At the time, there was nothing funny about Malik Rose lying motionless on the court late in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

But with Rose back to normal Tuesday, some of his friends couldn't wait to tease him.

"Malik was faking last night," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said, joking. "He got his braces off (of his teeth last Wednesday) and got a lot of sympathy and he wanted it to continue, so he did that thing on the floor last night."