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 GAME FLOW
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) -- Tim Duncan was unstoppable.
Duncan scored a career-high 42 points as the San Antonio Spurs
snapped a three-game losing streak with a 99-91 victory over the
Vancouver Grizzlies on Thursday night.
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"He's a handful," said Grizzlies forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim,
who led his team with 30 points. "In a lot of ways, he carried
them through this one himself. He's a bad boy."
David Robinson added 19 points for the Spurs, who extended their home winning streak to 22.
Duncan, whose previous high was 39 points on April 1 against the
Grizzlies, gave the Spurs their biggest lead at 93-83 on two free
throws with 2:37 left.
"Usually when someone scores this many points, there are 15
assists to go with it," Spurs guard Avery Johnson said. "But he
pretty much did this all by himself."
Othella Harrington added 18 points and Mike Bibby 14 for the
Grizzlies, playing for the first time since snapping a 30-game road
losing streak Tuesday night at Dallas.
San Antonio never trailed after Duncan dunked off an alley-oop
pass from Johnson to snap a 61-61 tie with 2:28 left in the third.
Duncan, who played all the way until leaving to a standing
ovation with 27.1 seconds left, went 15-of-22 from the field and
12-of-14 at the foul line. He also led the team with 14 rebounds.
"Offensively, there isn't a better big man in the league,"
Harrington said. "There is not a lot of flash in his game, but he
plays with a lot of fundamentals. He keeps the ball in the air,
puts it on the floor and shoots it well."
San Antonio, the NBA's top 3-point shooting team, missed its
first seven 3-pointers before Jaren Jackson connected to put the
Spurs ahead 70-65 in the final minute of the third quarter. Jackson
added another 3-pointer early in the fourth to increase San
Antonio's lead to 78-69.
Game notes
San Antonio is 9-0 at home, 6-6 on the road. ... Johnson
was honored before the game for becoming the Spurs' career assist
leader. Johnson surpassed Johnny Moore in Tuesday night's game at
Indiana. He has 3,873. ... Vancouver led at the end of the first
quarter for only the fourth time this season and at halftime for
just the fifth time. ... Robinson needs 14 points to reach the
17,000-point plateau. ... San Antonio forward Jerome Kersey missed his ninth straight game with a sprained left ankle.
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RECAPS
San Antonio 99
Vancouver 91
Phoenix 99
Washington 85
Portland 90
Minnesota 86
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