National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Antonio 109, New York 95
When: 8:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Officials: #79 Kevin Scott, #65 Sean Wright, #25 Tony Brothers
Attendance: 18581

Spurs 109, Knicks 95: Marco Belinelli scored a season-high 22 points off the bench to lead seven players in double figures as short-handed San Antonio sent visiting New York to its 10th straight defeat.

Danny Green scored 13 points and Boris Diaw added 12 for the Spurs, who were without their top four scorers with Tony Parker (hamstring) and Kawhi Leonard (hand) out with injuries and Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili sitting out the second game of a back-to-back. Jeff Ayres had 11 points and a team-high six rebounds and Matt Bonner, Aron Baynes and Austin Daye each contributed 10 points as San Antonio improved to 8-1 at home.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points to lead the Knicks, who were without star Carmelo Anthony (knee) and reserve guard J.R. Smith (heel). Jason Smith added 14 points and fellow reserve Cole Aldrich chipped in 10 as New York dropped its 11th straight road game.

The Spurs led by as many as eight in the first half before settling for a 56-52 advantage at the break, and they didn't waste any time putting away the Knicks in the second half. San Antonio opened the half with a 9-2 burst and New York didn't get closer than eight points the rest of the way.

A 16-0 Spurs run capped by back-to-back 3-pointers from Belinelli pushed the lead out to 86-61 with 2:53 left in the third quarter, and San Antonio led 94-73 after three. San Antonio pushed the lead back out to 25 twice before New York began chipping away against the end of the Spurs' bench and Hardaway put up five straight points to cap the scoring and make the final margin more respectable.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Spurs C Tiago Splitter (calf) appeared in his second game this season — his first since Nov. 5 — and recorded three points and two blocked shots in eight minutes. … The Knicks dropped to 0-12 when allowing 100 or more points while the Spurs improved to 10-0 when hitting triple digits. … G Cory Joseph had nine points and six assists and F Kyle Anderson added nine points and five rebounds for the Spurs.

Top Game Performances
 
New York   San Antonio
Tim Hardaway Jr. 23 Scoring Marco Belinelli 22
Iman Shumpert 6 Assists Cory Joseph 6
Samuel Dalembert 6 Rebounds Jeff Ayres 6
Iman Shumpert 4 Free Throws Made Aron Baynes 8
Cole Aldrich 1 Steals Kyle Anderson 2
Samuel Dalembert 1 Blocks Tiago Splitter 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New York 95 48.7 6-15 15-17 22 36 1 4 17
San Antonio 109 50.7 10-19 25-30 22 35 4 10 10
Upcoming Games
  • San Antonio will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Spurs have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .857 after a loss.
  • New York will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Knicks have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .150 after a loss.