Box Score

 

SAN ANTONIO (101)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
B Bowen             31   2-4   0-0   0-4   0   3    5
R Nesterovic        12   1-3   0-0   2-4   0   2    2
T Duncan            36  5-16   6-8  2-15   9   3   16
E Ginobili          36  4-12   6-6   2-7   3   3   17
T Parker            36 10-17   5-8   1-5   8   5   27
B Barry             29   2-3   5-6   0-2   2   2   11
M Rose              18   3-6   2-4   1-5   0   4    8
B Udrih             12   1-3   2-2   0-1   0   0    4
D Brown             18   1-3   2-6   1-3   1   1    4
R Horry             12   3-6   0-0   2-3   1   3    7
T Massenburg       DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
S Marks            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 32-73 28-40 11-49  24  26  101
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Percentages: FG-.438, FT-.700. 3-Point Goals:
9-14, .643 (B Bowen 1-2, E Ginobili 3-5, T 
Parker 2-2, B Barry 2-3, R Horry 1-2). Team 
Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:4 (T Duncan 2, B 
Bowen, R Nesterovic). Turnovers:14 (T Duncan 
3, T Parker 3, D Brown 3, B Barry, R Horry, E
Ginobili, M Rose, B Bowen). Steals: 3 (T 
Parker 2, B Bowen).


NEW JERSEY (91)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
V Carter            37 14-24 10-11   0-4   3   2   43
J Collins           21   1-6   3-4   1-8   1   6    5
N Krstic            29  7-12   3-5   1-8   0   6   17
J Vaughn            37   3-6   3-5   1-2   3   4    9
J Kidd              43  5-15   0-1   0-3   7   0   11
R Mercer            21   1-4   0-0   0-2   2   4    2
J Smith             13   2-6   0-0   1-1   0   5    4
Z Planinic           5   0-0   0-0   0-0   1   2    0
E Campbell           5   0-1   0-0   0-2   0   0    0
B Thomas            25   0-2   0-0   0-3   0   4    0
T Best               4   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
D Harvey           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 33-76 19-26  4-33  17  33   91
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Percentages: FG-.434, FT-.731. 3-Point Goals:
6-13, .462 (V Carter 5-6, J Kidd 1-5, B 
Thomas 0-2). Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked 
Shots:5 (J Collins 2, N Krstic 2, V Carter). 
Turnovers:11 (J Vaughn 2, V Carter 2, J 
Collins 2, N Krstic 2, R Mercer, J Smith, Z 
Planinic). Steals: 7 (J Kidd 2, V Carter 2, J
Smith, J Collins, N Krstic).

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SAN ANTONIO           13  19  27  42  -  101
NEW JERSEY            22  18  31  20  -   91
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Technical fouls: San Antonio - 3 (COACH 
Popovich, 6:57 1st; B Bowen, 6:04 3rd; 
Defensive Three, 10:22 4th). New Jersey - 3 
(V Carter, 6:04 3rd; Defensive Three, 7:39 
3rd; V Carter (ejected), 9:45 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,121. T: 2:24. 
Officials: Courtney Kirkland, Luis Grillo, 
Tom Washington.

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SAN ANTONIO (101) AT NEW JERSEY (91)

SAN ANTONIO

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
B BOWEN           F    31    2-4      0-0      0   4   4    0   3   1   1    5
R NESTEROVIC      C    12    1-3      0-0      2   2   4    0   2   0   0    2
T DUNCAN          F    36    5-16     6-8      2  13  15    9   3   0   3   16
E GINOBILI        G    36    4-12     6-6      2   5   7    3   3   0   1   17
T PARKER          G    36   10-17     5-8      1   4   5    8   5   2   3   27
B BARRY                29    2-3      5-6      0   2   2    2   2   0   1   11
M ROSE                 18    3-6      2-4      1   4   5    0   4   0   1    8
B UDRIH                12    1-3      2-2      0   1   1    0   0   0   0    4
D BROWN                18    1-3      2-6      1   2   3    1   1   0   3    4
R HORRY                12    3-6      0-0      2   1   3    1   3   0   1    7
T MASSENBURG          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
S MARKS               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   32-73    28-40    11  38  49   24  26   3  14  101
                            (.438)  (.700)  TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 14 (16 PTS)    

NEW JERSEY

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
V CARTER          F    37   14-24    10-11     0   4   4    3   2   2   2   43
J COLLINS         F    21    1-6      3-4      1   7   8    1   6   1   2    5
N KRSTIC          C    29    7-12     3-5      1   7   8    0   6   1   2   17
J VAUGHN          G    37    3-6      3-5      1   1   2    3   4   0   2    9
J KIDD            G    43    5-15     0-1      0   3   3    7   0   2   0   11
R MERCER               21    1-4      0-0      0   2   2    2   4   0   1    2
J SMITH                13    2-6      0-0      1   0   1    0   5   1   1    4
Z PLANINIC              5    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    1   2   0   1    0
E CAMPBELL              5    0-1      0-0      0   2   2    0   0   0   0    0
B THOMAS               25    0-2      0-0      0   3   3    0   4   0   0    0
T BEST                  4    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    0   0   0   0    0
D HARVEY              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   33-76    19-26     4  29  33   17  33   7  11   91
                            (.434)  (.731)  TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 12 (10 PTS)    
  
   SAN ANTONIO        13   19   27   42   -   101
   NEW JERSEY         22   18   31   20   -   91
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: SAN ANTONIO - T DUNCAN 2, B BOWEN, R NESTEROVIC.  NEW JERSEY -
J COLLINS 2, N KRSTIC 2, V CARTER.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SAN ANTONIO 9-14 (.643), B BOWEN 1-2, E GINOBILI 3-
5, T PARKER 2-2, B BARRY 2-3, R HORRY 1-2. NEW JERSEY 6-13 (.462),
V CARTER 5-6, J KIDD 1-5, B THOMAS 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: SAN ANTONIO - COACH POPOVICH, B BOWEN, DEFENSIVE 
THREE. NEW JERSEY - V CARTER, DEFENSIVE THREE, V CARTER (EJECTED).
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: COURTNEY KIRKLAND, LUIS GRILLO, TOM WASHINGTON.
A - 17,121. T - 2:24.

Game Story

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Tony Parker, Tim Duncan 
and the San Antonio Spurs were happy to take advantage of Vince
Carter's ejection.

Parker scored 17 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and
Duncan was an assist shy of a triple-double as the Spurs - aided
greatly by Carter's dismissal - rallied from a 12-point deficit
for a 101-91 victory over the Nets.

Carter scored a season high-tying 43 points but was ejected with
9:45 remaining after picking up his second technical foul. With
6:04 left in the third quarter, he and Spurs forward Bruce
Bowen received double technicals for playfully head-butting each
other.

But just over two minutes into the fourth period, Carter missed
a jumper and got his legs entangled with Bowen's.  Carter
charged at Bowen and had to be restrained by referee Courtney
Kirkland, who gave the All-Star a second technical, sending him
to the locker room.

"I felt there was a little more contact than was needed," Carter
said.  "I went to the coach and apologized for it.  Then we
didn't get the win and that's what hurt the most.  That and that
I wasn't there to help my team win."

"I felt that he tried to trip me," Bowen said.  "I haven't seen
the replay, but that's how it felt."

It was the third 40-point game in the last four contests for
Carter, who made 14-of-24 shots, including 5-of-6 3-pointers.
He appeared on his way to surpassing his career best of 51.

"That's probably the only way they could have stopped Vince
tonight," Nets points guard Jason Kidd said.  "He was rolling."

The loss of their leading scorer was a tough blow to the Nets,
who already had seen a 16-point lead reduced to 72-67 after
Parker converted three-point play with 10:06 left.

"The momentum changed even when (Carter) was on the court," said
Parker, who had only two points at halftime.  "It changed at
the start of the fourth quarter. (Carter's ejection) didn't
hurt, but we had already gotten back in the game."

With Carter in the locker room, Kidd kept the Nets close with
nine points in the final 9 1/2 minutes.  He found Ron Mercer for
a jumper that made it 92-91 with 1:09 to play, but Parker
countered with a 3-pointer 23 seconds later, and San Antonio
made six free throws in the final minute.

All-Star Manu Ginobili scored 12 of his 17 points in the fourth
quarter for the Spurs, who had 42 points on 12-of-15 shooting in
the period.  The Nets made only 6-of-20 shots for 20 points.

"(The Nets) were shooting the ball well throughout.  They
finally missed some shots and the tide turned," Duncan said.
"(Carter's ejection) was big for us.  They lose a guy seemingly
making every shot and they have to go somewhere else to get it
done."

Duncan - who had missed the last two games with a sprained right
ankle - made just 5-of-16 shots but finished with 16 points, 15
rebounds and nine assists for the Spurs, who improved to 4-1 on
a seven-game road trip necessitated by an annual rodeo at the
SBC Center.

Rookie Nenad Krstic matched a season high with 17 points for the
Nets, who have lost consecutive home games for the first time
since November 17-20.

New Jersey led by as many as 15 points in the first half before
carrying a 40-32 lead into the break after holding San Antonio
to just 25 percent (10-of-40).

"(The Nets) were as cold (in the fourth quarter) as we were
early and we got a break with Vince, who would have made a
difference, obviously," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.  "We
took advantage of it."