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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Antonio 100, Detroit 89
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials: #54 Derrick Collins, #28 Tommy Nunez Jr., #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance: 16132

Manu Ginobili hit a pair of 3-pointers and Matt Bonner added another to help the San Antonio Spurs pull away in the fourth quarter for a 100-89 road victory over the host Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.

DeJuan Blair scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Spurs won their third consecutive game to improve to an NBA-best 43-8. San Antonio is 3-1 on its nine-game "rodeo" road trip.

Tony Parker scored 15 of his 19 points in the first half for San Antonio, which was clinging to a two-point lead before the trio of 3-pointers by Ginobili and Bonner extended the lead to 89-80 with just over 4 1/2 minutes to play.

Will Bynum sparked a comeback by Detroit, scoring 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter. Rookie Greg Monroe added 14 and 13 boards for the Pistons, who had their two-game winning streak snapped.

San Antonio had six players in double figures. Ginobili finished with 13 points, Richard Jefferson added 11 and Tim Duncan and Bonner contributed 10 apiece.

Top Game Performances
 
San Antonio   Detroit
Tony Parker 19 Scoring Will Bynum 21
Tony Parker 7 Assists Tracy McGrady 3
DeJuan Blair 12 Rebounds Greg Monroe 13
Tony Parker 5 Free Throws Made Greg Monroe 4
DeJuan Blair 1 Steals Tracy McGrady 3
Tim Duncan 3 Blocks Austin Daye 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
San Antonio 100 52.9 10-18 16-22 24 45 5 2 14
Detroit 89 43.4 3-11 14-19 14 35 2 8 6
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Pistons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • San Antonio will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Spurs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.