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San Antonio's Tim Duncan became the third player in Spurs history to reach 15,000 points, accomplishing the feat Sunday night against Seattle. Duncan came into the game needing 10 points and reached 15,000 when Seattle's Nick Collison was called for goaltending on Duncan's short jumper with 2:05 left in the first half. It gave San Antonio a 47-37 lead. Duncan had 10 points and nine rebounds in the first half. ...

Tony Parker scored 17 points and Brent Barry added 13 of his 15 in a second-quarter spurt, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 103-93 pre-season victory over the Miami Heat on Saturday night. Parker was 5-for-10 from the field and made all seven free throws as the Spurs (3-2) bounced back from a loss to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday where they scored only 67 points, the second-lowest total for a pre-season game in franchise history. Michael ...

Ben Gordon scored 19 points in 21 minutes to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 99-67 pre-season victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night. Although the new-look Bulls (4-0) used eight players who were not with the team last season, Gordon and the other holdovers led the way. Gordon was 7-of-12 from the field, including making five of his first six shots. Kirk Hinrich scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting and had five assists in 19 ...

Travis Diener started again in place of injured Orlando point guard Jameer Nelson and scored 23 points as the Magic defeated the San Antonio Spurs 92-87 in pre-season action Saturday night. Diener, a second-year player from Marquette, was 4-of-4 on three-point shots. Two of them came in the game's final 8:45 when the score was either tied or the Spurs had a two-point lead. The Magic (3-0) haven't had Nelson for the pre-season because of a mild concussion. Orlando ...

Tony Parker scored 27 points to help the San Antonio Spurs beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 97-84 Sunday in an exhibition game. Tim Duncan added 15 points, while Manu Ginobili scored 10 to give the Spurs their second straight win in France, Parker's home country. ``It's been a long week,'' said Parker, who scored 26 points against Asvel Villeurbane on Thursday. ``It's been a pleasure to come back here and see family and friends, and we had two ...

French star Tony Parker scored 26 points to help the San Antonio Spurs rout French club Asvel Villeurbanne 115-90 in an exhibition game Thursday night. Parker, unable to play for France in the recent world championship because of a broken finger, received a warm reception from the home fans. ``I really wanted to do well, because I could not play for France at the world championship,'' Parker said. ``The reception I got from the fans here warmed my ...

Now that he's healthy, San Antonio guard Tony Parker would like to stay that way. ``I'm doing well, but I have some apprehensions,'' Parker told The Associated Press, adding his broken right index finger has healed. ``I hesitate on some steals because I'm afraid to get hurt again. But in shooting, dribbling and catches, I don't feel any (pain).'' The broken finger kept Parker off France's team for this year's ...

Spurs guard Tony Parker said Friday the finger he broke last month while preparing for the world championships is ``100 per cent.'' Before leaving for 10 days of training camp in France, his home country, with the Spurs, Parker told reporters his right index finger was X-rayed Thursday. ``I'm fully healed, 100 per cent, the bone is back to normal,'' Parker said. ``The doctors told me I can go as ...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ Spurs guard Tony Parker will miss four to six weeks but won't have surgery on the right index finger he broke playing for France in preparation for the world championship. Parker injured the finger in a tuneup game against Brazil last week and was evaluated by the Spurs medical staff Monday. The Spurs open a 10-day training camp in Parker's home country in about six weeks. ...