San Antonio Spurs Team Report - March 16

(Basketball News) - The San Antonio Spurs lost to the Golden State Warriors, 97-80, on Monday at the Arena in Oakland. With the loss, the Spurs have dropped two in a row overall and four of their last five on the road.

Tony Parker scored a game-high 29 points with six assists and five rebounds for the Spurs. Manu Ginobili was the only other scorer in double figures for San Antonio with 16 points.

San Antonio continued to struggle without two-time MVP Tim Duncan, who missed the game with an injured left knee. Duncan, who was out of action for the 10th time in the Spurs’ last 11 games, returned from the injured list to score nine points last Wednesday in a win over the Los Angeles Clippers, but was sidelined for Friday’s victory over Golden State and Sunday’s loss to Sacramento.

The league’s reigning MVP missed six games with an irritation of the patellofemoral joint just above his left knee before playing against the Clippers. Duncan is averaging 22.9 points and 12.8 rebounds over 55 games this season, both team highs. The Spurs are 5-4 without Duncan during his current injury.

Parker has scored in double digits in seven of his last eight games. He has averaged 18.5 points and 6.8 assists in that span.

San Antonio is off until Thursday when it hosts the Minnesota Timberwolves. It will be the third meeting of the season between the two squads, as each club has picked up a victory on the road in the two previous contests. The teams will meet again on March 23rd at the Target Center.