SAN ANTONIO: Tim Duncan had 31 points and 15 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 97-94 for their seventh straight NBA win. Manu Ginobili added 17 points for San Antonio and Michael Finley had 16. Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points for the Mavericks.
The Dallas Mavericks hope for a quick bounce-back when they take the court against the visiting Sacramento Kings tonight at the American Airlines Center.
The Spurs won their seventh in a row and snapped Dallas Mavericks' three-game winning streak to increase their lead in a tight Southwest Division, where just 2 1/2 games separate San Antonio from the fourth-place Houston Rockets.
SAN ANTONIO – The new blood pumping through the Mavericks didn't change the bad blood broiling between them and the San Antonio Spurs. Emotions, tempers and controversy – all the things that helped build this rivalry – were on display Thursday night.
Duncan dominates with 31 points, 15 rebounds. SAN ANTONIO †Tim Duncan had 31 points and 15 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 97-94 on Thursday night for their seventh straight win.
Bruce Bowen blocked Jason Terry's driving layup in the waning moments to help the Spurs preserve a two-point lead, eventually sealing his team's 97-94 victory over the rival Mavericks in a key Southwest Division showdown at the AT&T Center.
The Kings center is coming off a 25-point, 13-rebound, six-assist outing against Atlanta on Wednesday. He even hit three of five 3-point attempts. Last month, Miller had 11 points, nine rebounds and six assists in the Kings' two-point win over the Mavericks in Sacramento.
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