FoxSports Team Report

Getting Inside

The Spurs get a chance to atone for one of their poorer performances of the season when they meet the Golden State Warriors on Monday night at AT&T Center.

The game comes exactly one week after the Warriors blitzed the Spurs in the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena and scored a 111-102 victory that snapped the Spurs' string of seven straight road victories to open the season. The Warriors ran off a string of 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter of that one to wipe out a Spurs lead and claim the victory.

Tim Duncan will look to atone personally for being outplayed by Warriors center Andris Biedrins in the first meeting. Biedrins had 18 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks, three of them on Duncan, in that Warriors' victory. Biedrins had three of his six blocks in the decisive fourth period.

REPLAY: The Spurs managed to hang on for a 100-98 victory over the Kings because Bruce Bowen continued his hot shooting from 3-point range and they made just enough defensive stops down the stretch. Bowen made 6-of-9 from beyond the arc and scored a season-high 23 points.

That didn't stop coach Gregg Popovich from terming the Spurs' overall performance "pathetic."

Tony Parker, who scored 18 points in the first half, but only two in the second, did not disagree.

"It was an ugly win and we'll take it, but we definitely need to go back and do some more practice and try to play better," Parker said.

Bowen saved the Spurs from the embarrassment of blowing a lead that grew to 177 with 4:11 left in the third period. He made two of his six 3-point shots in the final period, including a dagger with 1:20 remaining after the Kings had taken their first lead of the second half.

Notes and Quotes

--Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was so incensed at his team's disjointed play that his post-game session with the media lasted less that one minute and did not include an opportunity for reporters to ask questions. After praising the Kings' performance one night after having been blown out by the Mavericks, Popovich said, "I thought our performance was pathetic." Then he turned and exited the interview room.

--The Spurs wore "retro" silver and black uniforms, part of the team's recognition of its history. The Spurs entered the NBA 30 years ago. The players had a difficult time keeping the retro game jerseys tucked into the retro game shorts.

--Tony Parker on Friday acknowledged having presented actress Eva Longoria ("Desperate Housewives") with a five-carat engagement ring when he surprised her by proposing to her on Thursday. Popovich allowed Parker to fly on Thursday to Los Angeles after the Spurs' Wednesday night loss in Utah so he could ask Longoria to marry him. The wedding is planned for next summer, in France.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "(Bruce) carried us the whole night. He did a great job. He got to that corner and knocked some big shots out for us and kept us afloat." -- Tim Duncan, on Bruce Bowen's 3-point shooting.

Roster Report

ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Tony Parker, Shooting guard Manu Ginobili, Center Fabricio Oberto, Power forward Tim Duncan, Small forward Bruce Bowen. Bench -- Forward Michael Finley, Center Francisco Elson, Forward Robert Horry, Forward Matt Bonner, Guard Beno Udrih, Guard Brent Barry, Guard Jacque Vaughn. Inactive: Forward Eric Williams, Center Jackie Butler.

PLAYER NOTES:--Power forward Eric Williams, who had played only eight minutes all season, logged 13 minutes and scored his first points as a Spur. Williams made two of three 3-point shots and scored eight points.

--Point guard Jacque Vaughn played only 2:29 but made what turned out to be a big play, saving a ball out of bounds to start what turned out to be a basket-producing fast break.

--Forward Robert Horry had his worst free throw shooting game since becoming a Spur, missing seven of 11 foul shots.

--Shooting guard Brent Barry, who entered the game sixth in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (52.6) missed all four of his long-distance shots.

--Shooting guard Brent Barry, who entered the game sixth in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (52.6) missed all four of his long-distance shots.

He needs to put the headband back on!!!