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Tim Duncan Picks Up First Career Win as Spurs' Acting Head Coach

Spurs legend Tim Duncan picked up his first career win as the team's acting head coach on Tuesday night against the Hornets, filling in for Gregg Popovich, who missed the game with "personal business."

San Antonio trailed Charlotte 36–19 after the first quarter, but rallied for a late one-point, 104–103, victory.

"Pop's going to be back, and I'll be happy to hand it right over to him," Duncan said, per Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News, after being asked if he one day wanted to be a head coach.

"It's night and day, to be in the big boy chair.