Spurs rumble Thunder
February 05, 2012 16:12:12 UK
Tony Parker had 42 points as the San Antonio Spurs moved to a league best 13-1 at home with a 107-96 victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The 29-year old point guard was 16-of-29 from the field and 10-of-12 from the charity stripe in leading San Antonio to their fourth consecutive victory in the battle of division leaders.
Also winning were the third Western Conference division leader the Los Angeles Clippers who went into Washington and pounded the Wizards 107-81 at the Verizon Center.
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Blake Griffin led all scorers with 21 points and added 11 rebounds and eight assists on an off night for Chris Paul who was just 1-of-9 from the field for 2 points.
In the Eastern Conference the Chicago Bulls moved two and a half games ahead of the idle Indiana Pacers with a 113-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Bulls are rated as 7501.00 to win the NBA Championship, with the Bucks 7501.00.
Defending league MVP Derrick Rose led the way with 26 points and 13 assists as the Bulls built up a 24 point half-time lead from which Milwaukee could not recover.
The Philadelphia 76ers, leaders of the Atlantic division, traveled down to face the Hawks in Atlanta and came away with a 98-87 win.
Lou Williams, Thaddeus Young, Evan Turner and Nikola Vucevic all scored double figures off the bench as coach Doug Collins' nine-man rotation worked to perfection.
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