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03/01/2010 - New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - George Hill poured in 23 points and grabbed five rebounds, as the San Antonio Spurs handled the Hornets, 106-92, at New Orleans Arena.

Tim Duncan added 22 points and nine rebounds for the Spurs, who have won two in a row and three of four overall. Tony Parker donated 18 points and six assists. Manu Ginobili tallied 13 points and eight assists off the bench for San Antonio, which shot 50.6 percent from the field.

Marcus Thornton finished with 30 points and seven boards for the Hornets, who have dropped two straight and four of five overall. Emeka Okafor ended with 18 points and seven rebounds, while David West had 13 and nine in defeat.

Down 22-19 late in the first quarter, the Spurs bridged the first and second periods with an 18-4 run. DeJuan Blair tallied six points during the burst, including a layup to give San Antonio a 37-26 lead with 10:25 left until half.

New Orleans scored 10 straight points moments later to deadlock the tilt at 39-all on an Okafor layup with over 5 1/2 minutes remaining. However, the Spurs went on a 12-0 flurry to go back in front and were ahead 58-47 at the break.

Following an Okafor layup to start the third, San Antonio went on a 12-1 run to build a 20-point lead. Parker had eight points during the stretch that Duncan ended with a jumper to make it 70-50 with over 7 1/2 minutes to go.

The Hornets fought right back with an 18-4 burst to get back into the contest. Thornton capped the run with a trey and layup to cut the gap to 74-68 with over 1 1/2 minutes remaining. The score was 80-73 heading to the fourth.

San Antontio opened the fourth on a 9-2 spurt to extend its margin to 14. Parker's jumper made it 89-75 just three minutes into the frame.

The Hornets never got closer than 10 the rest of the way.

Game Notes

The Spurs have already beaten New Orleans three times this season and have taken four straight overall vs. the Hornets...New Orleans shot 45.1 percent from the floor...San Antonio waived forward Michael Finley earlier Monday.

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