San Antonio Spurs roll to Game 1 playoff win vs. Utah Jazz - USA TODAY

By Rachel Shuster, USA TODAY

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The San Antonio Spurs were the top seed from the Western Conference in last season's NBA playoffs and were toppled in the first round by the No. 8 Memphis Grizzlies.

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  By Soobum Im, US Presswire

  San Antonio guard Tony Parker, center, cuts through the Utah defense just as the Spurs picked apart the Jazz in Sunday's 106-91 victory.

By Soobum Im, US Presswire

San Antonio guard Tony Parker, center, cuts through the Utah defense just as the Spurs picked apart the Jazz in Sunday's 106-91 victory.

Reminded of that throughout this season, the Spurs â€" again the top team in the West â€" opened Sunday with a convincing 106-91 victory against the Utah Jazz.

Even an off game from Manu Ginobili (seven points, 3-of-10 shooting) could not derail the Spurs, who entered the postseason well rested and as healthy as they have been all season.

• BOX SCORE: Parker tops all scorers

Spurs point guard Tony Parker led all scorers with 28 points and added a game-high eight assists. Tim Duncan had 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Gregg Popovich, certainly mindful of the late-game injury that has shelved the Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose for the postseason, removed his Big Three with two minutes 19 seconds to go and a 104-87 lead.

The Jazz will fly home for a couple of days, then return to San Antonio for Game 2 on Wednesday.

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