NBA Game Summary - Washington at San Antonio
(Friday, March 6th)
Final Score: San Antonio 100, Washington 78
San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Tony Parker scored 19 points on 7-of-9
shooting and dished out seven assists, as the San Antonio Spurs clobbered the
hapless Washington Wizards, 100-78.
Ime Udoka logged 13 points, four rebounds and four assists off the bench for
the Spurs, who have won six of their last nine games. Michael Finley and
George Hill both finished with 12 points in the win.
Antawn Jamison scored 14 points to pace Washington, which has dropped six of
its last seven contests. Darius Songaila and Nick Young both contributed 11
points, with the latter adding six rebounds.
San Antonio built a 24-15 advantage at the end of the first quarter and edged
Washington over the next 12 minutes to take a 46-34 lead into halftime.
"The Spurs are an elite team and it is always difficult to play them," said
Jamison. "They are a team that doesn't go out and take games but a team that
makes you give the game to them."
The Spurs pulled away in the third quarter with a 16-2 burst. Finley knocked
down a trey to jump-start the run, Parker then followed up a layup with a pair
at the charity stripe to make it 59-41. After a Songaila layup stopped the
bleeding momentarily, Roger Mason hit a driving layup before Parker
rattled off seven straight points to give San Antonio a 68-43 cushion with
4:21 to play in the frame.
Washington trailed 79-53 after three quarters and didn't pose a threat in the
final session.
"We're still disappointed in the way we played last game. We wanted to come
out strong and get the win," said Mason.
Game Notes
Tim Duncan had five points and five rebounds in just over 18 minutes for San
Antonio, which shot 52 percent from the field and made 15-of-20 free
throws...Washington made 42.9 percent of its shots...The Wizards announced
Friday that guard DeShawn Stevenson underwent successful surgery to repair a
herniated disc...San Antonio is 21-8 at home this season...Washington is a
horrific 4-26 on the road.
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