Spurs Outlast Wizards 92-81

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Tony Parker scored 21 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers in the final minutes, to lift San Antonio to a come-from-behind 92-81 win over Washington on Saturday night.<br>
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The Spurs trailed by 10 at the half but made 22 of 36 shots after the break to snap Washington's three-game winning streak. San Antonio ended the game with a 17-6 run.<br>
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Tim Duncan added 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Stephen Jackson contributed 17 points.<br>
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The Wizards went ahead 77-75 on a dunk by Brendan Haywood with 4:29 left in the game before Parker made his first 3-pointer of the night. He followed with his second with 3:36 remaining to give the Spurs a 81-77 lead.<br>
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Jerry Stackhouse led Washington with 19 points, while Michael Jordan and Christian Laettner had 16 points each.<br>
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The Spurs opened the third quarter with a 10-2 burst to pull within two, 47-45. Duncan tied the score at 51 on a pair of free throws with 6:22 remaining in the period.<br>
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Stackhouse made a jumper on Washington's next possession, but Bruce Bowen hit a 3-pointer from the corner to give San Antonio its first lead since the opening minutes. Duncan added a follow-up dunk on a missed layup.<br>
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After going down by five, the Wizards came back to even the score at 66 on a pair of free throws by Tyronn Lue with 14.8 seconds left in the quarter.<br>
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The Spurs scored the game's first five points before Washington found its range. The Wizards took a 10-9 lead on a driving lay-up by Jordan, and they would not trail for the rest of the first half.<br>
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Duncan went to the bench with his third personal with 4:24 left. Washington then went on a 9-2 run over the next two minutes, capped by a 12-foot turnaround by Stackhouse that gave it a 22-15 advantage.<br>
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The Wizards' lead grew to double digits late in the second as San Antonio struggled from the floor.<br>
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A jumper by Lue gave Washington a 37-27 lead, and Christian Laettner stole the ball on two straight possessions and the Wizards converted both times to build their margin to 41-29 with 3:58 left in the half.<br>
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San Antonio's offense was woeful in the half. The Spurs managed only 12-for-38 (31.6 percent) shooting and missed half of their 20 free throws.<br>
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In his three games as a starter, Jackson has averaged 14.7 points and 5.7 rebounds. Jackson took over from Steve Smith on the Spurs' recent West Coast trip. ... Parker has only missed three of his last 28 attempts at the foul line. ... David Robinson's 11 points pulled him within eight of Mitch Richmond for 25th on the NBA's career scoring list. ... The game was Jordan's first in San Antonio while with the Wizards. He was injured when the team visited the Spurs last December. ... Washington has lost six straight to San Antonio. ... The teams finish their two-game season series Dec. 31 at Washington.<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>By Johnny Ludden </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <br>
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Web Posted : 12/22/2002 12:00 AM <br>
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On a night when Michael Jordan made his first appearance in San Antonio in almost five years, it was the return of Tim Duncan that saved the night for the Spurs.<br>
Limited to two points and nine minutes in the first half because of foul trouble, Duncan scored 16 points in the final two quarters to help the Spurs overcome a 14-point deficit Saturday and beat Washington 92-81 in front of a sellout SBC Center crowd of 18,797. <br>
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Tony Parker led the Spurs, who won their third straight game, with 21 points and Stephen Jackson added 17.<br>
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Jordan, who had totaled 63 points in his previous two games, finished with 16 on 8-of-20 shooting.<br>
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With the Wizards preoccupied with double-teaming him after he returned, Duncan found open shots for his teammates. After a dunk by Brendan Haywood gave Washington a 77-75 lead with a little more than four minutes left, Parker hit back-to-back 3-pointers.<br>
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Duncan added a running hook then found Jackson for a 3-pointer. Duncan then hit a short bank shot to leave the Spurs with a 90-81 lead with 1:06 left.<br>
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Duncan played just nine minutes in the first half after picking up his third foul with 4:24 left in the first quarter. As Duncan headed toward the bench, Haywood hit a pair of free throws to give Washington a 15-13 lead. <br>
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When Duncan finally returned with 3:03 left in the second quarter, the Wizards' lead had grown to 41-29.<br>
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The Spurs labored to score without Duncan on the floor. They committed seven turnovers and missed 11 of 16 shots and 5 of 9 free throws in the second quarter. For the half, they shot an anemic 31.6 percent.<br>
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Entering the game, the Spurs looked like they were starting to improve their free-throw shooting. In the previous five games, they had shot 80.8 percent. <br>
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MAN!!!!<br>
I realy thought we were in trouble in the 1st half.<br>
Than we CAME BACK!<br>
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Proud of us!<br>
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GO SPURS GO!!!<br>
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<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub61.ezboard.com/bsanantoniospurs62937.showUserPublicProfile?gid=blondie@sanantoniospurs62937>Blondie</A>  <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://homepage.eircom.net/~bray/em/orose.gif " BORDER=0> at: 12/22/02 9:15:26 am<br></i>

Alamo50!<br>
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You need to fix your post so the pictures show. Here are some more (lol! It looks like I need to fix my links now...I wish those news organizations would quit moving their pictures around. Arghhh!):<br>
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For some reason, the ezcodes aren't working on occasion. If that happens, simply edit your post adn reload it. I am not sure why that works, but it does. I think it may be the new version they just came out with has a few bugs in it. <p></p><i></i>

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I thought that at first too, but when I go to edit the ezcode button is selected. It has done it to me as well. I think there is just a problem witht he new program. <p></p><i></i>

So MFD, <br>
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I need to post pics in HTML or EZ? <p><!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://nl.msnusers.com/_Secure/0OwD7d!kUbmI41zzLQ6DPI*FYQ3ceK!EAGHsn7Ds1fk822dJP8FoQFBq5*nMDTPoFUQzLb73iIzUWLmz5RhMQODGBigU7lIPm/alamo50.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></div><!--EZCODE CENTER END--></p><i></i>

You can still use ezcodes - if you get an error like last time just edit and reload. <p></p><i></i>

The most significant thing about this game and everything related to it is the photo of SJax. He makes the funniest facial expressions. The dude must be a riot in the locker room. Nobody matches Malik, though. <p><!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center"><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.sahoops.net/"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RwC7BM4UPN4vSzvW7PLtkWgZAuhj38V0TWfeUgTe5oMC4wVam*gsnDSWBHC8gBmc*VJHFg2ilkI*7kxgMXbp5uqYP9JIkWMH8B4h4FlPcaI/GD-final.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></div><!--EZCODE CENTER END--> </p><i></i>

Ne 1 have a pic of Dav and Mike 2gether from last nites game? <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><br>
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I like this one - makes you wonder what MJ is saying to Kerr........ <p></p><i></i>

why does TP does dat tounge thing? i dunt like it <p></p><i></i>

Makes me nervous-- will he bite it when he lands?<br>
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I think in this case Steve is doing all the talking cracking up MJ.<br>
Probably something like: "Hey Mike, you just don't wanna quit before I do now, do ya"? <p><!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://nl.msnusers.com/_Secure/0OwD7d!kUbmI41zzLQ6DPI*FYQ3ceK!EAGHsn7Ds1fk822dJP8FoQFBq5*nMDTPoFUQzLb73iIzUWLmz5RhMQODGBigU7lIPm/alamo50.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></div><!--EZCODE CENTER END--></p><i></i>