Before Sunday, the Spurs' 3-point shooting ? which has been the best in the league almost all season ? provided the perfect complement to Duncan's inside scoring. In the losses to Dallas and Milwaukee, however, the Spurs missed a combined 30 of 43 3-pointers.

"We've shot in the mid-30s (percentage-wise) the last two games," Popovich said. "And if you do that at home, you're probably going to have a little bit of a problem winning."