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Spurs Show Hornets Who's Boss

Posted Feb 24, 08 12:04 AM CST in Sports    Most Covered

(Newser) – The Stars were out in force last night to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 98-89 win over the New Orleans Hornets, reports the Associated Press. Manu Ginobili had 30 points and a career-high 12 assists and Tim Duncan added 25 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio won its fifth straight.

Chris Paul scored 27 for the Hornets, who have lost two straight and are now tied for the lead in the Southwest Division. Ginobili's 14 points in the third quarter put San Antonio up by as many as 17 late in the period. Duncan scored seven points in the final 4 1/2 minutes of the second quarter for a 50-35 Spurs lead at the break.

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San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, of Argentina, walk off the court after the Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets 98-89 in an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008....   (Associated Press)
San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili makes two of his 30 points, over New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul, helping the Spurs beat the Hornets 98-89 in an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Saturday, Feb. 23,...   (Associated Press)
New Orleans Hornets' Tyson Chandler, Morris Peterson, and Chris Paul, behind Chandler, swarm around a driving San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili, of Argentina, during an NBA basketball game San Antonio,...   (Associated Press)
New Orleans Hornets' Hilton Armstrong blocks a shot by San Antonio Spurs' Damon Stoudamire in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008. The Spurs beat the Hornets...   (Associated Press)
San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili, of Argentina, looks to pass off as he is defended by New Orleans Hornets' David West in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Saturday, Feb. 23,...   (Associated Press)
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