DeJuan Blair has been suspended one game by the NBA for kicking Tiago Splitter in the head in the fourth quarter of Game 4.

Blair will be out of the Dallas Mavericks' lineup for Game 5 at the San Antonio Spurs.

The San Antonio Spurs have a 1-2 deficit against the Dallas Mavericks heading into Game 4.

The Mavericks have succeeded at dictating tempo and playing physical against the Spurs.

“I don’t think the guys are disrespecting Dallas because we beat them in the season four times," said Gregg Popovich. "They know it’s the playoffs. But at the same time, I’d like to see a little bit more nastiness, a little bit more physicality, a little bit more fire from people.”

Gregg Popovich has been named NBA Coach of the Year for the 13-14 season. Popovich received 59 first place votes out of 124.

Jeff Hornacek placed second and Tom Thibodeau finished third.

Steve Clifford, Dwane Casey, Terry Stotts, Doc Rivers, Scott Brooks, Mark Jackson and Jason Kidd rounded out the top-10.

Damion James remains technically on the playoff roster of the San Antonio Spurs, but won't participate in the playoffs.

James will be kept by the Spurs for development over the summer.

In this episode of RealGM Radio, host Daniel Leroux previews the NBA Playoffs with four different guests. 

Beckley Mason (@BeckleyMason) of the New York Times and ESPN joins the show to work through the bracket and provide his take from the first round to the finals.

After that, Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) of Basketball Insiders comes on to provide his insight on the various matchups he is looking forward to in the next few weeks.

Following him, Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) of RealGM projects how the various first round series will shake out and what he is looking forward to the most.

Finally, Arturo Galletti (@ArturoGalletti) of BoxScoreGeeks.com shares his playoff predictions and discusses the playoff prediction contest his site is running with Wages of Wins.

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The San Antonio Spurs finished the 13-14 regular season with the best efficiency differential in the NBA with a mark of +8.1. The Spurs scored 110.5 points per 100 possession while allowing 102.4 points per 100 possessions.

The Los Angeles Clippers ranked second, followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder, Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors. 

The Indiana Pacers, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors and Phoenix Suns round out the top-10.

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The San Antonio Spurs have signed forward Damion James for the remainder of the season.

James was originally signed by the Spurs to a 10-day contract on April 3.

James has appeared in three games for the Spurs, averaging 1.0 rebounds in 3.3 minutes.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have joined the San Antonio Spurs in securing homecourt advantage in The Finals should they make it.

The Thunder are guaranteed to have a better record than both the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat with their win on Friday.

Tony Parker underwent an MRI exam on Monday that revealed a sprained facet joint on his left side, the San Antonio Spurs announced.

Parker, who suffered the injury in Sunday's game, will not travel with the Spurs on their upcoming road trip.

Parker is listed day-to-day.

Tony Parker is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Monday after he left Sunday's game in the first quarter with back spasms.

Parker has had a string of nagging injuries this season, missing 11 games with a mild ankle sprain, a shin contusion, tightness in his low back, a sore Achilles and the "variety of maladies" that earned him extended time off in late February.

Parker will turn 32 in May and is averaging just 30 minutes per game.