National Basketball Association
San Antonio 108, Houston 95
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 29, 2011
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Officials:
#27 Dick Bavetta, #74 Curtis Blair, #38 Michael Smith
Attendance:
18581
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Manu Ginobili scored 22 points and the San Antonio Spurs made their last home contest in 3 1/2 weeks a strong one by posting a 108-95 victory over Houston Rockets on Saturday.
Richard Jefferson added 18 points as San Antonio (40-7) played its last home game prior to embarking on a nine-game road trip.
Tony Parker scored 17 points, DeJuan Blair had 14 points and 12 rebounds while George Hill scored 14 points for the Spurs. Tim Duncan added 12 points.
San Antonio shot 51.4 percent from the field, was 8-of-16 from 3-point range and made 24 of 27 free throws.
Luis Scola had 23 points and 10 rebounds for Houston (22-27). Kyle Lowry had 15 points and seven assists for Houston.
Rockets leading scorer Kevin Martin had just 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting and didn’t make a single trip to the free-throw line. He leads the NBA in free throws made with 353.
Houston has lost the first two games of a four-game road trip that continues with games against the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz.
Top Game Performances
Houston |
|
San Antonio |
Luis Scola 23 |
Scoring |
Manu Ginobili 22 |
Kyle Lowry 7 |
Assists |
George Hill 5 |
Luis Scola 10 |
Rebounds |
DeJuan Blair 12 |
Luis Scola 7 |
Free Throws Made |
George Hill 7 |
Luis Scola 3 |
Steals |
Manu Ginobili 2 |
Shane Battier 2 |
Blocks |
DeJuan Blair 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Houston
|
95 |
46.5 |
5-20 |
10-16 |
22 |
39 |
3 |
8 |
17 |
San Antonio
|
108 |
51.4 |
8-16 |
24-27 |
22 |
32 |
6 |
10 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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San Antonio will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Spurs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.