THE WEEK AHEAD: The Spurs head back west with two road games. San Antonio will be in the Mormon Mecca on Friday, April 4, to face the formidable Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City and play Portland on Sunday, April 6.

THE 210 TAKE: Led by one of the best point guards in the league in Deron Williams (19.3 ppg, 10.4 apg), the Jazz are a spunky bunch that have the potential to give the Spurs plenty of problems. Portland? Not so much.

The good news is that San Antonio gets the Jazz before the weaker TrailBlazers, because had it been the other way around, the road trip would be more difficult.

THE 210 PREDICTION: 2-0. The Spurs aren't about to slip out of contention for the No.1 seed in the Western Conference this week.

Chuck Blount | 210SA contributor