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03-03-2009, 08:20 AM
Spurs rout Clippers 106-78
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Tony Parker had 26 points and 10 assists, and the San Antonio Spurs pulled away in the third quarter with four 3-pointers from Michael Finley to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-78 on Monday night.
Tim Duncan, playing his second game after missing the previous three with a sore right knee, had 18 points, 12 rebounds and six assists before sitting out the fourth quarter. The 11-time All-Star needs 18 points to overtake Scottie Pippen for 44th place on the career scoring list.
Finley and Matt Bonner each had 14 points for the Southwest Division leaders, who avoided their first three-game losing streak since starting the season 0-3.
Manu Ginobili, the NBA’s sixth man of the year last season, missed his eighth straight game because of an ankle injury. He is expected to miss at least another week.
Al Thornton and Fred Jones each had 14 points for the Clippers, who have lost 11 straight against San Antonio and 19 of the last 20 meetings. Thornton missed 10 of his first 11 shots and finished 5-for-19.
The Spurs, the league’s second-best 3-point shooting team, missed 10 of 11 attempts from behind the arc in the first half before Michael Finley heated up. His fourth 3-pointer in a 5:08 span capped a 23-10 run that helped increase San Antonio’s 13-point halftime lead to 74-48 with 5:22 left in the third.
San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker, left, drives past Los Angeles Clippers' Fred Jones, rear, during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Monday, March 2, 2009.
San Antonio Spurs' Tony Pa…
AP - Mar 3, 12:02 am EST
The Clippers got as close as 16 points on Baron Davis’ layup with 6:48 remaining, but Parker responded with a 17-footer, a three-point play and a 3-point shot to seal the victory.
Los Angeles used its 26th different starting lineup, with 3-point specialist Steve Novak making his second start of the season at small forward and rookie Mike Taylor starting his second game at shooting guard.
Zach Randolph was not with the Clippers, having flown to Indianapolis to be with his seriously ill father. Eric Gordon, the league’s top scorer among rookies with a 15.1 average, missed his third straight game with a bruised left shoulder.
Jones, who missed Saturday’s loss to the Charlotte Bobcats because of a sore lower back, beat the first-quarter buzzer with a 62-footer from the right sideline that hit nothing but net to trim San Antonio’s lead to 26-21.
^Notes: Davis is credited with the longest basket in NBA history, an 89-footer that sparked the Charlotte Hornets to a 103-93 win at Milwaukee on Feb. 21, 2001. …
Los Angeles is 1-11 against the six current division leaders, with the only victory coming last Wednesday against the defending champion Boston Celtics. Last season, the Clippers were 1-17 against teams that won their respective division titles—the only win coming against Utah. … Finley played 26 minutes and increased his career total to 36,576, overtaking Jerry West for 39th place. … The Spurs, who came in with a league best assist-to-turnover ratio, had 28 assists and just eight turnovers against the Clippers. … Since Ginobili’s NBA debut on Oct. 29, 2002, the Spurs have gone 50-29 when he doesn’t play.
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Tony Parker had 26 points and 10 assists, and the San Antonio Spurs pulled away in the third quarter with four 3-pointers from Michael Finley to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-78 on Monday night.
Tim Duncan, playing his second game after missing the previous three with a sore right knee, had 18 points, 12 rebounds and six assists before sitting out the fourth quarter. The 11-time All-Star needs 18 points to overtake Scottie Pippen for 44th place on the career scoring list.
Finley and Matt Bonner each had 14 points for the Southwest Division leaders, who avoided their first three-game losing streak since starting the season 0-3.
Manu Ginobili, the NBA’s sixth man of the year last season, missed his eighth straight game because of an ankle injury. He is expected to miss at least another week.
Al Thornton and Fred Jones each had 14 points for the Clippers, who have lost 11 straight against San Antonio and 19 of the last 20 meetings. Thornton missed 10 of his first 11 shots and finished 5-for-19.
The Spurs, the league’s second-best 3-point shooting team, missed 10 of 11 attempts from behind the arc in the first half before Michael Finley heated up. His fourth 3-pointer in a 5:08 span capped a 23-10 run that helped increase San Antonio’s 13-point halftime lead to 74-48 with 5:22 left in the third.
San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker, left, drives past Los Angeles Clippers' Fred Jones, rear, during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Monday, March 2, 2009.
San Antonio Spurs' Tony Pa…
AP - Mar 3, 12:02 am EST
The Clippers got as close as 16 points on Baron Davis’ layup with 6:48 remaining, but Parker responded with a 17-footer, a three-point play and a 3-point shot to seal the victory.
Los Angeles used its 26th different starting lineup, with 3-point specialist Steve Novak making his second start of the season at small forward and rookie Mike Taylor starting his second game at shooting guard.
Zach Randolph was not with the Clippers, having flown to Indianapolis to be with his seriously ill father. Eric Gordon, the league’s top scorer among rookies with a 15.1 average, missed his third straight game with a bruised left shoulder.
Jones, who missed Saturday’s loss to the Charlotte Bobcats because of a sore lower back, beat the first-quarter buzzer with a 62-footer from the right sideline that hit nothing but net to trim San Antonio’s lead to 26-21.
^Notes: Davis is credited with the longest basket in NBA history, an 89-footer that sparked the Charlotte Hornets to a 103-93 win at Milwaukee on Feb. 21, 2001. …
Los Angeles is 1-11 against the six current division leaders, with the only victory coming last Wednesday against the defending champion Boston Celtics. Last season, the Clippers were 1-17 against teams that won their respective division titles—the only win coming against Utah. … Finley played 26 minutes and increased his career total to 36,576, overtaking Jerry West for 39th place. … The Spurs, who came in with a league best assist-to-turnover ratio, had 28 assists and just eight turnovers against the Clippers. … Since Ginobili’s NBA debut on Oct. 29, 2002, the Spurs have gone 50-29 when he doesn’t play.