Spurs stay perfect at home with win over Bucks
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Tim Duncan had 16 points and 10 rebounds in 19 minutes, and the San Antonio Spurs remained undefeated at home with a 95-70 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
Milwaukee set season lows for points and field goal percentage (33.8) in falling to 2-8 on the road.
San Antonio (15-4) improved to 10-0 at home while extending its overall winning streak against the Bucks to seven games.
Patty Mills had 13 points and Kawhi Leonard also scored 13 on 3-of-12 shooting for the Spurs.
Khris Middleton had 16 points and Greg Monroe added 14 for the Bucks.
Duncan had eight points in the opening quarter, including a reverse layup off a feed from David West that gave San Antonio an 8-7 lead it never relinquished.
Duncan was not the only aging veteran who excelled against the younger Bucks. The Spurs got emphatic dunks by West and Manu Ginobili during the second quarter in building a double-digit lead.
West's dunk came off a pick-and-roll with Tony Parker. Ginobili drove down the middle of the lane for a one-handed dunk off a feed from Boris Diaw and later added a 3-pointer in the face of a hard-charging Jabari Parker.
San Antonio overcame Milwaukee's length with quick passing, collecting 11 assists on its first 13 baskets. The Spurs finished with 25 assists while shooting 37 for 90.
TIP-INS
Bucks: Leonard seemed taken aback when Giannis Antetokounmpo blocked his fadeaway jumper in the final minute of the first half. Leonard and the 6-foot-11 forward from Greece crashed into the Spurs bench while attempting to save the ball. ... Reserve guard Greivis Vasquez missed his third straight game with right ankle soreness. Vasquez is averaging 7.1 points and 4.4 assists in 22.6 minutes. ... Milwaukee's previous season low was 82 points against Charlotte on Nov. 29.
Spurs: The defense is limiting opponents to 88.8 points per game, the lowest mark in the NBA. ... San Antonio observed a moment of silence before the game in honor of the victims of the mass shootings in San Bernadino, California. ... LaMarcus Aldridge was pulled briefly early in the first quarter after committing a foul on Antetokounmpo. As Aldridge sat down, coach Gregg Popovich walked over, pointed to his own head and then directed the 6-foot-11 forward to check back into the game. Aldridge finished with six points and nine rebounds. ... San Antonio will play Memphis on Thursday night in its fourth back-to-back set of the season. The Spurs, who are 5-1 in those games so far, have 17 total back-to-back games this season.
UP NEXT
Bucks: At Detroit on Friday.
Spurs: At Memphis on Thursday.
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