National Basketball Association
San Antonio 102, New Orleans 95
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, February 3, 2014
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials:
#72 J.T. Orr, #6 Tony Brown, #48 Scott Foster
Attendance:
17086
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Spurs 102, Pelicans 95: Tony Parker had 32 points and nine assists as San Antonio rallied from a 14-point final-quarter deficit to beat host New Orleans.
Tim Duncan contributed 21 points, seven rebounds and a season high-tying six blocked shots as the Spurs won the opener of the nine-game rodeo road trip. Marco Belinelli added 13 points for the Spurs, who outscored the Pelicans 38-19 in the fourth quarter.
Anthony Morrow scored 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting off the bench and Eric Gordon added 19 for New Orleans. Anthony Davis had 17 points, 16 rebounds and four blocked shots but was just 6-of-21 from the field.
The Spurs trailed by 14 early in the final quarter and were down 82-70 before rolling off 12 straight points to tie the contest with 5:48 remaining. Duncan scored six points and Parker had four during a 10-2 burst that saw San Antonio take a 97-89 lead with 1:14 to go and the Spurs protected the lead.
The Pelicans used an 11-0 run to build a double-digit lead in the second quarter and were in front 54-42 at the break. Another 11-0 burst stemmed San Antonio’s third-quarter charge as New Orleans took a 76-64 lead into the final stanza.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Davis has blocked four or more shots in each of his last seven games, which is a franchise record. … Spurs G/F Danny Green (finger) returned to action after a 10-game absence and had just seven points on 1-of-7 shooting. … Pelicans G Tyreke Evans played just five minutes before departing with a rib injury while C Jason Smith (knee) has been ruled out for the rest of the season.
Top Game Performances
San Antonio |
|
New Orleans |
Tony Parker 32 |
Scoring |
Anthony Morrow 20 |
Tony Parker 9 |
Assists |
Austin Rivers 5 |
Tim Duncan 7 |
Rebounds |
Anthony Davis 16 |
Tony Parker 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Davis 5 |
Matt Bonner 3 |
Steals |
Alexis Ajinca 1 |
Tim Duncan 6 |
Blocks |
Anthony Davis 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
San Antonio
|
102 |
46.9 |
5-18 |
21-25 |
20 |
34 |
12 |
9 |
7 |
New Orleans
|
95 |
45.6 |
6-14 |
17-20 |
16 |
44 |
7 |
3 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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San Antonio will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Spurs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.