National Basketball Association
San Antonio 103, Boston 88
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 15, 2012
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Officials:
#6 Tony Brown, #7 Kevin Fehr, #71 Rodney Mott
Attendance:
18759
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Spurs 103, Celtics 88: Tony Parker had 22 points and eight assists and Gary Neal added 20 points as San Antonio ended a five-game home losing streak against Boston.
Tiago Splitter had 16 points and eight rebounds and Danny Green added 12 points as the Spurs snapped a two-game losing skid and beat the Celtics in San Antonio for the first time since early in the 2005-06 campaign.
Paul Pierce and Jason Terry tallied 18 points apiece as Boston lost its second consecutive contest. Terry had just one second-half point.
San Antonio had a 52-49 halftime edge and pushed the lead to 11 on Green’s 3-pointer with 6:45 left in the third quarter. The Spurs led 77-69 entering the final quarter.
Parker scored nine fourth-quarter points with all of them coming during a 15-4 run after Boston pulled within six. Parker’s acrobatic basket and a 3-pointer by Patty Mills boosted the Spurs’ lead to 99-82 with 1:59 to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Parker has scored 20 or more points in seven of the last eight games. … Celtics PG Rajon Rondo had nine assists but committed seven turnovers and scored just six points. … Spurs F Tim Duncan grabbed 12 rebounds but scored just five points on 2-of-13 shooting.
Top Game Performances
Boston |
|
San Antonio |
Paul Pierce 18 |
Scoring |
Tony Parker 22 |
Rajon Rondo 9 |
Assists |
Tony Parker 8 |
Jared Sullinger 7 |
Rebounds |
Tim Duncan 12 |
Paul Pierce 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Tony Parker 5 |
Paul Pierce 3 |
Steals |
Tony Parker 4 |
Kevin Garnett 1 |
Blocks |
Tim Duncan 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Boston
|
88 |
46.9 |
6-16 |
6-8 |
22 |
38 |
3 |
6 |
20 |
San Antonio
|
103 |
46.9 |
12-25 |
15-20 |
28 |
38 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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San Antonio will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Spurs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Celtics have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.