DeJuan Blair had a season-high 18 points along with 13 rebounds to help the host San Antonio Spurs roll to a 101-89 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Friday.
Tony Parker scored 18 points while Tim Duncan had 16 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio (34-6) won its fifth straight contest.
Dallas (26-12) lost its fourth straight game and is just 2-7 since All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki was lost to a knee injury on Dec. 27.
Antonio McDyess had 10 rebounds to make it three Spurs with double-digit totals on the glass. San Antonio held a 51-39 rebounding edge.
San Antonio led by 15 points at halftime and took an 85-61 lead into the final quarter.
Shawn Marion had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks while J.J. Barea and Dominique Jones scored 13 points apiece off the bench.
Dallas | San Antonio | |
Shawn Marion 14 | Scoring | DeJuan Blair 18 |
Jose Barea 5 | Assists | Tony Parker 6 |
Shawn Marion 10 | Rebounds | DeJuan Blair 13 |
Brendan Haywood 2 | Free Throws Made | DeJuan Blair 4 |
Dominique Jones 2 | Steals | Tim Duncan 1 |
Alexis Ajinca 1 | Blocks | Tim Duncan 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Dallas | 89 | 43.4 | 6-13 | 11-18 | 17 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
San Antonio | 101 | 45.0 | 6-16 | 23-29 | 21 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 12 |