game started when it was announced that LaMarcus Aldridge would play tonight after suffering a knee contusion in Washington. If you still wonder how important he is to the Spurs not just statistically, but what his presence means as well, here’s what Manu Ginobili had to say about seeing him start:
“I didn’t even want to know if he was playing or not.