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SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- With a strong defense and Tim Duncan's inside
play, the San Antonio Spurs are closing in on the division lead.
|  | | Golden State's Marc Jackson, left, collects an offensive charge driving on David Robinson. |
Duncan had 24 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Spurs to their
seventh straight win, 109-85 over the Golden State Warriors on
Monday night.
"We're playing well, significantly better," said San Antonio
coach Gregg Popovich, whose team moved to within a half-game of the
Jazz for the Midwest Division lead.
"We're on the right track and we know what our bread and butter
is. We're playing defense and limiting teams. We're taking care of
the basketball. We're playing better, feeling good and I can see
the improvement."
Derek Anderson and Antonio Daniels added 14 points apiece for
San Antonio, while David Robinson and Malik Rose each scored 13.
Rose also collected 10 rebounds.
"It's good to be on a little streak going into the break,"
said Robinson, who also added eight rebounds. "We still have to
kick it up on the road. We have good pace as a team right now.
Lately we've played some teams that might have been struggling, but
it's good we haven't let down."
Antawn Jamison scored 29 points to lead the Warriors, who lost
their fifth straight overall and 11th consecutive game to the
Spurs.
"It was looking pretty good for about 18 minutes, but they keep
coming at you," Golden State coach Dave Cowens said. "They start
substituting and they begin to wear you down."
After leading by 12 points at halftime, San Antonio opened the
third quarter with a 20-6 run to make it 73-47 on Robinson's layup
with 4:11 remaining in the quarter.
The lead grew to 30 after three, and Golden State could get no
closer than 24 points in the fourth quarter as San Antonio improved
its home record to 19-4.
San Antonio closed the first half with a 13-2 run to lead 53-41
at halftime as Duncan had 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Jamison kept the Warriors in the game, with 26 first-half
points.
"We were able to sustain and were lucky to get a run at the end
of the first half that continued into the second half," Popovich
said. "I think they lost their spirit."
The Warriors led briefly early in the game as Jamison had 17
first-quarter points to lead Golden State to a 23-22 lead after
one.
"They did a tremendous job," Jamison said. "We were just
outmanned tonight. It has seemed that way all season with as many
injuries as we've had."
Also, Golden State guard Mookie Blaylock was stripped of his
captaincy after skipping practice to allegedly play golf. Jamison
took Blaylock's place as captain.
"It's over with now, it was a temporary loss of his mind,
that's all," Cowens said. "You don't keep changing captains.
We've had one, Chris Mills, and he's been out almost the entire
season. I think Antawn will be it for a while."
Game notes
Golden State played the game without Erick Dampier,
Danny Fortson and Chris Mills, who are on the injured list. Larry
Hughes and Chris Porter also missed the game with injuries. ... San
Antonio leads the all-time series with the Warriors 60-44. ...
Duncan's double-double was his 35th this season and 189th of his
career.
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Skipping practice costs Warriors' Blaylock captaincy
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Philadelphia 99
Denver 80
Toronto 110
Boston 98
Dallas 91
Atlanta 81
Houston 100
New York 86
San Antonio 109
Golden State 85
Seattle 95
Vancouver 82
LA Clippers 102
Chicago 82
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