The San Antonio Spurs took on the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday afternoon, once again without star forward Kawhi Leonard. With the Spurs locked up with teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder, New Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Utah Jazz for playoff positioning in the final 10 games of the season, LaMarcus Aldridge could use all the help they can get from his supporting cast.

Down 12 to start the fourth quarter against the Bucks, Pau Gasol got the Spurs off to a solid start with a driving dunk from the top of the key over Milwaukee's star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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Those were just two of Gasol's 20 points; he also added 12 rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes of action midway through the fourth quarter.

Now in his 17th season in the NBA, highlights like these are rarely seen from Gasol, who has been relegated to a bench role as the Spurs have given the reigns to their younger players. Despite the limited playing time, he's still putting up 10.3 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game on 45.7 percent shooting from the field.