Parker spurs San Antonio
Published: Saturday | January 10, 2009
SAN ANTONIO (AP):
Tony Parker scored 19 points as San Antonio beat the skidding Los Angeles Clippers 106-84 on Thursday night, giving the Spurs their ninth win in the past 10 NBA games despite getting only eight points from Tim Duncan.
The Clippers have lost nine straight.The Spurs, winners of three consecutive games, have a 11/2-game lead over second-place New Orleans in the Southwest Division.
Roger Mason added 18 points for the Spurs. Michael Finley had 15 and Manu Ginobili 13 off the bench. Matt Bonner scored 11. Though Duncan fell short of double figures in points and rebounds (four), he led the Spurs with nine assists.
The Clippers got 21 points each from Eric Gordon and Al Thornton.
