Cha 23 14 23 18 78
San 25 24 25 28 102
Date of game: 1/30/2013

Recap: San Antonio vs. Charlotte

San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Tony Parker scored 22 points and dished out seven assists to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 102-78 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday.

Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and Danny Green finished with 17 for the short- handed Spurs, winners of nine straight.

"I was just working," Leonard said of his performance. "I just finally got a little opportunity to show it tonight. Just hard work is working for me."

San Antonio was without forward Tim Duncan (sore left knee) for the fourth straight game. Forwards DeJuan Blair (right knee effusion) and Matt Bonner (right knee effusion) also missed the game.

Ramon Sessions scored 20 points off the bench and Kemba Walker chipped in with 16 for the reeling Bobcats, who have dropped 10 of their last 12 games to fall to 11-34.

The Spurs held a slim, 25-23, lead after the first quarter, but outscored Charlotte, 24-14, in the second to take a 49-37 lead into the break.

A balanced scoring attack paced the Spurs in the second, as they shot 52.9 percent from the floor. Tiago Splitter led the way with six points and Leonard added five, while Parker and Manu Ginobili added four points apiece.

San Antonio continued to pour it on in the second half, outscoring the Bobcats, 25-23, in the third and 28-18 in the final frame. The Spurs shot a blistering 75 percent (9-for-12) over the final 12 minutes and scored 14 points off of nine Charlotte turnovers.

"They took care of business," Charlotte guard Ben Gordon remarked. "In the second half they just put us away. They were real sharp with everything they did. They capitalized on all of our mistakes."

Game Notes

The Spurs scored 34 points off of 24 Charlotte turnovers, but allowed 23 points off of 23 giveaways ... San Antonio dominated the Bobcats inside, outscoring them by a 48-24 margin in the paint ... Gordon scored 11 points in the setback.

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