Sunday, January 2, 2011

Duncan leads charge as Spurs thump Thunder

SAN ANTONIO - Tim Duncan scored 21 points, George Hill had 16 off the bench as the San Antonio Spurs won their fourth in a row, 101-74 over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday (Sunday, in Manila).

Tony Parker finished with 14 points and 10 assists and DeJuan Blair added 12 points and nine rebounds for San Antonio.

San Antonio can now boast of having one of the 10 best starts in NBA history and are 29-4 on the season.

Kevin Durant had 16 points for the Thunder, who shot a season-low 32.9 percent from the field and suffered their most-lopsided loss this season.

Durant shot just seven-of-15 from the field for Oklahoma City who scored a season-low 74 points.

With the game in hand, Parker and Duncan didn't play in the fourth quarter as the Spurs got some much-needed offence from their bench players.

The Spurs have won 14 of 15 but they are in the midst of a tough road trip. They next face New York and East-leading Boston Celtics.

San Antonio can become the NBA's first team to 30 wins on Tuesday at New York. The current road swing also takes them to Indiana.

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