NBA Game Summary - Seattle at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX (Basketball News) - Tony Parker had 29 points and Tim Duncan scored 22 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked four shots, as the San Antonio Spurs routed the Seattle SuperSonics, 103-81, in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal at SBC Arena.

Glenn Robinson had 16 points and Manu Ginobili added 10 points for the Spurs, who never trailed and led by as many as 30 points on their way to taking the early series advantage. Game 2 is scheduled for Tuesday again in San Antonio.

Rashard Lewis had 19 points to lead the Sonics, who played a majority of the contest without their best player. Guard Ray Allen went down with an ankle injury in the second quarter and did not return. Allen finished with just eight points after scoring an average of 32.4 points in the first round.

The Spurs, who needed five games to get past the Denver Nuggets in the quarterfinal round, scored nine of the first 11 and 18 of the initial 24 points to take the early lead. Parker had nine points during the 18-8 run, which was capped by a Manu Ginobili three-pointer with 5 1/2 minutes left until the second.

The Sonics, who also needed only five games to oust the Sacramento Kings in the opening round, managed to draw within 19-14 1 1/2 minutes later, but that would be just about it from Seattle. The Spurs closed the quarter with a 16-6 run to grab a 35-22 cushion going into the second.

In the second, Seattle made it a 35-26 game, but the Spurs scored 11 straight and 23 of the next 25 points to put the game well out of reach. Parker, Duncan and Robinson combined for 16 points during San Antonio’s burst, which was ended by a Parker free throw with 2:23 remaining for a 58-28 lead.

From there, the Spurs would go into halftime with a 62-35 advantage and coast through the second half.

In the third, San Antonio led 70-46 a little more than midway through the stanza and went into the fourth ahead 75-57. Seattle’s Nick Collison hit a three-quarter court heave as time expired in the stanza to provide one of the highlights for the Sonics.

Seattle could only draw within 16 points, 77-51 with 10:04 remaining, over the final 12 minutes.

"It was great first half, but we didn’t play the way we wanted in the second half," said Duncan, whose club scored 62 first-half points and 41 in the second. "We are going to have to go back and look at tape and find a way to clean up our play."

Brent Barry had 11 points for San Antonio, which shot 51 percent for the game.

Seattle, which fell to 1-2 on the road in the postseason, hit 43 percent of its shots. However, the club was outscored 29-13 on the foul line.

"I thought San Antonio came out and did exactly what you expect a team capable of winning the championship would do," said Seattle head coach Nate McMillian. "They came out aggressive. I think we were surprised by the energy of the second round. The energy goes up on every play."