THE WEEK AHEAD: The Spurs will face some of the NBA's best this week, beginning with a road game at New Orleans on Wednesday, March 12. They follow that up with two more road games — at Detroit (March 14) and Philadelphia (March 15) — before coming back home for a game against Boston on Monday, March 17, at the AT&T Center.

THE 210 TAKE: Some weeks during the season, teams — even those of the Spurs' caliber — are happy with a split. This, thanks to top-flight opponents such as New Orleans, Detroit and Boston, might be one of those weeks.

THE 210 PREDICTION: 2-2