Box Score

 

NEW ORLEANS (89)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
L Nailon            30  5-15   0-0   1-4   1   0   10
J Vroman            34  8-12   1-1   4-5   0   5   17
P Brown             31  4-11   2-2   7-8   4   4   10
D Dickau            27  2-13   1-1   1-1   7   2    5
J Smith              9   2-5   0-0   0-0   0   1    4
S Claxton           30  7-11   2-2   0-4   7   0   16
C Jacobsen          30   4-8   1-1   0-1   1   0   11
B Nachbar           23  5-10   2-2   1-7   0   4   12
M Lampe             26   2-5   0-1   0-7   1   2    4
G Lynch            DNP  - PERSONAL                                       
C Andersen         DNP  - INFECTED LEFT ELBOW                            
  
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TOTALS             240 39-90  9-10 14-37  21  18   89
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Percentages: FG-.433, FT-.900. 3-Point Goals:
2-5, .400 (C Jacobsen 2-3, B Nachbar 0-2). 
Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked Shots:  0.  
Turnovers:10 (S Claxton 3, D Dickau 2, J 
Smith 2, L Nailon, J Vroman, B Nachbar). 
Steals: 5 (S Claxton 3, P Brown, B Nachbar).


SAN ANTONIO (112)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
B Bowen             30   5-8   5-6   0-3   3   1   18
T Duncan            26  6-11   6-7  5-13   3   0   18
R Nesterovic        18   2-5   0-0   0-3   1   2    4
B Udrih             32  9-13   4-5   2-4   4   4   25
B Barry             31  6-11   2-3   1-5   7   1   17
R Horry             17   3-4   0-0   0-4   0   0    8
D Brown             28   3-7   0-0   0-4   6   0    8
N Mohammed          21  4-10   0-0   2-5   1   5    8
M Wilks             25   2-5   0-0   1-1   4   2    4
T Massenburg        12   1-1   0-0   0-3   0   0    2
T Parker           DNP  - LEFT QUAD CONTUSION                            
E Ginobili         DNP  - STRAINED RIGHT GROIN                           
  
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TOTALS             240 41-75 17-21 11-45  29  15  112
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Percentages: FG-.547, FT-.810. 3-Point Goals:
13-19, .684 (B Bowen 3-4, B Udrih 3-3, B 
Barry 3-6, R Horry 2-3, D Brown 2-2, M Wilks 
0-1). Team Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots:8 (N 
Mohammed 2, R Nesterovic 2, R Horry, M Wilks,
B Bowen, T Duncan). Turnovers:13 (T Duncan 2,
N Mohammed 2, M Wilks 2, B Udrih 2, B Barry, 
D Brown, T Massenburg, R Horry, B Bowen). 
Steals: 4 (T Massenburg, M Wilks, D Brown, B 
Udrih).

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NEW ORLEANS           12  24  22  31  -   89
SAN ANTONIO           25  31  34  22  -  112
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,797. T: 2:01. 
Officials: Bob Delaney, Pat Fraher, Violet 
Palmer.

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NEW ORLEANS (89) AT SAN ANTONIO (112)

NEW ORLEANS

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
L NAILON          F    30    5-15     0-0      1   3   4    1   0   0   1   10
J VROMAN          F    34    8-12     1-1      4   1   5    0   5   0   1   17
P BROWN           C    31    4-11     2-2      7   1   8    4   4   1   0   10
D DICKAU          G    27    2-13     1-1      1   0   1    7   2   0   2    5
J SMITH           G     9    2-5      0-0      0   0   0    0   1   0   2    4
S CLAXTON              30    7-11     2-2      0   4   4    7   0   3   3   16
C JACOBSEN             30    4-8      1-1      0   1   1    1   0   0   0   11
B NACHBAR              23    5-10     2-2      1   6   7    0   4   1   1   12
M LAMPE                26    2-5      0-1      0   7   7    1   2   0   0    4
G LYNCH               DNP  - PERSONAL                                                 
C ANDERSEN            DNP  - INFECTED LEFT ELBOW                                      
  
TOTALS                240   39-90     9-10    14  23  37   21  18   5  10   89
                            (.433)  (.900)  TEAM REBS:  3 TOTAL TO: 10 (15 PTS)    

SAN ANTONIO

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
B BOWEN           F    30    5-8      5-6      0   3   3    3   1   0   1   18
T DUNCAN          F    26    6-11     6-7      5   8  13    3   0   0   2   18
R NESTEROVIC      C    18    2-5      0-0      0   3   3    1   2   0   0    4
B UDRIH           G    32    9-13     4-5      2   2   4    4   4   1   2   25
B BARRY           G    31    6-11     2-3      1   4   5    7   1   0   1   17
R HORRY                17    3-4      0-0      0   4   4    0   0   0   1    8
D BROWN                28    3-7      0-0      0   4   4    6   0   1   1    8
N MOHAMMED             21    4-10     0-0      2   3   5    1   5   0   2    8
M WILKS                25    2-5      0-0      1   0   1    4   2   1   2    4
T MASSENBURG           12    1-1      0-0      0   3   3    0   0   1   1    2
T PARKER              DNP  - LEFT QUAD CONTUSION                                      
E GINOBILI            DNP  - STRAINED RIGHT GROIN                                     
  
TOTALS                240   41-75    17-21    11  34  45   29  15   4  13  112
                            (.547)  (.810)  TEAM REBS:  5 TOTAL TO: 15 (14 PTS)    
  
   NEW ORLEANS        12   24   22   31   -   89
   SAN ANTONIO        25   31   34   22   -   112
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: NEW ORLEANS  - NONE, SAN ANTONIO - N MOHAMMED 2, R NESTEROVIC 2,
R HORRY, M WILKS, B BOWEN, T DUNCAN.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: NEW ORLEANS 2-5 (.400), C JACOBSEN 2-3, B NACHBAR 0-
2. SAN ANTONIO 13-19 (.684), B BOWEN 3-4, B UDRIH 3-3, B BARRY 3-6,
R HORRY 2-3, D BROWN 2-2, M WILKS 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BOB DELANEY, PAT FRAHER, VIOLET PALMER.
A - 18,797. T - 2:01.

Game Story

SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- Tim Duncan should have taken another 
night off.

Duncan returned after missing two games with a sprained right
ankle as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 112-89 rout of the
New Orleans Hornets.

While the Spurs had to be happy with the sight of their best
player back on the court, they played without guards Manu
Ginobili and Tony Parker due to injuries.

But facing the Western Conference's worst team, it hardly
mattered.  The Spurs never trailed, opened a 13-point lead less
than six minutes into the contest and led by as many as 40
points in the third quarter.

"It was a good night for moving the basketball, I thought the
guys moved the ball real well, found the open man, shot it
pretty good, played pretty good 'D', and had a lot of guys play
well," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "We took advantage
of the fact that New Orleans has a lot of injury problems. That
makes it real tough on them.  But you still have to play the
game, and I thought we played it pretty well."

Rookie Beno Udrih scored 17 of his season-high 25 points in the
second half to pace the Spurs.   He made 9-of-13 shots.

"I feel good, it was a great honor and I played as hard as I
could," said Udrih, who started his first game of the season. "I
just let the game come to me tonight.  Now I know I can play
more minutes and come in and play when someone is hurt.  It is a
great confidence builder.  We had 29 assists tonight, so it was
great team defense and offense."

"Our guys were great," Duncan said.  "Beno (Udrih) took open
shots and made them.  Brent (Barry) also did a really good job
of taking the shot when it was there and knocking it down.  It
is great for these guys to get some time while Manu (Ginobili)
and Tony (Parker) are out."

Udrih also had four assists while playing 32 minutes.

"Beno did a good job of just letting the game come to him, he
didn't force anything," Popovich said.  "He moved the ball
really well.  When he had shots he didn't hesitate, he just took
them.  He didn't worry about whether they were going in or
not."

Duncan played the first three quarters and had 18 points and 13
rebounds in 26 minutes.

"I felt really good tonight," said Duncan.  "You know what, it's
great to get back on the winning track.  We played well
tonight.  Our whole team moved the ball very well tonight.  We
are starting to get our rhythm back."

Bruce Bowen added 18 points and Brent Barry 17 for the Spurs,
who improved to 29-3 at home.  They were coming off Saturday's
90-87 home loss to Denver.

"It was a game we wanted to win especially after two tough
losses," Barry said.  "We had a couple of guys out, but Tim was
back and Beno stepped up.  It's important that all of us step up
to fill in."

San Antonio shot 55 percent (41-of-75) and held a 45-37
rebounding advantage.

Jackson Vroman scored 17 points to pace six players in double
figures for the Hornets, who lost all four of the meetings
against the Spurs this season by double digits.

"We knew they were going to come out ready to play," New Orleans
coach Byron Scott said.  "Tim Duncan was back in the lineup so
we knew that they were going to be ready to play a very physical
and aggressive basketball game, and they started right from the
get go."

New Orleans fell to 3-28 on the road.

"We definitely didn't bring our 'A' game," New Orleans forward
P.J. Brown said.  "Before the game, we thought that it was going
to be a good one, but it got real bad early.  We didn't play
well.  We didn't compete.  When you play a team of this caliber,
you have to meet them.  They are a physical team and we didn't
bring it tonight."