Um, the two game losing streak by the Spurs had was to duck the Lakers in the playoffs. 2-7 match up against the Grizzles is better than getting screwed by the Lakers in a 1-8 match up.
The bright side to having Duncan, Ginobili, Parker sitout the games was to have Udrith, Barry, Mohammond, Brown get important big game minutes. Squashing the Hornets does wonders for team morale.