The Spurs shot 50.6% from the floor last night and that was the biggest reason for the nice road win last night. George Hill got the start at shooting guard for the Spurs last night and he responded with 23 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocked shots in 44 minutes on the court. Tim Duncan (22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocked shots) and Tony Parker (18 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists in 28 minutes) pitched in offensively to help the Spurs roll last night. The Spurs are now 34-24 on the season.

The Spurs have demoted 29-year old small forward to the bench. In his last five games, Jefferson is averaging 25.4 minutes, 9.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He has now played in 55 games (50 starts) for the Spurs this season and he is averaging 31.0 minutes, 12.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Jefferson has played like a guy who suddenly looks a lot older than 29 years old and that is not a good thing for the Spurs. They will need him to step up if they want to make it to the second round of the playoffs this season.

Rookie power forward DeJuan Blair has been really solid for the Spurs this season. He has played in 54 games (20 starts) for the Spurs this season and he is averaging 18.1 minutes, 7.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. Blair is shooting 55.2% from the floor but only 56.7% from the free throw line. Blair could work his way into the starting lineup to stay either later this season or in the near future.

Injuries and age looked like they were really taking a toll on the San Antonio Spurs’ popular guard Manu Ginobli.  The 32-year-old Argentinian is known for his herky-jerky play and putting his body on the line.  That style of play has probably shortened Ginobli’s career, but he wouldn’t be the great player he was if he didn’t play that way.  Lately, he has been looking like the Ginobli of year’s past, as his numbers this month have vastly improved compared to the first couple months of the season.  On the season he is averaging 14.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 1.5 steals.  This month he is averaging 19.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 1.7 steals.  He had one of the best games of his season last night against Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder.  Ginobli had 26 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1 amazing block.  The block came in the final three minutes of the game when Durant took the ball coast to coast and attempted a two-handed dunk.  That is when the 6′6″ Ginobli came out of nowhere and made an amazing block on the lanky 6′9″ Durant.  He also guarded Durant for most of the game, and ended his very impressive scoring streak of 29 straight games with 25 or more points.  If the Spurs can get Ginobli to continue this type of play, they can get themselves back near the top of the Western Conference standings.

The Spurs have traded 36-year old center Theo Ratliff to the Bobcats. Ratliff played in 21 games (3 starts) for the Spurs this season and he averaged 8.7 minutes, 1.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. It doesn’t appear like the Spurs got anything for Ratliff but they save his salary.