<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The San Antonio Spurs dropped three of their final four games going into the playoffs, but no biggie. The team's priority down the stretch had less to do with winning and more to do with getting Tim Duncan back into rhythm after the star forward missed a dozen late-season games with a badly sprained right ankle. Duncan, who played limited minutes in the four games, said he is still recuperating as the Spurs prepare for their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets, the NBA's hottest team. The series opens Sunday night in San Antonio. ``I'm probably 75 to 80 percent,'' he said after San Antonio's 95-73 loss to Minnesota in its regular-season finale Wednesday. ``There are still a couple of things I'm tentative on doing, but a lot of it is more conscious than anything, trying to protect myself.'' </div> <div align="center">Source</div>
