Duncan and Spurs scorch Cavs

Duncan shot 13-for-15 while Bruce Bowen was 8-of-11 for a season-high 20 points. Tony Parker added 18 points and his 13 assists bested his previous mark for the season as the Spurs snapped a brief-two game slide, including Thursday’s tough loss to Houston in which Tracy McGrady scored 13 points in the final 35 seconds.

"We wanted to jump on them early and get the last game out of our minds," Duncan said. "Things were really going down for us in the first half."

Drew Gooden’s 28 points were the most for him since coming to Cleveland. He also grabbed nine rebounds and LeBron James scored 23 points while dishing out 10 assists for the Cavaliers, who have dropped 15 in a row in San Antonio dating back to December 8, 1988.

The Spurs connected on 26 of their 31 attempts in the first half and scored 69 points, eclipsing their previous high for the season by 10 points. They led 31-21 after one quarter and began the second with an 11-3 surge to assume an 18-point margin.

A three-point play from Jeff McInnis got the Cavs within 15 before Duncan started and finished an 11-2 run for a commanding 61-37 cushion.

Duncan hit two more jumpers in the final minute to close out the half shooting 11-of-12 with his team ahead 69-45.

Gooden came up with 18 points in the second half to help Cleveland narrow the gap to 14. His jumper preceded a three by James that trimmed the deficit to 99-85 less than five minutes into the final stanza.

Bowen held the Cavs at bay with eight consecutive Spurs points in just over a minute to make it 107-87. He finished with 10 points in the period.