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6

Manu’s The Man As Spurs Win 11th Straight, Beat Pacers 108-97

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Main 

??????????????????????????? San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili is defended by Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger (#33) during the first quarter of their game, played Thursday night. Ginobili scored 28 points, leading San Antonio to the victory over Indiana, 108-97.?

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, for some reason, seems to perform well against the Indiana Pacers.? Thursday’s game against the Pacers would not be much different; Ginobili scored 28 points, leading San Antonio to a 108-97 win over Indiana at AT&T Center.

Both teams shot the same percentage (48% each), yet San Antonio went to the free throw line more (33 vs. Indiana’s 26); the Spurs also turned the ball over more (22 times), but it didn’t adversely affect them much.? The Spurs, who were tied with the Pacers at 27 after one quarter and led at halftime 50-48, took control of the game in the third quarter by utilizing a tougher defense yet speeding up their offense.? San Antonio went on a 14-4 run to open the period and wound up outscoring Indiana 34-21 in the third period.

The Spurs’ Tony Parker drained a 3-pointer?to give San Antonio a 64-52 advantage with 8:02 left in the quarter; Bruce Bowen’s consecutive treys put them up 74-59 with 3:49 left to play in the period, and the Spurs led by as many as 16 – icing the game for San Antonio.? San Antonio’s leading scorer was the aforementioned Ginobili with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, while Parker scored 19 points with 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.? Reserve Matt Bonner added 15 with 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a blocked shot, while Tim Duncan, while scoring only 6 points on 3-of-11 shooting, grabbed 12 rebounds.

Indiana was led by Danny Granger with 22 points, 6 rebounds, an assist, 6 steals and a blocked shot, while Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy scored 13 apiece – Murphy also grabbed 6 rebounds, dished out an assist and had 2 steals while Dunleavy grabbed 5 rebounds, dished out an assist and had 2 steals.? San Antonio (43-17) hopes to maintain their 11 game win streak as they travel to Denver to face the Nuggets Friday, while Indiana (24-38) hopes to get to within the #8 seed of the Eastern Conference as they fly ot Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers Saturday.


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