I have been missing these since 48 Minutes of Hell died, and I've seen a few people around here say the same, so I figured I'd give it a try. If I'm forgetting anything about the format, let me know; 48MoH seems to be well and truly gone at this point, so I couldn't find an old one to compare.

You all know how the game flow went from reading Mark's recap. It was a relatively even grind through the first half, with the bench providing a little extra oomph to put us up by ten. Then in the third Kawhi took over the game for a few minutes (as he's doing more and more often), and Ginóbili Laprovíttola and Co. finished the job, turning the entire fourth quarter into garbage time.

Without further ado, here are the grades:

Kawhi Leonard: A-

Kawhi got off to a rough start, missing a few shots and making poor decisions when he got doubled. A first-quarter timeout seemed to help him work out his issues; he started making smart passes, kept up his always-elite defense, and eventually the scoring came along.

LaMarcus Aldridge: C+

Not a great night for LaMarcus, missing open looks (just 4-13 for 12 points) and picking up four fouls, but he took two 3s and hit one, so I have to bump his grade up a touch.

Pau Gasol: A-

Sure, Pau only scored nine points, but his passing was on point tonight, and hey - it turns out his defense is not half bad when he's not getting switched onto Steph Curry or abused by DeMarcus Cousins! Pau's also trying to team up with Tony on the food truck, so high marks for bravery.

Patty Mills: A+

Apparently Patty can run pick-and-rolls now, too. I know we're three games into the season, but if Patty keeps this up, Tony better watch his back. Patty seems to gel with the starting unit so well - especially Kawhi. The two of them take turns handling the ball and spotting up, and they're both unafraid to pull the trigger from distance, and it's just a great thing.

Kyle Anderson: B

Other than one sweet pass and one three-pointer (it's so nice to see Kyle taking that shot with more confidence and regularity this year), Slow-Mo was pretty much invisible out there tonight. However, he led the team with a +23, and he rebounded well. Until that stuff changes, I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt.

Jonathon Simmons: B

This was about what I expect an average night will be for J-Simmy this year. The de facto leader of the bench unit definitely had one or two dumb drives into traffic and one or two questionable shots, but he was still a constant scoring threat, and it seems as though his defense has taken a step up to "comfortably above average" this year. All in all, good stuff.

Nicolás Laprovíttola: B+

The other de facto bench captain had a pretty nice outing, too. Nicolás couldn't hit from distance, but he ran the offense well, showed off some slick handles and passes, and grabbed a few scrappy rebounds to boot. Manu's countryman is looking like a real luxury at the third point guard spot.

Dewayne Dedmon: A

Dedmon has been the steal of the offseason so far. In addition to playing generally solid defense, blocking two shots, and grabbing six boards in 16 minutes, he knocked down another jumper tonight. Suddenly, the center position seems to actually be deeper than it was last year.

David Lee: A

David Lee is a Spur, all right. It's not just that he looks like he could start on half the teams in the NBA; he's already directing traffic from the floor after only a few months in Pop's system. Lee put up some more scoring, rebounding and hustle points tonight, and I think we'll all get used to that before long.

Bryn Forbes: B-

I mean, Forbes didn't do a ton of stuff out there and he pretty much just played garbage time, but he actually wasn't terrible during the few minutes when the Pelicans just started posting up against him every trip down the floor.

Dāvis Bertāns: C

Other than one great catch-and-shoot fadeaway 3 from the corner, PATFO's answer to Kristaps must have passed up every wide-open look he got. The Answer seemed like he was trying to avoid shooting out there, and we can't have that from our next-gen Bonner. He did have a totally awesome block, though.

Dejounte Murray: D

Murray looked just like the rookie he is. He missed his shots (including free throws) and didn't really get much of anything going trying to initiate the garbage-time offense. In all fairness, he was mostly playing in a four-guard lineup with Dāvis Bertāns at center, so I don't know how much time he'd spent preparing for that. I vote we start those five next time we play the Warriors.

Gregg Popovich: A+

I'm loving Pop's strategic timeout usage this season. He called one halfway through the first quarter right after Kawhi got blocked by Anthony Davis, and Kawhi came out revitalized. Pop also unveiled the fearsome Laprovíttola-Forbes-Murray-Simmons-Bertāns lineup, so that was really something. Don't question Extraneous G.