Duncan scores 26 points in Spurs' win over Bucks

APNews | Dec 26, 2009

Tim Duncan scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs never trailed in a 112-97 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.

The Spurs opened a 20-point lead in the second quarter and Milwaukee never got within single digits in the second half.

Tony Parker had 16 points and eight assists for San Antonio, which has won four of five. Antonio McDyess scored 14 points and Manu Ginobili added 13.

Hakim Warrick scored a season-high 23 points for Milwaukee, which has dropped 13 of 17.

Rookie Brandon Jennings, the Bucks' leading scorer at 19.7 per game, was held to 10 points. Jennings struggled to get Milwaukee's fast break going, running into countless picks set by Duncan in the first half.

Milwaukee's Michael Redd only scored six points, missing seven of nine shots. He has missed 16 games due to injuries this season, but the Bucks are 3-9 when he plays and 9-7 when he doesn't.

San Antonio rookie DeJuan Blair, making his third consecutive start, had eight points and 12 rebounds in 25 minutes.

Andrew Bogut took a pass from Jennings and scored on a layup to bring Milwaukee within 62-51 with 7:47 left in the third quarter. San Antonio, though, got six points from Duncan in a 12-2 run to take a 74-53 lead on his 16-foot jumper with 4:24 left in the period.

The Spurs led 89-64 heading to the fourth and Milwaukee got no closer than 15 points.

The Bucks shot 43 percent for the game while allowing the Spurs to shoot 59.7 percent.

Milwaukee missed 15 of its first 17 shots as San Antonio jumped to a 14-4 lead on Blair's layup with 5:09 left in the first quarter.

Parker hit a 4-foot jumper to give San Antonio a 37-26 lead with 6:11 left in the second quarter, never allowing the Bucks within single digits again.

Duncan scored 16 points in the first half as the Spurs led 56-41 at halftime.

NOTES: Michael Finley missed his eighth straight game with a sprained ankle. ... The Spurs have won two consecutive road games and are 4-6 on the road and 12-5 at home.

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