Los Angeles Lakers 82-97 San Antonio Spurs RECAP & Highlights NBA december, 28-2010 Thursday, March 10, 2011

Tony Parker scored 23 points and the San Antonio Spurs, backing up their NBA-best record against the defending champions, beat Kobe Bryant and the reeling Los Angeles Lakers 97-82 on Tuesday night. DeJuan Blair had 17 points and 15 rebounds, leading an unlikely Spurs cast that handed the Lakers their third straight loss while Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili muddled through a dreadful game. Bryant finished with 21 points on 8-of-27 shooting. He missed 13 in a row at one point, and might be fuming again after railing on his team following a Christmas Day loss to Miami. The Spurs improved to 27-4, among the best starts in NBA history. The Lakers dropped to 21-10, marking the first time since 2007 they've reached 10 losses this early. Richard Jefferson scored 17 points and George Hill had 10. The Spurs coasted in the fourth quarter, almost remarkably, while Duncan and Ginobili were reduced to non-factors. Duncan was 1 of 7 from the field and had two points. Ginobili made only 3 of 12, finishing with nine points. But winning despite a bad night from two-thirds of their championship core may be reassuring as the Spurs begin their toughest stretch of the season. San Antonio goes next to Dallas, where the Spurs will try to avenge one of their four losses. That's followed by Oklahoma City, New York and Boston. All have winning records. Ron Artest and Andrew Bynum had 10 points apiece for the Lakers. When the buzzer sounded, Bryant was the first off the bench and headed back to the ...



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