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Pacers Can't Keep Pace With Galloping Spurs

Posted Feb 5, 08 10:59 PM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – After shooting a scorching 67.6% in the first half—78.9% in the first quarter—Indiana went cold at a bad time, scoring just nine points in the decisive third quarter as San Antonio went on to win, 116-89. Tim Duncan was his standard dominating self after an un-Spurs-like first half, which ended with the score knotted at 59.

He added 19 points and 15 boards, leading seven Spurs in double-digit scoring. Just-acquired point guard Damon Stoudamire contributed a healthy 11 points in 22 minutes. The NBA's defending champs improved to 2-2 on their nine-game roadtrip.

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San Antonio Spurs guard Bruce Bowen right, talks to Damon Stoudamire during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. Stoudamire signed...   (Associated Press)
San Antonio Spurs forward Manu Ginobili (20), of Argentina, is defended by Indiana Pacers forward Troy Murphy, left, and Indiana Pacers forward Shawne Williams as he drives to the basket during the fourth...   (Associated Press)
Indiana Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley sits on the bench near the end of a basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. The Spurs won 116-89. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)   (Associated Press)
San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan (21) puts up a shot over Indiana Pacers' Jeff Foster during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)   (Associated Press)
Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger (33) drives to the basket against San Antonio Spurs guard Damon Stoudamire during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008....   (Associated Press)
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