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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Malik Rose might have surprised the Golden State Warriors with his performance on Saturday, but he didn't surprise his teammates.
Rose scored a career-high 26 points and had 11 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Warriors 117-105 for their third straight win.
"I was waiting for that performance from Malik because he played well in the preseason," said Spurs' center David Robinson,
who had 12 points and nine rebounds. "He was in a zone tonight. His offense is a lot more advanced and he's not shy, he'll put that thing up."
Rose made all five of his shots in the third quarter and scored
11 points as the Spurs shot 82 percent in the period to help extend
their lead to 20 points entering the fourth quarter.
"Malik had an All-Star game, I've never seen him shoot like
that," said Golden State coach Dave Cowens. "It's just one of
those things that catches you by surprise a little bit. He was
making them in improbable places and really kept them alive."
Tim Duncan, who had 16 points and 13 rebounds, recorded his
156th career double-double in 208 games. He has reached double
figures in scoring in 199 of them.
Sean Elliott added 18 points as the Spurs shot 50 percent from
the floor.
Antawn Jamison scored 32 points to lead the Warriors, who have lost nine straight to San Antonio. The Warriors last beat the Spurs on March 4, 1998 in Oakland.
Jamison, who scored a combined 25 points in his first two games, had a lengthy discussion with Cowens on Friday to find ways to get him more involved with the offense.
"The first two games, I was worrying too much," said Jamison. "I just had to go out and have fun."
Thanks to their balanced scoring attack and superiority on the
boards, the Spurs took a big lead into the final quarter. Duncan
and Rose had a combined 33 points and 21 rebounds through three
quarters.
"It's good to work on things over and over during the summer,"
said Rose, who was 10-of-12 from the floor. "At game time, it's
time to show what you worked on offensively."
San Antonio never had less than an eight-point lead until late in the game, and led by as many as 22 points (99-77 with 9:41 remaining to play).
Golden State cut the lead to 108-101 after Dampier hit one of
two free throws with 1:22 left to play, but could get no closer.
After spotting the Warriors a 15-7 lead midway through the first
quarter, San Antonio went on a 15-2 run, led by six points from
Rose, to take a 22-17 lead with 1:54 left in the quarter.
The Spurs never looked back, outscoring Golden State 9-1 in the
last two minutes of the second quarter to take a 59-46 lead at
halftime.
Danny Fortson had his third double-double in as many games for the Warriors with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Game notes
Warriors center Adonal Foyle and Duncan are ranked first
and second, respectively, in NCAA history in career blocks. ...
Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was a Warriors' assistant coach
under Don Nelson between 1992-1994. ... Robinson made his NBA debut
11 years ago Saturday with 23 points and 17 rebounds in a Spurs'
victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. ... Warriors' guard Mookie
Blaylock is trying to become the first NBA player to average at
least two steals a game in 11 consecutive seasons. ... The Warriors
drew more fans Saturday (16,121) than on Opening Night (15,460)
against Phoenix and native son Jason Kidd. ... Warriors' guard Vonteego Cummings suffered a contusion over his right eye after hitting his head on the floor with 1:22 left to play. He was taken to a local hospital for observation. ... Duncan ripped the fingernail off his right thumb with 13 seconds left. He's not expected to miss any time.
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