Tony Parker scored 21 points and Tim Duncan grabbed 15 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs pounded the Seattle Supersonics 102-71. The Spurs played unselfish ball throughout the game and finished with 32 assists on the night.
San Antonio built a 22-point lead by halftime and increased their lead to 33 points after the third. While the Spurs offense was clicking, defensively they were just as solid. Bruce Bowen held the Sonics’ sharpshooter Ray Allen to just 12 points on 4-20 shooting and Seattle hit only 33 percent of their shots from the field.
By the start of the fourth quarter both teams had pulled their starters and San Antonio was on their way to their fifth straight win. Manu Ginobili finished with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and Robert Horry added 17 points in the win.