2013 NBA Playoffs

San Antonio, TX

Tim Duncan posted 17 points and 10 rebounds to push the San Antonio Spurs past the Los Angeles Lakers 91-79 in the opener of their Western Conference first-round series.

Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker were the top scorers for the Spurs with 18 points each while Kawhi Leonard produced eight points and 11 rebounds and Matt Bonner added 10 points.

Steve Nash, who returned after missing nine games with a hip/hamstring injury, gave the Lakers their only lead with a jumper on the game's opening possession.

The Spurs missed their first three shots -- all inside the paint -- as they altered their shots to avoid Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol's long arms.

Tim Duncan broke the drought, hitting a pair of jumpers over Gasol that gave San Antonio a 4-2 lead with 9:33 remaining and the Spurs led the rest of the way.

The Spurs raced to 24-12 lead with 1:02 left in the first quarter and had a 49-37 lead at 10:11 of the thrid before the Lakers then went on an 11-4 run to cut the advantage to 54-50.

But the Spurs rebuilt their lead once again, with Ginobili hitting a pair of 3s to give San Antonio a 70-57 lead to close the third. Leonard's layup put San Antonio ahead 76-63 lead with eight minutes left.

Dwight Howard had 20 points and 15 rebounds, Steve Nash scored 16 points and Pau Gasol added 16 points and 16 rebounds for Los Angeles.

 

 

 

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Duncan's Double-Double Helps Spurs top Lakers in Series Opener