National Basketball Association
San Antonio 112, Toronto 99
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, December 23, 2013
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Officials:
#6 Tony Brown, #53 Lauren Holtkamp, #43 Dan Crawford
Attendance:
18581
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Raptors 112, Spurs 99: Tony Parker tallied 26 points and eight assists to help host San Antonio snap Toronto's four-game road winning streak.
Manu Ginobili scored 18 points and fellow reserve Danny Green hit four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to add 14 for the Spurs, who improved to 10-3 at home. Kawhi Leonard notched 13 points and 10 rebounds for San Antonio, which outscored the Raptors 52-36 in the paint.
Kyle Lowry finished with 23 points and nine assists and Terrence Ross added 23 points to lead the Raptors. DeMar DeRozan chipped in 13 points and Tyler Hansbrough and Jonas Valanciunas each added 10.
Neither team led by double digits until Ginobili hit a pair of free throws to make it 82-72 two minutes into the fourth, and the margin lingered between five and 10 points for most of the period. Leonard's 3-pointer with two minutes left set off an 8-0 run to make it 108-95 and Toronto didn't threaten again.
The Spurs led by six at the break despite allowing Toronto to hit 51.4 percent from the field in the first half. Patty Mills scored all seven of his points before the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Spurs PF Tim Duncan finished with nine points and 12 rebounds, snapping his streak of six straight double-doubles. … San Antonio has won seven straight meetings including two this season. … The Spurs improved to 10-1 against Eastern Conference teams.
Top Game Performances
| Toronto |
|
San Antonio |
|
Kyle Lowry 23 |
Scoring |
Tony Parker 26 |
|
Kyle Lowry 9 |
Assists |
Tony Parker 8 |
|
Jonas Valanciunas 9 |
Rebounds |
Tim Duncan 12 |
|
Kyle Lowry 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Manu Ginobili 9 |
|
Patrick Patterson 2 |
Steals |
Manu Ginobili 2 |
|
Jonas Valanciunas 3 |
Blocks |
Tim Duncan 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Toronto
|
99 |
45.7 |
7-21 |
18-25 |
21 |
40 |
5 |
4 |
13 |
| San Antonio
|
112 |
45.1 |
9-23 |
21-27 |
27 |
50 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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San Antonio will play their next game at home against Houston. The Spurs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against New York. The Raptors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.