Tony Parker led the way with 19 points and six assists and Matt Bonner scored 14 off the bench as the San Antonio Spurs rolled over the visiting New Orleans Hornets, 109-84, on Sunday.
Richard Jefferson added 13 points and Tim Duncan finished with 11 points and nine rebounds for the Spurs, who have won two straight and four of five.
San Antonio took control early, running up a 34-23 lead after the first quarter and stretching it to 68-41 at the half.
Bonner hit his first five field-goal attempts - including four 3-pointers - and scored all of his points in the half. Parker added 12 as the Spurs shot 60.5 percent (23-of-38) before the break.
They pushed it to as much as 87-49 when Jefferson nailed a 3-pointer with 4:41 left in the third and took a 31-point lead into the fourth quarter before taking out the starters.
Chris Paul scored 16 points and David West and Trevor Ariza added 13 apiece for the Hornets, who have dropped six of eight since beginning the season with an 11-1 mark.
New Orleans | San Antonio | |
Chris Paul 16 | Scoring | Tony Parker 19 |
Chris Paul 8 | Assists | Tony Parker 7 |
Chris Paul 5 | Rebounds | Tim Duncan 9 |
Chris Paul 4 | Free Throws Made | Tony Parker 5 |
Chris Paul 2 | Steals | Manu Ginobili 2 |
David West 2 | Blocks | Tim Duncan 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
New Orleans | 84 | 44.0 | 3-8 | 15-19 | 22 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
San Antonio | 109 | 58.6 | 11-22 | 16-23 | 29 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 17 |