San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan, center, looks to shoot as Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer, right, and forward Mehmet Okur, of Turkey, left, defend during the first half of their NBA basketball game Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, in Salt Lake City. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan, center, looks to shoot as Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer, right, and forward Mehmet Okur, of Turkey, left, defend during the first half of their NBA basketball game Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, in Salt Lake City.

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  1. San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, right, shoots over Philadelphia 76ers' Samuel Dalembert, left, and Willie Green during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009.
  2. San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, right, and Houston Rockets' Chuck Hayes go up for a rebound during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in Houston.
  3. San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (21) shoots as Houston Rockets' Chuck Hayes, right, defends during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in Houston.
  4. San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, right, blocks a shot as Golden State Warriors' Monta Ellis, center, shoots over Spurs' Antonio McDyess during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. San Antonio won 118-104.
  5. San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan looks to shoot against Milwaukee Bucks forward Kurt Thomas during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.
  6. San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan collects a loose ball against the Milwaukee Bucks' Ersan Ilyasova of Turkey during the first half of an NBA basketball game at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.
  7. Utah Jazz forward Mehmet Okur, left, of Turkey, works to move along the baseline against Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah, right, during the first half of their NBA basketball game Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Salt Lake City.
  8. Utah Jazz's Mehmet Okur goes up for a layup against San Antonio Spurs' Matt Bonner during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Salt Lake City, Utah, November 5, 2009.
  9. Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur, left, from Turkey defends against Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) from Germany as he drives to the basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. The Mavericks won 96-85.
  10. Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur (13) from Turkey goes to the basket against Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, left, from Germany, in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.
  11. Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur, left, of Turkey and forward Andrei Kirilenko, of Russia, leave the court after the Denver Nuggets' 114-105 victory over the Jazz in an NBA basketball game in Denver on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009.
  12. Utah Jazz's Mehmet Okur of Turkey (R) goes up for a basket over Real Madrid's Darjus Lavrinovic of Lithuania during the first quarter of their NBA Europe Live tournament basketball game at the Sports Pavillion in Madrid October 8, 2009.
  13. Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer (5) congratulates his teammate Deron Williams (8) after scoring against the Portland Trail Blazers in the 3rd quarter of their NBA basketball game Saturday Nov. 28, 2009, in Salt Lake City. Williams scored 24 points and Boozer had 26 points in the Jazz 108-92 win.
  14. Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer (5) shoots over Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla (10) during the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, in Salt Lake City. Boozer scored 26 points in the Jazz's 108-92 win over the Trail Blazers.
  15. Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer (5) goes up for a shot against the defense of Portland Trail Blazers' Brandon Roy (7) and Greg Oden (52) during the 3rd quarter of their NBA basketball game Saturday Nov. 28, 2009, in Salt Lake City. Boozer scored 26 points in the Jazz 108-92 win.
  16. Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer celebrates a shot late in the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Salt Lake City. The Jazz beat the Pistons 100-97 in overtime.

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