Spurs 106, Timberwolves 88

Parker leads Spurs past Timberwolves

Tony Parker scored 20 points on a 10-of-15 shooting night to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 106-88 road victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night at the AT&T Center.

It was the Spurs’ 12th straight home victory.

The Spurs shot 56.2 percent and out-rebounded the Timberwolves 43-38.

Gary Neal had 15 points for the Spurs, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili had 12 each and Tiago Splitter had 10.

Ginobili left the game late in the first half with a left hamstring injury.

Grizzlies 101, Spurs 98

Spurs’ road struggles continue

Tony Parker hit a 3-pointer to open overtime but the San Antonio Spurs went scoreless the rest of the way in a 101-98 road loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night in Memphis.

Parker led the Spurs with 30 points, Manu Ginobili had 14 and Tim Duncan and Tiago Splitter had 13 each.

Rudy Gay led the Grizzlies with 23 points and Zach Randolph added 18 points and 10 rebounds. 

The Spurs are 3-6 in their last nine road games.

Spurs 104, Nets 73

Spurs shoot down Nets

The San Antonio Spurs had their best shooting night of the season in a 104-73 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday in San Antonio.

The Spurs shot .589 (43-73) from the field. The Spurs’ dominating performance allowed their starters to sit out the entire fourth quarter.

Spurs starters scoring: Tony Parker 20 points, 6 assists; Tim Duncan 15 points, Kawhi Leonard 10, Tiago Splitter 10, Danny Green 3. 

The Spurs outscored the Nets 30-5 in the third quarter and led 85-52 heading into the fourth quarter. That was one of the most dominant quarters of basketball the Spurs have played - like just about ever.

“It was an amazing quarter for us,” Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. “Only allowing five points in a quarter is something that does not happen often but we were aggressive defensively and they did not make shots.”

“We played great defense in the third quarter,” Parker said. “We tried to make an effort defensively and Coach Popovich has been talking a lot about that and it has been a huge improvement for us the last two games. Defense has been great and we are on the right track.”

The Spurs finished 9-0 at home in December - beat Grizzlies, Bucks, Rockets (twice), Celtics, Hornets, Mavericks, Raptors and now Nets. 

Nets coach P.J. Carlesimo has lots of happy memories of San Antonio. He won’t add tonight’s game to that list. 

Spurs starters: Tony Parker, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Tim Duncan and Tiago Splitter. 

Spurs 111, Mavericks 86

Fast start carries Spurs past Mavericks

The Spurs shot great early, bad in the middle of the game, pretty good at the end on the way to a 111-86 romp over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night in Dallas.

It was the Spurs’ fifth-straight victory.

Tony Parker led the Spurs with 21 points and 9 assists, Manu Ginobili 20 points, Tim Duncan 18 points and 10 rebounds and Tiago Splitter 13 points. 

The Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki put a hard foul on Ginobili. It’s was not ruled a flagrant foul. Ginobili got even by making both free throws.

The Spurs’ biggest lead of the first quarter was 20-6. 

Spurs starters: Tony Parker, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Tim Duncan and Tiago Splitter. Not playing was Gary Neal (sore calf). 

Earlier in the day, the NBA warned Tony Parker, Gustavo Ayon, and Royal Ivey about flopping.

Spurs 122, Rockets 116

Big Three help Spurs soar over Rockets

The San Antonio Spurs’ Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili all had big games in a 122-116 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday in San Antonio.

The Spurs have won eight in a row at home.

Parker led the Spurs with 31 points and 10 assists, Duncan had 30 points and Ginobili had 23 points.

The Spurs shot a sizzling 57.1 percent overall and 50 percent (12-of-24) on 3-pointers.

The Rockets lost despite big offensive games from James Harden (33 points), Chandler Parsons (24) and Jeremy Lin (21).

Tiago Splitter watch: Splitter started and played 26 minutes, 27 seconds. He shot 3-of-4 from the field and 3-of-4 on free throws for 9 points. He had 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.

Spurs 100, Raptors 80

Spurs halt Raptors’ win streak

The San Antonio Spurs dominated the second half to end Toronto’s five-game win streak and beat the Raptors 108-80 on Wednesday in San Antonio.

It was the Spurs’ seventh straight home-court victory.

“It just took us a little while to get going,” Spurs veteran Tim Duncan said. “We’re going to have times like that, have nights like that. You can attribute it to whatever you want to attribute it to. Bottom line is we got it turned around and going the way we wanted it to go in the second half. 

“We’re feeling a lot better and got a lot of minutes to a lot of guys. We stayed healthy for the most part.”

The Spurs got an even scoring attack with 15 points from Duncan, 14 from Manu Ginobili, 13 from Tony Parker and 10 each from Tiago Splitter and Boris Diaw.

Tiago Splitter watch: Splitter started and played 20 minutes, 23 seconds. He shot 1-of-4 from the field and 8-of-10 on free throws. He finished with 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 blocked shot.

Spurs 129, Mavericks 91

Spurs unload from outside on Mavericks

The San Antonio Spurs made a franchise-record 20 3-pointers to beat the Dallas Mavericks 129-91 on Sunday in San Antonio.

Danny Green, who was 7-of-8 on 3-pointers, led the Spurs with a career-high 25 points.

“Luckily it felt good tonight,” Green said. “Some nights you have it and some nights you don’t. Good thing we had it tonight. Not just myself, but everybody else on the team also stepped up and knocked down some shots. It helped us open up the lead a little bit.”

The Spurs shot 20-of-30 on 3-pointers and 47-of-84 (56.0 percent) overall.

Tony Parker had 18 points for the Spurs, Kawhi Leonard had 17, Tim Duncan had 15 and Stephen Jackson had 14.

“It was great ball movement,” Parker said. “We shot the ball very well. It was just one of those games where everything we did worked. We will see next week. It is tough to beat a team like that and then we play them next week.”

The Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki played for the first time this season after having offseason knee surgery. He came off the bench and played 20 minutes and scored 8 points.

Tiago Splitter watch: Splitter started and played 21 minutes, 15 seconds. He shot 1-of-4 from the field and 3-of-4 on free throws and scored 5 points. He had 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.

Spurs 99, Hornets 94

Tony Parker pushes Spurs past Hornets

Tony Parker scored 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs survived a big fourth-quarter push from New Orleans to beat the Hornets 99-94 on Friday in San Antonio.

The Spurs led by as many as 16 points in the third quarter but the Hornets scored 33 points in the fourth quarter to get within four.

Parker shot 10-of-17 and had 5 assists. 

Tim Duncan recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Manu Ginobili had 13 points and 7 assists and Boris Diaw had 12 points off the bench.

Tiago Splitter watch: Splitter started and played 26 minutes, 54 seconds. He shot 2-of-4 from the field and 2-of-2 on free throws for 6 points. He had 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Nuggets 112, Spurs 106

Spurs’ road woes continue

The San Antonio Spurs lost their fourth straight road game on Tuesday, falling to the Denver Nuggets 112-106 in Denver.

Spurs veteran Tim Duncan turned in a huge night with 31 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocked shots.

The Nuggets’  Danilo Gallinari scored a season-high 28 points to lead the Nuggets.

Manu Ginobili, returning from a one game absence due to a thigh bruise, scored 16 points off the bench for the Spurs. Patty Mills hit five 3-pointer late in the game and had 15 points.

Tiago Splitter watch: Splitter started and played 23 minutes, 19 seconds. He shot 5-of-8 from the field and 0-of-1 on free throws. He finished with 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot.

Thunder 107, Spurs 93

Third quarter stumps Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs went through an offensive slump in the third quarter and fell to the Oklahomoa City Thunder 107-93 on Monday night in Oklahoma City.

The Thunder outscored the Spurs 29-16 in the quarter.

Manu Ginobili did not see action for the Spurs due to a left thigh contusion.

The Thunder’s Serge Ibaka was dominant offensively early in the game and scored 25 points. Russell Westbrook added 22, Kevin Martin had 20 and Kevin Durant had 19.

The Spurs’ Stephen Jackson, who had been out since Nov. 19 with a broken finger, return to action and played 19 minutes and score 5 points.

Tony Parker and Nando De Colo led the Spurs with 14 points each.

Tiago Splitter watch: Splitter started and played 21 minutes, 35 seconds. He shot 5-of-7 from the field and 0-of-2 on free throws and finished with 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots.