Tim Duncan was heavily defended by the Piston's Baller from Detroit. Tim Duncan produced 18 points and 18 boards in Spurs' victory over the Piston 83-79.
"It says a lot about Tim Duncan that we can say he didn't have a great game when he had 18 and 18," Curry said. "People aren't going to fully appreciate what a great player they're watching until he retires. He just goes out there and does that game after game."
Duncan had seven points and eight rebounds in the fourth quarter, helping the Spurs break a three-game road losing streak.
"Tim is the base to everything we do," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "He rebounded and he got some buckets, and that's what we needed." Tony Parker added 19 points and 11 assists for the Spurs, who are 4-3 on an eight-game road trip.
The Pistons dropped to 2-10 at home in the past six weeks, and face a road trip that includes games at Boston, Cleveland, New Orleans and Orlando. "We lost again," point guard Rodney Stuckey said. "I don't know. I really can't explain anything anymore. We just keep losing, and now we've got some great teams to play."
Allen Iverson led all scorers with 31 points, and Antonio McDyess added 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Bruce Bowen grabbed the rebound, and was fouled while frantically trying to call a timeout. Despite coming into the game shooting 47 percent from the line, he hit both shots to make it 82-79 with 9.7 seconds left.“Bruce is a real pro,” Popovich said. “He doesn’t start for us, but he does whatever we ask. He guarded Rip (Hamilton) for a while, he guarded Allen for a while, and he did a great job.”
Still Gregg Popovich told the reporters that Manu Ginobili will be missing another 2-3 weeks due to a right ankle injury.
