San Antonio choke Oklahoma in the clash between the leaders of the West
13.11.2013
San Antonio shake in the best possible way from the heavy loss with 30 points difference in the last round and defeated their main rival for first place in the West Oklahoma City with 105:93. "The Spurs" were without their main scorer Tony Parker, but that does not stop them beat the young Thunder team among last night's derby match of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Tiago Splitter scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the winners, in whose ranks three other players finished with double digits (Cowie Leonard 17, Danny Green with 16 and 13 for Tim Duncan).
The star of the guests Kevin Durant scored 26 points, but 10 of them came in the playing last quarter in which the Spurs led by 18 points.
The game started strong for Oklahoma, who withdrew with a lead of 10 points after the first part, but the next San Antonio significantly improve their shooting percentage from the field and broke his opponent with 35:18. After the break the guests managed to reduce the gap to one point - at 70:71. "The Spurs' however tightened the game in defense and managed to finish the quarter with a series of 12:4, which at the beginning of the last period quickly led to double-digit advance.
Results from NBA:
Brooklyn - Philadelphia 97:106
Detroit - Utah 90:103
Denver - Phoenix 108:93
New York Knicks - Golden State 63:92
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