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Parker spurs San Antonio

02/05/2012 06:26:04 AM

Tony Parker starred as the San Antonio Spurs won in the NBA on Saturday, while the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Dallas Mavericks.

Parker scored 42 points and provided nine assists as the Spurs battled past the Oklahoma City Thunder 107-96.

The guard broke the Spurs franchise record for career assists, notching up the 4,477th of his career.

The Spurs have won 13 of 14 games at the AT&T Center this season, disposing of the Western Conference-leading Thunder despite Kevin Durant (22 points and 11 rebounds).

Meanwhile, Kyrie Irving scored 20 points, including a late reverse lay-up, as the Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 91-88 win over champions the Dallas Mavericks.

Top draft pick in 2011, Irving helped the Cavaliers open up the three-point gap before the Mavericks missed late opportunities through Jason Terry and Brandan Wright.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points and collected eight rebounds for the Mavericks.

Dwight Howard (27 points and eight rebounds) led the Orlando Magic past the Indiana Pacers 85-81, while Derrick Rose scored 16 points in the opening six minutes before adding another 10 and 13 assists as the Chicago Bulls comfortably beat the Milwaukee Bucks 113-90.

Rookie Nikola Vucevic scored a career-high 15 points as the Philadelphia 76ers took a 98-87 win against the Atlanta Hawks.

The Los Angeles Lakers slumped to an eighth loss in 11 games on the road, suffering a 96-87 defeat at the hands of the Utah Jazz.

Greg Monroe netted 24 points and had 16 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons recorded a narrow 89-87 win over the struggling New Orleans Hornets.

In other games, the Los Angeles Clippers breezed past the Washington Wizards 107-81, while Jeremy Lin's career-high 25 points saw the New York Knicks to a 99-92 defeat of the New Jersey Nets.

The Sacramento Kings outscored the Golden State Warriors 12-4 in overtime to win 114-106, while Nicolas Batum (33 points) and LaMarcus Aldridge (29) led the Portland Trail Blazers to a 117-97 thrashing of the Denver Nuggets.

The Minnesota Timberwolves disposed of the Houston Rockets 100-91 and the Phoenix Suns eased past the Charlotte Bobcats 95-89.

 

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