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Tim Duncan Leads San Antonio to 12th Straight Win in Victory over the New Jersey Nets
Tim Duncan scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while Tony Parker added 19 points and 6 assists as the San Antonio Spurs (45-18) beat the New Jersey Nets (28-35) 93-77 for their 12th straight victory.
The Spurs overcame a slow start and put together a solid second half and played tough defense to improve to 21-8 at home.
San Antonio has been using a combination of defense and a balance attack during their winning streak. Saturday’s victory was no different. Manu Ginobili scored 12 points and 4 assists, Brent Barry scored 11 and grabbed 7 rebounds and Robert Horry added 6 points and 6 rebounds.
New Jersey was able to cut an 18-point deficit down to 7 in the fourth quarter but Ginobili bumped the Spurs lead back to 10 on a three-pointer with a little more than six minutes remaining.
Vince Carter led the Nets with 17 points but was 0-5 from beyond the three-point arc. As a team, the Nets hit just 2-13 from that distance. San Antonio finished 7-16 from the triple line.
