Parker Has 28 in Spurs' Win
Associated Press | Dec 27, 07 12:00 AM CST
Tony Parker scored 28 points and the San Antonio Spurs easily beat Chicago 94-79 Wednesday night in the Bulls' first game since firing coach Scott Skiles.
Michael Finley added 15 points for San Antonio and Tim Duncan had 11 rebounds.
Joe Smith had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Ben Gordon added 18 points for the Bulls, who have dropped four of their last five. Assistant coach Pete Myers, who played in the league for eight years, served as interim coach for Chicago.
Skiles was let go on Christmas Eve as the Bulls, who started with high hopes, continued to struggle this season. They lost 10 of their first 12 games and have a 9-17 mark, one of the worst in the East.
The Spurs were up by double digits for the entire second half and led by as many as 25 points, despite the absence of the team's No. 2 scorer, Manu Ginobili, who is out with a sprained left index finger.
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