National Basketball Association
San Antonio 95,
Charlotte 91
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 8, 2010
Where: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
Officials:
#17 Joe Crawford, #28 Tommy Nunez Jr., #49 Tom Washington
Attendance:
14152
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Manu Ginobili scored 26 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to their fourth straight win, a 95-91 victory over the host Charlotte Bobcats on Monday.
Rookie Gary Neal added 15 points for the Spurs (5-1), while Tim Duncan had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Tony Parker contributed 12 points and eight assists.
Ginobili connected on five of San Antonio’s 12 3-pointers and made the clinching driving layup with 4.9 seconds left after Charlotte (1-6) trimmed a nine-point deficit to two.
Tyrus Thomas led Charlotte with 16 points and eight rebounds. Stephen Jackson and Boris Diaw chipped in 15 points apiece. Bobcats leading scorer Gerald Wallace had a subpar game with just seven points on 2-of-11 shooting.
The loss was the third in a row for Charlotte, which shot 39.8 percent from the field.
Top Game Performances
San Antonio |
|
Charlotte |
Manu Ginobili 26 |
Scoring |
Tyrus Thomas 16 |
Tony Parker 8 |
Assists |
D.J. Augustin 6 |
Tim Duncan 10 |
Rebounds |
Tyrus Thomas 8 |
Tim Duncan 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyrus Thomas 6 |
Manu Ginobili 2 |
Steals |
Tyrus Thomas 2 |
Antonio McDyess 4 |
Blocks |
Tyrus Thomas 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
San Antonio
|
95 |
42.4 |
12-26 |
11-17 |
22 |
46 |
9 |
9 |
17 |
Charlotte
|
91 |
39.8 |
6-19 |
19-24 |
19 |
41 |
10 |
7 |
14 |