National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Antonio 99, Dallas 93
When: 9:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 30, 2010
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials: #56 Mark Ayotte, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #9 Derrick Stafford
Attendance: 20604
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Gary Neal scored 21 points and made five 3-point baskets to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 99-93 victory over the host Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.

Tim Duncan had 17 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio improved its NBA-best record to 28-4 and took a 3 1/2-game lead over Dallas (24-7) in the Southwest Division.

The Mavericks were without star forward Dirk Nowitzki, who missed his second straight game with a knee sprain. Dallas has lost both games Nowitzki has missed.

Caron Butler scored a season-best 30 points for the Mavericks.

Manu Ginobili made four 3-pointers as part of a 15-point scoring game. Tony Parker scored 14 points and George Hill added 12 points as San Antonio won for the 13th time in 14 games.

Jason Kidd has 12 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists for Dallas, which trailed by as many as 16 points.

San Antonio had a 50-35 rebounding edge.

Mavericks guard Jason Terry had just eight points on 3-of-16 shooting.
Top Game Performances
 
San Antonio   Dallas
Gary Neal 21 Scoring Caron Butler 30
Tony Parker 5 Assists Jason Kidd 13
Tim Duncan 11 Rebounds Tyson Chandler 11
Tim Duncan 7 Free Throws Made Caron Butler 9
Tony Parker 2 Steals Brian Cardinal 2
Antonio McDyess 2 Blocks Jason Kidd 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
San Antonio 99 46.1 11-28 18-23 15 50 3 2 14
Dallas 93 42.7 10-23 13-15 24 35 5 9 10
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .792 after a win and .714 after a loss.
  • San Antonio will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Spurs have a W/L % of .852 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.