– The Spurs won despite shooting 36-for-90 from the field (40.0 percent) and an awful 2-for-19 from behind the arc. The New Orleans Hornets went 35-for-81 (45.7 percent) and shot especially well from 16-23 feet. They went 14-for-25 which represents a considerable anomaly in the NBA.

– In the last week, the Spurs have accomplished the feat of 10-plus offensive rebounds and more than 90 field goal attempts twice. That has only happened seven times all year.

– DeJuan Blair was awesome. In only 25:18, Blair totaled 23 points, seven rebounds (five offensive), two steals on 64.3 percent shooting. When he’s aggressive and finding spots on the floor to camp for offensive rebounds or creating creating space in pick-and-rolls, Blair is incredibly hard to stop. Gustavo Ayon was bullied down low when he was engaged in close hand-to-hand combat with the “Dancing Bear.”

– The Spurs were really aggressive last night. Once again, they held an advantage in points in the paint (52-42). The teams combined for 73 attempts at the rim.

Mar 24, 2012; New Orleans, LA, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Daniel Green (4) defends New Orleans Hornets point guard Jarrett Jack (2) as he drives with the ball in the second half at the New Orleans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-US PRESSWIRE

– Again, Jarrett Jack was successful in dismantling the Spurs defense. He totaled 27 points on 11-19 shooting, seven rebounds, five assists and four turnovers. With Trevor Ariza, Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, Emeka Okafor and Jason Smith out last night, he was asked to carry the entire offense and that he did.

– Early on, I felt the game wouldn’t be easy. Give the Hornets due credit, they don’t lay down. They play tough defense and force the opposing team into a dawdling, frustrating pace. The Hornets have lost by a combined 13 points in three games against the Spurs.

– Some proof: The Spurs were up 10-4 with about eight minutes left in first quarter. After a couple of Tim Duncan misses and a Blair lineup that couldn’t find the rim, Jack scored six consecutive points that tied the game up at 10-10. He did so by utilizing his midrange jumper and an impressive foray to the rim.

– Great defense, Kawhi Leonard. His discipline forced Jack into a costly carrying call with 32.7 seconds left in the game.

– Better luck next time, Danny Green. He did make a critical shot from the corner that put the Spurs up 89-86. Of course, he followed that impressive shot with two missed free throws that gave New Orleans another shot at tying the game.

– Tony Parker looked slow last night. He admitted that he needed some time to fully heal from his hamstring issue in his postgame presser. “I can’t really push off, so I looked a little bit slow today.” Parker also said that he would spend more time with strength coach Matt Herring to rehabilitate. This could probably explain why Parker wouldn’t get to the rim with the same proficiency and, instead, relied heavily on perimeter shots. Even so, he still was good enough to post another double-double.

– Spurs injury report (updated as of 6:25 CST): Tony Parker (tightness in left hamstring) and Tim Duncan are playing tonight. Gary Neal (mid foot sprain) will not play. Manu Ginobili and Tiago Splitter (back spasms) did not join the team in New Orleans.

– Hornets injury report (updated as of 6:25 CST): Trevor Ariza (ankle), Chris Kaman (illness), Emeka Okafor (knee), Jason Smith (suspension) are out today. Carl Landry (second degree MCL strain) will play his first game since Feb. 4.

– New Spur Justin Dentmon will probably be slated to be the primary backup point guard for Parker tonight.

– San Antonio is 6-5 on the second game of a back-to-back.

– Kawhi Leonard totaled 19 minutes combined in his first two games against the Hornets. Now that Richard Jefferson is gone, his minutes have skyrocketed to 27.6 minutes per game this month.

– Tony Parker will play tonight and you should expect him to play well. He’s averaging a double-double (19 points and 12 assists) against New Orleans.

– Forward Jason Smith is serving the first of his two-game suspension for his Flagrant-2 foul on the Clippers’ Blake Griffin.

– New Orleans allows 65.3 percent of shots at the rim to be converted. That puts them 26th in the league. Offensively, they aren’t much better. Their FG% at the rim is 59.9 percent.

– New Orleans is No. 3 in defensive eFG% (field goal percentage adjusted for extra value of a 3-pointer) from 3-point land. Teams have posted a minuscule 47.1 percent mark against them. Only Boston and the Lakers are better.

– Jarrett Jack had his way with the Spurs defense in their two-point loss on Jan. 29. His line was 26 points on 12-for-22 shooting, six rebounds and nine assists. Jack was 7-10 from 16-23 feet.

– Before the Spurs acquisition of Boris Diaw, Chris Kaman was a hot potential pickup (Editor’s update: Kaman will not play tonight). In his last 10 games, he’s averaged 16.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.0 blocks while shooting 48.7 percent from the field.